Performing Arts Reviews – ARTMAG https://artmag.co.uk all the Arts in Scotland Mon, 03 Feb 2025 15:11:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://artmag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/artmag-logo-2023-150.png Performing Arts Reviews – ARTMAG https://artmag.co.uk 32 32 From Bulgaria with Love at Kelvingrove https://artmag.co.uk/from-bulgaria-with-love-at-kelvingrove/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 15:09:24 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=54025 Review: The warmest of welcomes for the staggering polyphonic vocals of Bulgarian Voices, visiting Celtic Connections at Glasgow's Kelvingrove.

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]]> On Your Feet! Femi Kuti at Celtic Connections https://artmag.co.uk/on-your-feet-femi-kuti-at-celtic-connections/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:20:48 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=54009 Review: Femi Kuti and his band's joyously infectious Afro-beat gets folk up and dancing at Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall.

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]]> Give the People What They Want: corto.alto’s Celtic Collective https://artmag.co.uk/give-the-people-what-they-want-corto-altos-celtic-collective/ Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:44:09 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=53832 Review: The corto.alto project brought together an almighty collective experience at Glasgow's Barrowland for Celtic Connections on Sat 18th Jan, in the festival's first weekend.

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]]> Never Growing Up at King’s Theatre Glasgow https://artmag.co.uk/never-growing-up-at-kings-theatre-glasgow/ Sat, 07 Dec 2024 10:28:55 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=53346 Review: Glasgow pantomime legends Elaine C Smith, Darren Brownlie and Jonny Mac are back, bringing Peter Pan to the stage once more.

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]]> Aladdin at Theatre Royal, Glasgow https://artmag.co.uk/aladdin-at-theatre-royal-glasgow/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:55:45 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=52888 Review: Aladdin has boarded the magic carpet and arrived in Glasgow (in style!)

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]]> The Prince in Jeans: Hamlet at the Lyceum, Edinburgh https://artmag.co.uk/the-prince-in-jeans-hamlet-at-the-lyceum-edinburgh/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:42:35 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=51313 Review: A bold, brave modern version of the classic Shakespeare play at the Edinburgh International Festival features a cast affected by Down's syndrome.

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]]> Jaw-Dropping Jaw-Harp: Ustatshakirt Ensemble at The Hub https://artmag.co.uk/jaw-dropping-jaw-harp-ustatshakirt-ensemble-at-the-hub/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:34:24 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=51212 Review: Edinburgh's Hub plays host to the extraordinary sounds of traditional Kyrgyz music played and sung by the Ustatshakirt Ensemble.

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]]> Chilly Gonzales’ Recurring Dream at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall https://artmag.co.uk/chilly-gonzales-recurring-dream-at-edinburghs-usher-hall/ Tue, 13 Aug 2024 09:45:52 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=51185 Review: Virtuoso piano maverick Chilly Gonzales returns to Edinburgh International Festival to scale further musical heights.

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]]> Jordan Rakei Finds the Sweet Spot at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall https://artmag.co.uk/jordan-rakei-finds-the-sweet-spot-at-edinburghs-usher-hall/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:19:29 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=51166 Review: Edinburgh International Festival welcomes the versatile Jordan Rakei to impress with his vast musical capabilities, at the Usher Hall.

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]]> Torment, Toreadors and Time-Travel: a Parisian Carmen at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre https://artmag.co.uk/time-travelling-toreadors-a-parisian-carmen-at-edinburghs-festival-theatre/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:10:56 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=51065 Review: Edinburgh International Festival's staging of Opéra Comique's production of Carmen transports the audience into a world of love, lust and betrayal.

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]]> Grupo Corpo: Bringing Brazil to The Playhouse, Edinburgh https://artmag.co.uk/grupo-corpo-bringing-brazil-to-the-playhouse-edinburgh/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:31:02 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=51054 Review: The taste of Brazilian music, art, and culture is vivaciously captured in the vibrant music and exhilarating dance of Grupo Corpo at Edinburgh International Festival.

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]]> Mister E’s Mysteries: Please Right Back at Studio Theatre Edinburgh https://artmag.co.uk/mister-es-mysteries-please-right-back-at-studio-theatre-edinburgh/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 14:52:40 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=51029 Review: Theatre group 1927's production of Please Right back at Edinburgh's Studio Theatre seamlessly blends imagination and reality to tell the story of the fantastical adventures of the elusive Mr.E.

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]]> Home Is Coming: The Outrun at Edinburgh’s Church Hill Theatre https://artmag.co.uk/a-homecoming-the-outrun-at-edinburghs-church-hill-theatre/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 11:24:14 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=51004 Review: The Outrun at Edinburgh's Church Hill Theatre relates a painfully raw rite of passage for a young Orcadian woman, in a stage adaptation of Amy Liptrot's memoir.

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]]> Hope of Happiness in the Ruins: The Girls of Slender Means at the Lyceum, Edinburgh https://artmag.co.uk/hope-of-happiness-in-the-ruins-the-girls-of-slender-means-at-the-lyceum-edinburgh/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:24:02 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=48973 Review: Muriel Spark's drama depicting the hope of happiness in the poverty immediately following the Second World War is at Edinburgh's Lyceum.

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]]> Lambchop’s Articulation of the American Head at Celtic Connections https://artmag.co.uk/lambchops-articulation-of-the-american-head-at-celtic-connections/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:04:18 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=47563 Review: Lambchop's conversational poetry graces the Celtic Connections stage as Kurt Wagner joins pianist Andrew Broder.

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]]> Local Hero’s Voice Breaks the Heart at Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s Celtic Connections Gathering https://artmag.co.uk/local-heros-voice-breaks-the-heart-at-celtic-connections/ Sat, 27 Jan 2024 12:21:26 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=47450 Review: Nearly fifty years after their inaugural performance, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra with conductor Eric Jacobsen invite the most distinguished of guest musicians and singers to join them for a warm-hearted evening that's both moving and celebratory.

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]]> Fingerpicking Good: Tommy Emmanuel and Molly Tuttle Warm Up the Winter Blues https://artmag.co.uk/hot-picking-to-warm-up-the-winter-tommy-emmanuel-and-molly-tuttle/ Sat, 20 Jan 2024 12:43:00 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=47311 Review: Currently touring the UK, garlanded acoustic guitarist Tommy Emmanuel has made Celtic Connections a key stop, performing on the second day of Glasgow's global music festival with American guitar super-talent Molly Tuttle.

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]]> She, or He? Cinders! at Theatre Royal, Glasgow https://artmag.co.uk/she-or-he-cinders-at-theatre-royal-glasgow/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 18:46:38 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=46903 Review: A festive favourite returns this winter to Glasgow's Theatre Royal with a surprise… Scottish Ballet's Cinders! has arrived, with a twist.

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]]> Seven Times the Fun at King’s Theatre Glasgow https://artmag.co.uk/seven-times-the-fun-at-kings-theatre-glasgow/ Mon, 11 Dec 2023 09:44:48 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=46822 Review: Glasgow pantomime legends Elaine C Smith, Darren Brownlie and Johnny Mac are back, bringing Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs  to life once more.

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]]> Pretty in Neon at Theatre Royal, Glasgow https://artmag.co.uk/pretty-in-neon-at-theatre-royal-glasgow/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:40:16 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=46370 Review: To many the ultimate rom-com, Pretty Woman: The Musical has arrived in Glasgow, with a dazzling production and high-calibre cast. 

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]]> An Ocean of Dark Imaginings at King’s Theatre Glasgow https://artmag.co.uk/an-ocean-of-dark-imaginings-at-kings-theatre-glasgow/ Thu, 31 Aug 2023 09:01:44 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=45059 Review: National Theatre’s critically acclaimed adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane has arrived at Glasgow's King’s Theatre as part of its 2023 UK tour.

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]]> Dreams and Reality Bite at the Lyceum, Edinburgh https://artmag.co.uk/dreams-and-reality-bite-at-the-lyceum-edinburgh/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 14:29:57 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=44922 Review: Pedro Calderón de la Barca's 1636 comedy Life Is a Dream gets a playful, surreal treatment that toys with our sense of reality in Edinburgh International Festival's Lyceum production.

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]]> Return of the Shy Boy: Jake Bugg at The Playhouse Edinburgh https://artmag.co.uk/return-of-the-shy-boy-jake-bugg-at-the-playhouse-edinburgh/ Thu, 24 Aug 2023 14:54:09 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=44914 Review: Unchanged, Jake Bugg's basic approach has the Edinburgh crowds loving his set of song-nuggets in his International Festival outing at the city's Playhouse.

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]]> The Fierce Cello: Abel Selaocoe at The Hub https://artmag.co.uk/the-fierce-cello-abel-selaocoe-at-the-hub/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:08:33 +0000 https://artmag.co.uk/?p=44824 Review: Cellist Abel Selaocoe performs a dazzling solo showcase of the seemingly-limitless depth of his talent, and the sonic possibilities of his instrument, at Edinburgh International Festival venue The Hub.

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