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From Jeff Goldblum to Mozart: the 10 best Jazz and Classical Concerts in June
9+ hour, 52+ min ago (231+ words) Concert of the Month Arooj Aftab is performing at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh (Image: Luisa Opalesky) Scottish Opera: The Marriage of Figaro (Image: Scottish Opera) His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen, June 11 & 13; Eden Court, Inverness, June 18 & 20 There is still time to…...
'This vibrant performance captures the complexity of life amidst conflict"
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (192+ words) 'This vibrant performance captures the complexity of life amidst conflict' The Herald Review: Revolution Days, Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, May 2026 Theatre: Revolution Days, Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, Neil Cooper, Four stars When idealistic young aid worker Samira leaves Glasgow for Jordan in…...
Amandaland renewed for a third series on BBC One and i Player
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (415+ words) Acclaimed BBC comedy Amandaland, featuring Lucy Punch and Joanna Lumley, is set to return for a third series. The Motherland spin-off, which also stars Philippa Dunne, will be back on BBC i Player and BBC One after two successful series…...
Heard the one about the Scottish sitcom that is actually funny?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1179+ words) Two favourite comedies returned this week, and not a blooming moment too soon. First, Amandaland, the spin-off from Motherland (BBC One, Wednesday). A Christmas special about the continuing travails of a London Alpha-mummy was one of the most-watched comedies last…...
'I have difficulty talking about' - Scottish comedian was almost killed by golf
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1994+ words) On March 28, Fred Mac Aulay stepped onstage at Oran Mor with a few pages of notes in his hand to do his first hour-long stand-up show in a year." He'd last done one 12 months before on the very same stage....
Amandaland/Only Child review: Thank comedy it's Wednesday
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (399+ words) Oh, sitcoms, what would we do without you? Proper, laugh-out-loud comedies. Two new favourites returned tonight, and not a blooming moment too soon." First, Amandaland, the spin-off from Motherland. A Christmas special about the continuing travails of a London Alpha-mummy…...
Rival politicians collide in brilliantly observed Glasgow satire show
4+ week, 9+ hour ago (261+ words) Pothole Kingdom review; Oran Mor, Glasgow; Four stars Everything is going off down at the local community centre in Ross Mackay's new play, where an old school Tory-turned-Reform defector and a newly-elected Green councillor are about to host a joint…...
Glasgow pays poignant tribute to comedy great who couldn't wait to leave city
1+ mon, 20+ hour ago (468+ words) Scottish comedy legend Stanley Baxter returned to his hometown for a final, final appearance. The television and panto star's ashes were scattered at a special flower garden in Glasgow's Botanic Gardens alongside a commemorative plaque attached to a young rowan…...
Golden oldies make stand-up debuts after just one month's training
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (613+ words) Budding comedians proved there's new life in old jokes as they lit up The Social Hub stage as part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival (GICF) on Wednesday in a landmark show. A raucous audience was treated to bill filled…...
Comedian Ali Park: playing New York is a real bucket-list tick for me
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (572+ words) A leading Scottish comedian is set to achieve one of her bucket-list ambitions - by performing in New York. Ali Park is taking her latest one-woman show "The Mental Pause Years" to the Big Apple. She will play one night at…...