25th July, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Johnny McKnight as the Dame I forgot my glasses, so I couldn't see what was in front of me, never mind what was behind her, but as the set and costume changes were relatively simple, and I can (just about with my grasshopper mind) remember what Johnny McKnight looks like, … Continue reading She’s Behind You
The Last Laugh
Theatre Royal, Saturday 19th July 2025 Damian Williams as Tommy Cooper, Bob Golding as Eric Morecambe, and Simon Cartwright as Bob Monkhouse Bar some minor teasing, the antagonist in this funny and poignant comedy-drama, about comedians, is time. In a sort of biography, Tommy Cooper, Bob Monkhouse and Eric Morecombe, meet up in a dilapidated … Continue reading The Last Laugh
Restless Natives
King's Theatre, Glasgow, 28th June 2025 Will and Ronnie, the Wolf and Clown, played by Finley McKillop and Kyle Gardiner Back in 1985, Restless Natives, was a trashy Local Hero knock-off. It was about as fashionable as Black Lace or Babysham, not because it was bad, but because it was in the wry shadow of … Continue reading Restless Natives
Gibby’s Bummer in the Summer
Friday 20th June 2025, Theatre 118, Glasgow Gibby is a left-wing punk rocker who went down an online right-wing rabbit hole during the pandemic and is now somewhat confused. He's railing at the woke, but he's not sure what for, and he's appearing at a disease-positive summer festival at the end of his latest, surprisingly … Continue reading Gibby’s Bummer in the Summer
Conspiracy/Theories In The Arts
The difference between a conspiracy and a conspiracy theory is the proof. An uncovered conspiracy will have credible evidence. A conspiracy theory will take great leaps from the evidence proffered to the theory proposed, usually shifting its story to fit new evidence in ways that conflict with the old evidence. A circumstance that rarely bothers … Continue reading Conspiracy/Theories In The Arts
Weegie Christmas
Cinders, Theatre Royal, 21st December 2023; Aganeza Scrooge, Tron, 22nd December 2023; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Kings, 23rd December 2023 Christmas shows are usually the first theatrical experience a child in Scotland, and the UK, will have. Mostly based on fairy tales, these melodramatic burlesques, fill tiny, growing, minds with wonder. The audience … Continue reading Weegie Christmas
Dracula, Mina’s Reckoning
Draclua, Mina's Reckoning, National Theatre of Scotland, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 16 September 2023 My mother loved this show and got slightly squiffy on two bottles of prosecco. I had the beginnings of bronchitis and was trying not to cough. Behind me a teenage boy was explaining vampire lore to his mother. And beside me a … Continue reading Dracula, Mina’s Reckoning
Motley Hall
The Ghosts of Motley Hall: Nicholas Le Prevost, Sheila Steafel, Sean Flanagan, Arthur English, Freddie Jones. Grief is a funny peculiar thing. It creeps up on you when you expect it to confront you head on. When I lost a loved one in the Spring, I spent the Summer believing that dysfunctional behavious were justified … Continue reading Motley Hall
ASMR
Cozy Autumn Ambience Back in 2009 the first 'whisper' video was uploaded to YouTube by WhisperingLife. Whisper 1 - hello created a new content genre - relaxation whispers. Over the next 14 years it would evolve into ASMR - autonomous sensory meridian response - which means the tingling sensation that some people report feeling when … Continue reading ASMR
Kay Marquis 