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
Tag: scotland
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
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
Kay Marquis 