As the nights are fair drawing in, and you get dragged into pantomime mode, here are five theatrical nights out we would suggest might be worth getting out into the cold for. Words by Donald Stewart @communearts.bsky.social snackmag.co.uk/five-plus-on...

The Glass Menagerie a welcome classic back on a stage meant for it. www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/the-... Reviewing for @BritTheatreGuid @snackmag.bsky.social @fringereview.bsky.social @SunScotNational @bellacaledonia.bsky.social

Arlington offers hope within a bleak landscape. www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/arli... Reviewing for @BritTheatreGuid @SunScotNational @fringereview.bsky.social @ntsonline.bsky.social @bellacaledonia.bsky.social @trontheatre.bsky.social

An innovative performance which blends audience and performer together to give a unique experience for neurodivergent teenagers. fringereview.co.uk/review/fring... For @fringereview.bsky.social watching – @PlatformGlasgow @bellacaledonia.bsky.social @BritTheatreGuid @SunScotNational

A not so serious piece for @scottishfsa - If I had known scottishfsa.org/if-i-had-kno... @BBCSportScot @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social @footybookreviews Image: @homesoffootball.bsky.social @bellacaledonia.bsky.social

A serious piece for @scottishfsa Dream On scottishfsa.org/dream-on-by-... @BBCSportScot @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social @footybookreviews Image: @homesoffootball.bsky.social @bellacaledonia.bsky.social

Reflections – Is PPV worth the cost? britishboxingnews.co.uk/news/reflect... @BritBoxingBlog @BIBABoxing @MrAndyClarke @daznboxing.bsky.social @SecondsOutLive @KynochBoxing @espnringside.bsky.social @fightwriterone

Reflections – The fight for equality in boxing should be decided by women britishboxingnews.co.uk/news/reflect... @BritBoxingBlog @BIBABoxing @MrAndyClarke @daznboxing.bsky.social @SecondsOutLive @KynochBoxing @espnringside.bsky.social @fightwriterone

Rear View Mirror – Bradley Skeete britishboxingnews.co.uk/news/rear-vi... @BritBoxingBlog @BIBABoxing @MrAndyClarke @daznboxing.bsky.social @SecondsOutLive @KynochBoxing @espnringside.bsky.social @fightwriterone

Rear View Mirror – George Chaplin britishboxingnews.co.uk/news/rear-vi... @BritBoxingBlog @BIBABoxing @MrAndyClarke @daznboxing.bsky.social @SecondsOutLive @KynochBoxing @espnringside.bsky.social @fightwriterone

A not so serious piece for @scottishfsa Reports have emerged that black cab taxi drivers in Glasgow are bemused by the final announcement by Mr Rodgers formerly of Parkhead. scottishfsa.org/taxi-to-para... @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social Image: @homesoffootball.bsky.social @bellacaledonia.bsky.social

A not so serious piece for @scottishfsa - The terraces, Just cant ignore us… scottishfsa.org/just-cant-ig... @BBCSportScot @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social @footybookreviews Image: @homesoffootball.bsky.social @bellacaledonia.bsky.social

A not so serious piece for @scottishfsa Unconfirmed reports that two former managers have been seen conflabbing to agree the short-term let of a Nottingham Air BnB property. scottishfsa.org/what-mr-mcle... @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social Image: @homesoffootball.bsky.social @bellacaledonia.bsky.social

A serious piece for @scottishfsa Can’t Pay Won’t Pay and why you have to help with the Manifesto scottishfsa.org/cant-pay-won... @BBCSportScot @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social @footybookreviews Image: @homesoffootball.bsky.social @bellacaledonia.bsky.social

An exquisite production of a classic text that sparkles from beginning to end. fringereview.co.uk/review/fring... For @fringereview.bsky.social watching – @bellacaledonia.bsky.social @BritTheatreGuid @SunScotNational @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social

Rear View Mirror – Maurice Hope britishboxingnews.co.uk/news/rear-vi... @BritBoxingBlog @BIBABoxing @MrAndyClarke @daznboxing.bsky.social @SecondsOutLive @KynochBoxing @espnringside.bsky.social @fightwriterone

Reflections – Say it ain’t so… my first reaction to the news of Ricky Hatton’s death britishboxingnews.co.uk/news/reflect... @BritBoxingBlog @BIBABoxing @MrAndyClarke @daznboxing.bsky.social @SecondsOutLive @KynochBoxing @espnringside.bsky.social @fightwriterone

Rear View Mirror – Ohara Davies britishboxingnews.co.uk/news/rear-vi... @BritBoxingBlog @BIBABoxing @MrAndyClarke @daznboxing.bsky.social @SecondsOutLive @KynochBoxing @espnringside.bsky.social @fightwriterone

Rear View Mirror – Tony Sibson britishboxingnews.co.uk/news/rear-vi... @BritBoxingBlog @BIBABoxing @MrAndyClarke @daznboxing.bsky.social @SecondsOutLive @KynochBoxing @espnringside.bsky.social @fightwriterone

Rear View Mirror – Drew Docherty britishboxingnews.co.uk/news/rear-vi... @BritBoxingBlog @BIBABoxing @MrAndyClarke @daznboxing.bsky.social @SecondsOutLive @KynochBoxing @espnringside.bsky.social @fightwriterone

Rear View Mirror – Joe Bugner britishboxingnews.co.uk/news/rear-vi... @BritBoxingBlog @BIBABoxing @MrAndyClarke @daznboxing.bsky.social @SecondsOutLive @KynochBoxing @espnringside.bsky.social @fightwriterone

Rear View Mirror – Michael Watson britishboxingnews.co.uk/news/rear-vi... @BritBoxingBlog @BIBABoxing @MrAndyClarke @daznboxing.bsky.social @SecondsOutLive @KynochBoxing @espnringside.bsky.social @fightwriterone

Lend her yer lugs - Scots play Common Tongue gives voice to the mither tongue Interview for @SunScotNational www.thenational.scot/news/2551880... @fringereview.bsky.social @BritTheatreGuid @bellacaledonia.bsky.social

Common Tongue – reviewing For @snackmag.bsky.social snackmag.co.uk/review-commo... @fringereview.bsky.social @SunScotNational @BritTheatreGuid @bellacaledonia.bsky.social @cnauldtheatre.bsky.social

Hercules reviewing for @snackmag.bsky.social snackmag.co.uk/hercules-the... @fringereview.bsky.social @SunScotNational @BritTheatreGuid @bellacaledonia.bsky.social @cnauldtheatre.bsky.social

For @snackmag.bsky.social an interview with snackmag.co.uk/read-this-mo... on pages 18 and 29 @fringereview.bsky.social @SunScotNational @BritTheatreGuid @bellacaledonia.bsky.social

A not so serious piece for @scottishfsa scottishfsa.org/angry-man-sp... @BBCSportScot @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social @footybookreviews Image: @homesoffootball.bsky.social @bellacaledonia.bsky.social

A serious piece for @scottishfsa Should Jimmy Thelin manage to retain his job by Christmas 2025 Merry Christmas By Donald C Stewart - Scottish Football Supporters Association - SFSA @BBCSportScot @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social Image: @homesoffootball.bsky.social @bellacaledonia.bsky.social

A serious piece for @scottishfsa what does the fans turmoil at Celtic Park tell us.. Loose Talk By Donald C Stewart scottishfsa.org/loose-talk-b... @BBCSportScot @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social @footybookreviews Image: @homesoffootball.bsky.social @bellacaledonia.bsky.social

Reflections – Dychko, Donovan and Davis britishboxingnews.co.uk/news/reflect... my column for @BritBoxingBlog @BIBABoxing @MrAndyClarke @daznboxing.bsky.social @SecondsOutLive @KynochBoxing @espnringside.bsky.social @fightwriterone

Reflections – Does weight actually matter anymore? britishboxingnews.co.uk/news/reflect... my column for @BritBoxingBlog @BIBABoxing @MrAndyClarke @daznboxing.bsky.social @SecondsOutLive @KynochBoxing @espnringside.bsky.social @fightwriterone

Rear View Mirror – Joe Bugner britishboxingnews.co.uk/news/rear-vi... @BritBoxingBlog @BIBABoxing @MrAndyClarke @daznboxing.bsky.social @SecondsOutLive @KynochBoxing @espnringside.bsky.social @bellacaledonia.bsky.social

Rear View Mirror – Drew Docherty britishboxingnews.co.uk/news/rear-vi... @BritBoxingBlog @BIBABoxing @MrAndyClarke @daznboxing.bsky.social @SecondsOutLive @KynochBoxing @espnringside.bsky.social @bellacaledonia

The Needle Room For @FringeReview – An intriguing and beguiling look at the past which is eerily reminiscent of our present. fringereview.co.uk/review/fring... @brawclan.bsky.social

Rear View Mirror – Michael Watson britishboxingnews.co.uk/news/rear-vi... @BritBoxingBlog @BIBABoxing @MrAndyClarke @DAZNBoxing @SecondsOutLive @KynochBoxing @espnringside.bsky.social @bellacaledonia

Reflections – The only way is Essex… britishboxingnews.co.uk/news/reflect... my column for @BritBoxingBlog @BIBABoxing @MrAndyClarke @daznboxing.bsky.social @SecondsOutLive @KynochBoxing @espnringside.bsky.social @fightwriterone

A not so serious piece for @scottishfsa The strange goings on in Denmark from a favourite pundit! He is “the man” by Donald C Stewart - Scottish Football Supporters Association - SFSA photo credit Ian Kelly @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social Image: @homesoffootball.bsky.social @bellacaledonia.bsky.social

A serious piece for @scottishfsa The woes of a Transfer embargo Transfer Embargo - Donald C Stewart - Scottish Football Supporters Association - SFSA photo credit Ian Kelly @BBCSportScot @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social @footybookreviews Image: @homesoffootball.bsky.social @bellacaledonia.bsky.social

For @snackmag.bsky.social watching Sped Kid a valuable addition to the way in which we understand disability, and it’s a very enjoyable one snackmag.co.uk/sped-kid-fri... @fringereview.bsky.social #edfringe25 @edfringe.bsky.social @SunScotNational @BritTheatreGuid

For @snackmag.bsky.social watching Ordinary Decent Criminal well worth sitting back and giving this guv’nor the respect he craves. snackmag.co.uk/ordinary-dec... @fringereview.bsky.social #edfringe25 @edfringe.bsky.social @SunScotNational @BritTheatreGuid

For @snackmag.bsky.social watching Skye: A Thriller intrigues, draws us in, talks to us about what it is that it’s all about and then surprises us with an ending that I don’t think many will see coming. snackmag.co.uk/skye-a-thril... @fringereview.bsky.social #edfringe25 @edfringe.bsky.social

For @snackmag.bsky.social watching The Bacchae a challenging piece of work which … mixes both the physical and the lyrical poetry in a style and structure which is generally effective snackmag.co.uk/the-bacchae-... @fringereview.bsky.social #edfringe25 @edfringe.bsky.social @companyofwolves.org

For @snackmag.bsky.social watching Chunky Jewellery - a triumphant piece of theatre snackmag.co.uk/chunky-jewel... @fringereview.bsky.social #edfringe25 @edfringe.bsky.social @SunScotNational @BritTheatreGuid @barrowlandballet.bsky.social

For @snackmag.bsky.social watching Review: A Gambler’s Guide to Dying – Gary McNair’s Moving Fringe Revival snackmag.co.uk/a-gamblers-g... @fringereview.bsky.social #edfringe25 @edfringe.bsky.social @SunScotNational @BritTheatreGuid

For @snackmag.bsky.social watching Exi Attica’s Get Thee to a Nursery: Youth Theatre, Shakespeare, and Fringe Accessibility - snackmag.co.uk/exi-attica-g... @fringereview.bsky.social #edfringe25 @edfringe.bsky.social @SunScotNational @BritTheatreGuid

Colours Run fresh, challenging, difficult, enlightening but an artistic response to a topic that art right now needs to address. www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/colo... Reviewing for @BritTheatreGuid @snackmag.bsky.social @fringereview.bsky.social #edfringe25 @edfringe.bsky.social

Chickens a measured new piece of theatre www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/chic... Reviewing for @BritTheatreGuid @snackmag.bsky.social @fringereview.bsky.social #edfringe25 @edfringe.bsky.social @SunScotNational @thespaceuk.bsky.social

Whisper Walk an immersive experience which works beautifully. www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/whis... Reviewing for @BritTheatreGuid @snackmag.bsky.social @fringereview.bsky.social #edfringe25 @edfringe.bsky.social @SunScotNational @AssemblyFest

Reflections – Remember when British boxers dominated the world champions list? britishboxingnews.co.uk/news/reflect... column for @BritBoxingBlog @BIBABoxing @MrAndyClarke @daznboxing.bsky.social @SecondsOutLive @KynochBoxing @espnringside.bsky.social @fightwriterone

A serious piece for @scottishfsa Getting Shirty scottishfsa.org/getting-shir... @BBCSportScot @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social @footybookreviews Image: @homesoffootball.bsky.social @newportcounty.bsky.social