March’s Must See Theatre spread for The #Edinburgh Reporter has been filed. Available in print and online 1 March. Here’s a sneak preview of one of my recommendations, can you say what it is? @edinreporter.bsky.social @mustseetheatre.bsky.social

#MidsomerMurders stage adaptation is quirky, mirthful cosy crime – #review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @kingsandroyal.bsky.social

‘A ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ tour de force!’ - Discuss.

Can you name the play? #Shakespeare

Car crash Christmas Carol… comfort, joy and chaos collide – #review ⭐️⭐️⭐️ @mustseetheatre.bsky.social

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Bitty #Friends musical is must see for fans but will leave others lost – review ⭐️⭐️⭐️ @edinplayhouse.bsky.social mustseetheatre.com/friends/

Tonight’s preset for The Friends Musical Parody at @edinplayhouse.bsky.social. @mustseetheatre.bsky.social review tomorrow. #PressNight

#PetShopBoys and Jonathan Harvey’s #MUSIK is coming to the silver screen… mustseetheatre.com/pet-shop-boy... @petshopboys.co.uk

My February #MustSeeTheatre columns for Glasgow and Edinburgh are now live on www.theglasgowreporter.co.uk and www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk. Check out my recommendations now. @edinreporter.bsky.social @liamrudden.bsky.social

This week’s reviews from #MustSeeTheatre are… Friends The Musical Parody and possibly Prima Facie, which is SOLD OUT with no review allocation, but…🤞🏻

Flashback | 2013 - In another life as a the Edinburgh Evening News’ longest serving Arts & Entertainment Editor - when newspaper front pages were still were still a thing producers craved.

Riotous Greek comedy ‘Oh Zeus!’, from #LeNavetBete, set for UK tour.

Riotous Greek comedy ‘Oh Zeus!’, from #LeNavetBete, set for UK tour.

My first #MustSeeTheatre column for #Glasgow is now online at #GlasgowReporter. Check out my Must See shows for February now. @kingsandroyal.bsky.social @trontheatre.bsky.social @playpiepint.bsky.social @mustseetheatre.bsky.social

I will never tire of hearing #JeffLeyton perform Bring Him Home from #LesMiserables, tonight’s rendition at #Dine #Edinburgh was profoundly sublime.

Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes, shatteringly cool, effortlessly passionate – #review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @kingsandroyal.bsky.social @mustseetheatre.bsky.social

In #Edinburgh this week, #FawltyTowers The Play, at @edinplayhouse.bsky.social. Here’s the #MustSeeTheatre review of the UK Tour. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

In #Dublin this week at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre, #TopHat. Read my @mustseetheatre.bsky.social review before you go - Is this Top Hat old hat or just in need of a brush up? ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Tonight’s entertainment is @sirmattbourne.bsky.social’s production of The Red Shoes at @kingsandroyal.bsky.social in Glasgow. Any @newadventures.bsky.social piece is always a delight. @mustseetheatre.bsky.social review to follow.

Les Miserables’ legend #JeffLeyton holding the audience in the palm of his hand, or should that be mesmerised by his amazing vocals, at the first of four sold out nights at Dine #Edinburgh.

At #Aberdeen Music Hall all this week… #FawltyTowers - The Play ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fawlty Towers adaptation is fun but source material is hard to beat – read the #MustSeeTheatre review here, before you buy👇🏻

Last chance to see #TheWomanInBlack in #Glasgow at @kingsandroyal.bsky.social is today. Here’s my ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. Don’t miss it.

Shawshank Redemption is a brutal yet uplifting piece theatre – #review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social @mustseetheatre.bsky.social @bklproductions.bsky.social

The Woman In Black expertly triggers the imagination to chilling effect – #review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #theatre @kingsandroyal.bsky.social

Tonight’s preset for #TheWomanInBlack at @kingsandroyal.bsky.social in #Glasgow. #PressNight

Tonight’s #PressNight is one of my favourite ghost stories, #TheWomanInBlack at #Glasgow’s @kingsandroyal.bsky.social. Review to follow on @mustseetheatre.bsky.social. #theatre

At #Aberdeen Music Hall all this week… #FawltyTowers - The Play ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fawlty Towers adaptation is fun but source material is hard to beat – read the #MustSeeTheatre review here, before you buy👇🏻

At #Sheffield Lyceum all this week… Top Hat ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Is this Top Hat old hat or just in need of a brush up? Read the Must See Theatre review here👇🏻

Now #trending…

Now #trending on @mustseetheatre.bsky.social … #review #FaultyTowers #theatre

Fawlty Towers adaptation is fun but source material is hard to beat – review ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Tonight’s press night brings me to #Glasgow for #FawltyTowers - been looking forward to this one. #PressNight @kingsandroyal.bsky.social @mustseetheatre.bsky.social

#MustSeeTheatre joins #TheGlasgowReporter to bring you best shows on the stages of the ‘Dear Green Place’. @edinreporter.bsky.social @kingsandroyal.bsky.social @trontheatre.bsky.social

👠 MustSeeTheatre.com’s Hot Ticket in Edinburgh this week is 🥁🥁🥁… Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show at Edinburgh Playhouse. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Runs until Saturday. Don’t Miss It. Here’s our review👇🏻

Jason Donovan and an A-Team cast re-energise Rocky Horror Show – review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @mustseetheatre.bsky.social

#JasonDonovan returns to the role of Frank N Furter in Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show at #Edinburgh Playhouse this week. Check out this interview on #MustSeeTheatre. mustseetheatre.com/rocky-horror-show-fan-jason-donovan-to-rock-edinburgh-in-cult-musical-in-2026/ @mustseetheatre.bsky.social

Producers! Theatres! In 2026, MustSeeTheatre.com will be expanding its review coverage of shows across the UK, if you have a production you’d like reviewed, please be sure to add [email protected] to your press mailing list.

Producers! Theatres! In 2026, MustSeeTheatre.com will be expanding its review coverage of shows across the UK, if you have a production you’d like reviewed, please be sure to add [email protected] to your press mailing list.

#Sunderland Theatre, Sleeping Beauty, Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #panto

#Cumbernauld Theatre, Baltic, Review, ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #panto

#Musselburgh, Brunton Theatre, The Wizard of Oz, Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #panto

Brunton’s Wizard of Oz is spirited but its script needs a magic fix – review ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #panto #review

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14 presets. 14 pantos. 54 stars between them. My 2025 panto tour is complete. @mustseetheatre.bsky.social #panto

#Sunderland Empire #panto stars shine in sassy Sleeping Beauty – #review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @mustseetheatre.bsky.social

Last night’s preset for Baltic at Cumbernauld Theatre. Must See Theatre review coming soon.

Today’s panto, No 13, lucky for some is The Wizard of Oz, The Brunton at Loretto Theatre. Here’s the preset.

Cumbernauld’s Baltic is a belter but with a snip or two could be cooler – review ⭐️⭐️⭐️