Flora Gosling
Feb 94 min read
Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (King's Theatre Glasgow)
A lip-smackingly supurb musical adaptation: Whenever there is discussion about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory adaptations there is...
Flora Gosling
Sep 7, 20232 min read
Review: Wee Seals and Selkies
Seaside storytelling from a simpler time: If there is one thing the Scottish Storytelling Centre can deliver, it’s nostalgia...
Flora Gosling
May 16, 20232 min read
Review: Too Close to the Sun (Platform Glasgow)
Barrowland Ballet dance around the topic of climate change:
It’s not as easy to talk about climate change with children. It used to be ...
Flora Gosling
Feb 22, 20233 min read
Review: The Tiger Who Came to Tea (King's Theatre Glasgow)
Trying to fathom what a child wants to see is difficult when you’re a grown-up, but the bit that seems to be the most trip up children’s...
Flora Gosling
Dec 12, 20225 min read
Review: Red Riding Hood (Citizens Theatre, Tramway)
At Christmas time you have two options when it comes to going to the theatre: a cheesy pantomime that follows a familiar story with a few...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min read
Review: Bedknobs and Broomsticks (King's Theatre Glasgow)
When you look up Bedknobs and Broomsticks on the Shop Disney website, a sad cartoon character comes up to tell you they have no results....
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20221 min read
Review: Buff & Sheen (Dancebase)
Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the best, particularly when it comes to physical theatre and children’s shows. Performed through a...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min read
Review: Granny Smith (French Institute in Scotland)
For anyone who studies theatre, or takes an academic interest at least, almost all performances are an opportunity to learn. Sometimes...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min read
Review: You Choose (Assembly George Square)
What happens when the limitless realms of imagination meet the constraints of the theatre? One of the difficulties of live performance is...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min read
Review: The Secret Garden (Tron Theatre Glasgow)
The Secret Garden, the classic British children’s novel, is a little less British than people might think. It was first published as...