Sleeping Betty review " diamond-encrusted panto full of fancy dancing by Mark Fisher

Tron, GlasgowThis bijou romp combines a delightfully mismatched romance, lovable characters and sparkling designsNo doubt the role is still being played as it used to be in some panto or oth…

Rapunzel review " half-hearted fairytale gets itself in a tangle by Mark Fisher

Citizens, GlasgowDespite strong design and spirited performances, this retelling can't decide whether it's a serious Christmas show or a panto with age-inappropriate jokesI enjoy King Lear a…

The Little Mermaid review " laugh-a-minute panto romp makes waves by Mark Fisher

Macrobert Arts Centre, SterlingHans Christian Andersen probably wouldn't recognise the choreography nabbed from Taylor Swift, but he'd approve of the uproarious female energy I don't think t…

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe review " wraps the audience up in wonder by Mark Fisher

Royal Lyceum, EdinburghAndrew Panton's musical production treats CS Lewis's story with absolute seriousness while seamlessly leading you into the wintry world of NarniaDo you remember that c…

The Choir review " big-hearted, good humoured Christian allegory by Mark Fisher

Citizens theatre, GlasgowPaul Higgins and Ricky Ross's musical on a theme of absolution, reconciliation and redemption is uneven but carried by its rousing expression of communal enterpriseT…

The Seer, Spectrum Centre, Inverness by Mark Fisher

Spectrum Centre, InvernessThe Accidental, Ali Smith's much-lauded novel, is about the effect on a middle-class family of the mysterious Amber. Enigmatic, inconsistent and appearing out of no…

The Devil's Larder review " fondue orgies and grisly poisonings by Mark Fisher

Custom House, EdinburghThis sumptuous site-responsive tour touches on food as both source of pleasure and harbinger of mortalitySome say all theatre is about sex or death. It's certainly the…

Ghosts review " Ibsen for the Jimmy Savile era by Mark Fisher

Tron theatre, GlasgowPlaywright Megan Barker's reworking of Ghosts shines a light into the murky corners of outwardly respectable lives " and it's unsettling stuff Related: Hedda Gabler revi…

Stories for the Starlit Sky review " Daniel Kitson wins the storytelling marathon by Mark Fisher

Royal Lyceum, EdinburghWith three wobbly-hearted shows in one slow-burning evening, ever-funny Kitson tells life stories with scruffy humanityOn the Lyceum stage not long ago, three actors l…

Waiting for Godot review " Cox and Paterson make electrifyingly idle tramps by Mark Fisher

Royal Lyceum, EdinburghAs Samuel Beckett's pair of dusty gents, Brian Cox and Bill Paterson bounce off each other with gleeful animation in a full-blooded ensemble productionSomething fascin…

The Waiting is over: Brian Cox and Bill Paterson on finally sharing a stage by Mark Fisher

Their paths have crossed throughout their acting careers, but Brian Cox and Bill Paterson will finally team up for the ultimate double act: Beckett's Waiting for Godot. They discuss its ever…

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil review " a raucous five-star revival by Mark Fisher

Dundee RepThis update of John McGrath's epic play is the rousing theatrical equivalent of a Proclaimers gigTold as a Brechtian ceilidh with song, poetry, scenes and sketches, John McGrath's …

All My Sons review " uninspired staging of an ever-relevant play by Mark Fisher

Theatre Royal, GlasgowDirector Michael Emans's production fails to ignite the passion of Arthur Miller's postwar classicEvery so often a news story breaks that reminds you of All My Sons. Ty…

Traumas, tumours and bombs: Robert Lepage on his childhood in Quebec by Mark Fisher

From his sister's brain tumour to his family's cramped flat, the revered actor and director Robert Lepage has plundered his childhood to tell the story of Quebec's often violent struggle for…

Richard II review " political intrigue and rock'n'roll hedonism in a glasshouse by Mark Fisher

Glasgow Botanic GardensJennifer Dick's streamlined production makes a persuasive case for Shakespeare's tale of the flighty monarchYou wait 420 years for what might be the first professional…

Can't Forget About You review " ribald romcom with Northern Irish tension by Mark Fisher

Tron, GlasgowA May-to-December romance sets off ripples of disapproval in this raucously funny Belfast-set comedyActor-turned-playwright David Ireland has been carving out a niche as a kind …

The Driver's Seat review " Muriel Spark meets CSI by Mark Fisher

Royal Lyceum, EdinburghThis National Theatre of Scotland adaptation of Spark's favourite among her novels treats it as a police procedural and ramps up the sense of alienation Related: Looki…

Great Expectations review " image is everything in a Dickensian dream-world by Mark Fisher

Dundee RepBlack-and-white movie aesthetics and well-judged performances make for an excellent adaptationOne reason Great Expectations adapts so readily to the stage is the fact that so many …

Yer Granny review " Gregor Fisher as another lovable Scottish grotesque by Mark Fisher

King's, GlasgowDouglas Maxwell relocates Robert Cossa's comedy about a voracious granny to 1970s Scotland with very funny results Continue reading...

Crazy Jane review " a portrait of Toulouse-Lautrec's Moulin Rouge muse by Mark Fisher

Tron, GlasgowNicola McCartney's play about Jane Avril is staged with a restless combination of back projections, dance routines and multiple languages Continue reading...

The Sun Also Rises (The Select) - Review by Mark Fisher

With a show by Elevator Repair Service, auds are in for the long haul.

Is it OK to laugh at Ibsen? by Mark Fisher

We have tended to treat the Norwegian master's plays as solemn dramas, but have we been taking him too seriously?

The taming of the flu? Finland puts plays on prescription by Mark Fisher

The mayor of Turku, 2011 capital of culture, has handed his medics 5,500 free tickets to dole out. Time for a dose of drama?

Critical distance is a far-off fantasy by Mark Fisher

Like it or not, reviewers are a living part of what's happening on stage. And when the lines blur, the results can be surprising

Staircase - review by Mark Fisher

Into That Darkness review " Gitta Sereny's study of evil is chilling on stage by Mark Fisher

Citizens, GlasgowAdapted from the testimony of a Nazi commandant convicted of the murder of 900,000 people, this superbly acted drama is a meticulous, compelling triumphIn 1970, after being …

Happy Days review " Karen Dunbar is the silent-scream star of Beckett's nightmare by Mark Fisher

Tron, GlasgowThe Chewin' the Fat comedian plays Winnie with skill and poise in Andy Arnold's production of Samuel Beckett's claustrophobic play Continue reading...

Rites review " drama tells real-life stories of FGM by Mark Fisher

Tron, GlasgowCora Bissett and Yusra Warsama's sensitive script tries to map out a way forward through verbatim testimonies of those affected by female genital mutilation Continue reading...

The Venetian Twins review " deadly serious preposterousness by Mark Fisher

Royal Lyceum, EdinburghGrant O'Rourke excels as a pair of lovelorn but utterly different identical twins in Tony Cownie's uproarious version of the Carlo Goldoni farce Continue reading...

Fever Dream: Southside review " a weird and chaotic summer in the city by Mark Fisher

Citizens, GlasgowDouglas Maxwell's trippy snapshot of lives under strain during a community crisis scores comic hits, though at times the play juggles too many offbeat stories Continue readi…

Uisge-Beatha Gu Leòr (Whisky Galore) review " breezy and big-hearted by Mark Fisher

Oran Mor, GlasgowNational Theatre of Scotland's comic production puts the islanders centre-stage, and asks who ever owns stories anyway? Continue reading...