New stars of I Ran With The Gang are revealed… look who’s going to be running with the gang
Meet the new Young Alan, The Roller and The Narrator of the 2014-2018 smash hit Toronto and Edinburgh Fringe sell-out ...
First look at Glasgow Pavilion’s panto favourites in costume for Beauty And The Beastie
Can we say the C word yet? They've no such qualms about looking forward to their Christmas panto season at ...
Sally Reid’s Shirley Valentine is mesmeric, thought-provoking, bittersweet and deeply moving – review
SHIRLEY VALENTINE, ROYAL LYCEUM, EDINBURGH ★★★★★ "Reid displays a twinkling flair for landing a punchline..." There's a line in a ...
Travel back in time at Theatre Royal Drury Lane before indulging in a Regency Afternoon Tea – review
West End delights don't have to be confined to the stages of London's theatreland. Take a tour or drop in ...
Pet Shop Boys’ musical Closer To Heaven returns to London, but is it a nine out of ten or has it fallen down a K-hole? – review
CLOSER TO HEAVEN | TURBINE THEATRE, LONDON ★★★ Throbbing beats, scantily clad East End boys, the odd West End girl ...
Not the most pretty Chitty and certainly not a shi**y Chitty, just a bitty Chitty… but Elaine C Smith is magnificent – review
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG | UK TOUR @ EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE ★★★ If the conversation in the Dress Circle pre show was ...
Popular panto dame returns to Glasgow Pavilion as Dolly Drumchapel in Beauty And The Beastie
Craig Glover, one of Scotland's best loved panto dames, is to return to Glasgow's Pavilion this festive season as Dame ...
Songs to ‘smile along to’ make The Drifters Girl a glorious slice of nostalgia and a fun night out – review
THE DRIFTERS GIRL | UK TOUR @ EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE ★★★ With possibly the hardest working cast on the touring circuit ...
Stalwart of Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Dominic North recalls the piece of theatre that changed his life forever, ahead of Edinburgh run of Edward Scissorhands
Dominic North is celebrating 20 years with Matthew Bourne's New Adventures. In that time, he has become a mainstay of ...
The secret life of Leith Theatre, Edinburgh’s theatre at risk and home to BBC One’s The Bidding Room
Leith Theatre, now home to BBC One's popular daytime programme, The Bidding Room, with Nigel Havers, remains on the ‘Theatres ...
About Me
Liam Rudden
Writer | Broadcaster | Award-Winning Director
Líam Rudden is an award-winning playwright, broadcaster and commentator on the arts with more than 40 years experience working in theatre and media. For two decades he was the Entertainment and Festivals Editor of the Edinburgh Evening News. He is Artistic Director of Stageworks East West Ltd and a regular contributor to Hollywood.com and The Edinburgh Reporter.
Website https://liamrudden.com
