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A Toon Built Apo Shenanigans: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Chris Tait & Lisa Nicoll...
For the latest podcast Ali spoke to playwright, fantasy writer, and poet Chris Tait, and playwright, director, and producer Lisa Nicoll,...
Jul 1, 20221 min read


Welcome Return: A Review Of A Midsummer Night's Dream...
Sometimes you don't know what you'll miss until you do, and returning to Glasgow's Theatre Royal for Scottish Opera's production of A...
Feb 27, 20222 min read


Animated Conversation: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Beth Morton & Morna Young About Braw Tales...
Beth Morton and Morna Young The latest SWH! podcast is an interview with director & theatre-maker Beth Morton and playwright Morna Young...
May 9, 20211 min read


Coming Around Again: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Alan Bissett…
For the latest podcast Ali caught up with writer and performer Alan Bissett, who was one of our earliest podcast guests back in 2011....
Feb 5, 20212 min read


Two Tribes: A Review Of Scottish Opera’s Nixon In China…
When Scottish Opera‘s 2019/20 programme was announced one production jumped out as particularly exciting and new – John Adams’ Nixon in...
Feb 21, 20204 min read


Family Matters: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Leyla Josephine…
For the latest podcast Ali caught up with poet, performer, and story-teller Leyla Josephine to talk about her theatre show Daddy Drag...
Feb 19, 20202 min read


The Scottish Opera Interviews #9: Emerging Artist, Arthur Bruce…
For the latest Scottish Opera podcast SWH! spoke to one of the company’s Emerging Artists, Arthur Bruce. The SO Emerging Artist programme...
Jan 20, 20201 min read


The Scottish Opera Interviews #7: Resident Stage Manager, John Duncan…
John Duncan backstage at The Magic Flute in Glasgow’s Theatre Royal For the latest in our series of podcasts in conjunction with Scottish...
Oct 25, 20192 min read


Right Here, Right Now: The Tandem Writing Collective Return To The Tron…
Last Tuesday night saw the Tandem Writing Collective back at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow with another night of comedy, tragedy, music and...
Sep 11, 20193 min read


That’s Entertainment: A Review Of Scottish Opera’s The Magic Flute…
Few operas have found their way into popular culture in the manner of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. From Neil Gaiman’s adaptation of...
May 13, 20192 min read


Elysian Feels: A Review Of SOYC’s Orfeo & Euridice…
SOYC’s Orfeo & Eurdice It felt apt that the Scottish Opera Young Company‘s production of Gluck’s Orfeo & Euridice was staged in Greenock...
Apr 9, 20192 min read


Three’s Company: The Tandem Writing Collective At The Tron…
The Tron Theatre’s Victorian Room is one of the warmest and most intimate performance spaces in Glasgow. Over the years SWH! has been...
Feb 8, 20193 min read


Fine & Dandy: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Visits Aberdeen…
Charley, Jon, Shane, Ali, & a hawk After our recent Dundee podcast Ali moves up the coast to Aberdeen to talk to Charley Buchan from...
Aug 2, 20182 min read


City Of Culture: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Visits Dundee…
For the latest podcast Ali visited Dundee to talk about all things cultural in relation to that great city. To help him do so he was...
Jul 11, 20182 min read


Love & Regret: A Review Of Scottish Opera’s Eugene Onegin…
I have written a few reviews of Scottish Opera productions, and they are more often than not along the lines of “I may not know a lot...
Apr 29, 20183 min read


Judge Dread: A Review Of Philip Glass’s The Trial…
It’s difficult to think of a more apt time for Philip Glass’s take on Franz Kafka’s infamous 1925 novel The Trial to arrive in...
Jan 25, 20173 min read


Animal Magic: The Scots Whay Podcast Talks Tyke…
For the latest podcast, Ali went to Edinburgh to meet writer Rebecca Monks in the very aptly named Circus Cafe to talk about her latest...
Jun 27, 20161 min read
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