Fergus Morgan
@fergusmorgan.bsky.social
Theatre journalist and critic. Scotland correspondent for The Stage. Words in FT, Standard, Scotsman and elsewhere. The Crush Bar on Substack: thecrushbar.substack.com
Last Scottish stuff for now...
- Catherine Wheels have unveiled a new iteration of its Make Space fund for artists/companies to make work for young people
- Blythe Duff features in a fourteen-strong cast for the Citz' reopening show Small Acts of Love
- Catherine Wheels have unveiled a new iteration of its Make Space fund for artists/companies to make work for young people
- Blythe Duff features in a fourteen-strong cast for the Citz' reopening show Small Acts of Love
June 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Last Scottish stuff for now...
- Catherine Wheels have unveiled a new iteration of its Make Space fund for artists/companies to make work for young people
- Blythe Duff features in a fourteen-strong cast for the Citz' reopening show Small Acts of Love
- Catherine Wheels have unveiled a new iteration of its Make Space fund for artists/companies to make work for young people
- Blythe Duff features in a fourteen-strong cast for the Citz' reopening show Small Acts of Love
Exciting news that four-time winners Vanishing Point will return in 2026 with Flora, a collaboration with Danish company Katapult - and that Confessions Of A Shinagawa Monkey will be back in 2026/27.
June 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Exciting news that four-time winners Vanishing Point will return in 2026 with Flora, a collaboration with Danish company Katapult - and that Confessions Of A Shinagawa Monkey will be back in 2026/27.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre unveils its 21-strong ensemble for 2025, including Chris Coxon, Caitlin Forbes, Leah Jamieson, Blythe Jandoo, Ryan J Mackay, David Rankine and more...
All kicks off with Milly Sweeney's Water Colour on May 9!
All kicks off with Milly Sweeney's Water Colour on May 9!
April 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Pitlochry Festival Theatre unveils its 21-strong ensemble for 2025, including Chris Coxon, Caitlin Forbes, Leah Jamieson, Blythe Jandoo, Ryan J Mackay, David Rankine and more...
All kicks off with Milly Sweeney's Water Colour on May 9!
All kicks off with Milly Sweeney's Water Colour on May 9!
"Concert readings" of four Alasdair Gray plays are going to be performed by new company Outwith It Theatre at Oran Mor on May 4...
1968's Quiet People, 1973's The Man Who Knew About Electricity and Loss Of Golden Silence, and 2006's Goodbye Jimmy.
Great cast. Should be fascinating...
1968's Quiet People, 1973's The Man Who Knew About Electricity and Loss Of Golden Silence, and 2006's Goodbye Jimmy.
Great cast. Should be fascinating...
April 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"Concert readings" of four Alasdair Gray plays are going to be performed by new company Outwith It Theatre at Oran Mor on May 4...
1968's Quiet People, 1973's The Man Who Knew About Electricity and Loss Of Golden Silence, and 2006's Goodbye Jimmy.
Great cast. Should be fascinating...
1968's Quiet People, 1973's The Man Who Knew About Electricity and Loss Of Golden Silence, and 2006's Goodbye Jimmy.
Great cast. Should be fascinating...
Some Scottish news... Capital Theatres Open To Ideas residency returns for the third year, supporting four really exciting new projects.
Congrats to Louis Utieyin, Louis Barabbas, Isla Campbell and Amina Beg, who each get £2k, rehearsal space, technical support and more...
Congrats to Louis Utieyin, Louis Barabbas, Isla Campbell and Amina Beg, who each get £2k, rehearsal space, technical support and more...
March 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Some Scottish news... Capital Theatres Open To Ideas residency returns for the third year, supporting four really exciting new projects.
Congrats to Louis Utieyin, Louis Barabbas, Isla Campbell and Amina Beg, who each get £2k, rehearsal space, technical support and more...
Congrats to Louis Utieyin, Louis Barabbas, Isla Campbell and Amina Beg, who each get £2k, rehearsal space, technical support and more...
Andrew Barrett and Pauline Lynch to perform alongside Zoe Bullock in her new play Night, Idiot with @playpiepint.bsky.social...
Opens at Oran Mor on March 31, then tours to @traversetheatre.bsky.social and Aberdeen.
Opens at Oran Mor on March 31, then tours to @traversetheatre.bsky.social and Aberdeen.
March 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Andrew Barrett and Pauline Lynch to perform alongside Zoe Bullock in her new play Night, Idiot with @playpiepint.bsky.social...
Opens at Oran Mor on March 31, then tours to @traversetheatre.bsky.social and Aberdeen.
Opens at Oran Mor on March 31, then tours to @traversetheatre.bsky.social and Aberdeen.
Plus, three shows to see next week...
The Land That Never Was @trontheatre.bsky.social
The Glass Menagerie @theyardtheatre.bsky.social
Weather Girl @sohotheatre.bsky.social
The Land That Never Was @trontheatre.bsky.social
The Glass Menagerie @theyardtheatre.bsky.social
Weather Girl @sohotheatre.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Plus, three shows to see next week...
The Land That Never Was @trontheatre.bsky.social
The Glass Menagerie @theyardtheatre.bsky.social
Weather Girl @sohotheatre.bsky.social
The Land That Never Was @trontheatre.bsky.social
The Glass Menagerie @theyardtheatre.bsky.social
Weather Girl @sohotheatre.bsky.social
Some stunning production pics of Wild Rose at the Lyceum, from the brilliant Mihaela Bodlovic...
March 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Some stunning production pics of Wild Rose at the Lyceum, from the brilliant Mihaela Bodlovic...
Ross Allan, Stephen Docherty and Craig Mclean to star in Stephen Christopher and Graeme Smith's Dancing Shoes @playpiepint.bsky.social, directed by Brian Logan.
Runs at Oran Mor 24-29 March, then tours to @traversetheatre.bsky.social...
Runs at Oran Mor 24-29 March, then tours to @traversetheatre.bsky.social...
March 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Ross Allan, Stephen Docherty and Craig Mclean to star in Stephen Christopher and Graeme Smith's Dancing Shoes @playpiepint.bsky.social, directed by Brian Logan.
Runs at Oran Mor 24-29 March, then tours to @traversetheatre.bsky.social...
Runs at Oran Mor 24-29 March, then tours to @traversetheatre.bsky.social...
Eden Barrie, Caitlin Forbes, Keith Macpherson, Louis Newman and Alyson Orr to star in Shonagh Murray's new musical Nessie, directed by Beth Morton.
Runs at The Studio in Edinburgh March 28-April 5, then Pitlochry Festival Theatre from July 9-August 16.
Runs at The Studio in Edinburgh March 28-April 5, then Pitlochry Festival Theatre from July 9-August 16.
March 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Eden Barrie, Caitlin Forbes, Keith Macpherson, Louis Newman and Alyson Orr to star in Shonagh Murray's new musical Nessie, directed by Beth Morton.
Runs at The Studio in Edinburgh March 28-April 5, then Pitlochry Festival Theatre from July 9-August 16.
Runs at The Studio in Edinburgh March 28-April 5, then Pitlochry Festival Theatre from July 9-August 16.
Wonderful, inspiring morning getting a tour of the refurbished Citz Theatre in Glasgow, and hearing more about their plans this autumn…
More in @thestage.co.uk tomorrow…
More in @thestage.co.uk tomorrow…
March 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Wonderful, inspiring morning getting a tour of the refurbished Citz Theatre in Glasgow, and hearing more about their plans this autumn…
More in @thestage.co.uk tomorrow…
More in @thestage.co.uk tomorrow…
Also, Kirsty MacLaren, Kyle Gardiner and Finlay McKillop lead an 11-strong cast in the musical adaptation of Restless Natives.
Runs at Perth Theatre in April/May, then tours to Stirling, Aberdeen, Inverness, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Runs at Perth Theatre in April/May, then tours to Stirling, Aberdeen, Inverness, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
March 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Also, Kirsty MacLaren, Kyle Gardiner and Finlay McKillop lead an 11-strong cast in the musical adaptation of Restless Natives.
Runs at Perth Theatre in April/May, then tours to Stirling, Aberdeen, Inverness, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Runs at Perth Theatre in April/May, then tours to Stirling, Aberdeen, Inverness, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Also, MJ Deans, Chelsea Grace and Annie Grace will star in Lana Pheutan's @playpiepint.bsky.social comedy Eilidh, Eilidh, Eilidh.
Runs at Oran Mor from March 10-15, then @traversetheatre.bsky.social from March 18-22.
Runs at Oran Mor from March 10-15, then @traversetheatre.bsky.social from March 18-22.
February 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Also, MJ Deans, Chelsea Grace and Annie Grace will star in Lana Pheutan's @playpiepint.bsky.social comedy Eilidh, Eilidh, Eilidh.
Runs at Oran Mor from March 10-15, then @traversetheatre.bsky.social from March 18-22.
Runs at Oran Mor from March 10-15, then @traversetheatre.bsky.social from March 18-22.
Liberty Black, Karen Fishwick, Olivia Hemmati, Billy Mack and Phil McKee will star in the @ntsonline.bsky.social production of Martin Green's Keli.
Previews in Stirling, then opens at @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social on May 15, then tours to Dundee, Perth and Glasgow.
Previews in Stirling, then opens at @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social on May 15, then tours to Dundee, Perth and Glasgow.
February 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Liberty Black, Karen Fishwick, Olivia Hemmati, Billy Mack and Phil McKee will star in the @ntsonline.bsky.social production of Martin Green's Keli.
Previews in Stirling, then opens at @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social on May 15, then tours to Dundee, Perth and Glasgow.
Previews in Stirling, then opens at @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social on May 15, then tours to Dundee, Perth and Glasgow.
Janette Foggo, Kyle Gardiner and Helen McAlpine to star in Eimi Quinn's Dookin' Out, the first @playpiepint.bsky.social show of 2025.
Opens at Oran Mor on Feb 24, then tours to @traversetheatre.bsky.social, Paisley Town Hall, Johnstone Town Hall, and The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen.
Opens at Oran Mor on Feb 24, then tours to @traversetheatre.bsky.social, Paisley Town Hall, Johnstone Town Hall, and The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen.
February 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Janette Foggo, Kyle Gardiner and Helen McAlpine to star in Eimi Quinn's Dookin' Out, the first @playpiepint.bsky.social show of 2025.
Opens at Oran Mor on Feb 24, then tours to @traversetheatre.bsky.social, Paisley Town Hall, Johnstone Town Hall, and The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen.
Opens at Oran Mor on Feb 24, then tours to @traversetheatre.bsky.social, Paisley Town Hall, Johnstone Town Hall, and The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen.
I find all this very interesting.
Yes, there is obviously something compelling and charismatic about Chalamet-Dylan, but there is also something else going on, some sort of yearning for a lost sense of an evolving artistic scene...
Here's this again...
thecrushbar.substack.com/p/i-want-to-...
Yes, there is obviously something compelling and charismatic about Chalamet-Dylan, but there is also something else going on, some sort of yearning for a lost sense of an evolving artistic scene...
Here's this again...
thecrushbar.substack.com/p/i-want-to-...
January 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I find all this very interesting.
Yes, there is obviously something compelling and charismatic about Chalamet-Dylan, but there is also something else going on, some sort of yearning for a lost sense of an evolving artistic scene...
Here's this again...
thecrushbar.substack.com/p/i-want-to-...
Yes, there is obviously something compelling and charismatic about Chalamet-Dylan, but there is also something else going on, some sort of yearning for a lost sense of an evolving artistic scene...
Here's this again...
thecrushbar.substack.com/p/i-want-to-...
Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird to tour later this year, too...
At the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh 21-25 Oct
At Glasgow Kings 4-8 Nov
At the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh 21-25 Oct
At Glasgow Kings 4-8 Nov
January 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird to tour later this year, too...
At the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh 21-25 Oct
At Glasgow Kings 4-8 Nov
At the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh 21-25 Oct
At Glasgow Kings 4-8 Nov
Also in this issue: three shows to see next week...
- One Man Musical at Underbelly Boulevard Soho
- The Years in the West End
- We Will Hear The Angels at Fruitmarket Gallery
- One Man Musical at Underbelly Boulevard Soho
- The Years in the West End
- We Will Hear The Angels at Fruitmarket Gallery
January 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Also in this issue: three shows to see next week...
- One Man Musical at Underbelly Boulevard Soho
- The Years in the West End
- We Will Hear The Angels at Fruitmarket Gallery
- One Man Musical at Underbelly Boulevard Soho
- The Years in the West End
- We Will Hear The Angels at Fruitmarket Gallery
In Scotland, there are four-star reviews and there are four-star reviews. This is the latter.
January 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
In Scotland, there are four-star reviews and there are four-star reviews. This is the latter.
Andy Clark, Amber Sylvia Edwards, Liz Ewing, Peter Hannah, Hannah Jarrett-Scott, Janet Kumah, Louise McCarthy, Emma Mullen, Julia Murray, Mia Musakambeva, Star Penders and Ashley J Russell to join Blythe Duff and Dawn Sievewright in Wild Rose.
Opens March 14 @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social.
Opens March 14 @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social.
January 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Andy Clark, Amber Sylvia Edwards, Liz Ewing, Peter Hannah, Hannah Jarrett-Scott, Janet Kumah, Louise McCarthy, Emma Mullen, Julia Murray, Mia Musakambeva, Star Penders and Ashley J Russell to join Blythe Duff and Dawn Sievewright in Wild Rose.
Opens March 14 @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social.
Opens March 14 @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social.
Plus, there are three show recommendations for next week...
- The Merchant Of Venice @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social
- Ivo Graham's Carousel at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social and on tour
- A Good House @royalcourt.bsky.social and Bristol Old Vic.
- The Merchant Of Venice @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social
- Ivo Graham's Carousel at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social and on tour
- A Good House @royalcourt.bsky.social and Bristol Old Vic.
January 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Plus, there are three show recommendations for next week...
- The Merchant Of Venice @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social
- Ivo Graham's Carousel at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social and on tour
- A Good House @royalcourt.bsky.social and Bristol Old Vic.
- The Merchant Of Venice @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social
- Ivo Graham's Carousel at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social and on tour
- A Good House @royalcourt.bsky.social and Bristol Old Vic.
@originaltheatre.bsky.social return to Scotland with Ali Milles' The Croft - a thriller set in the Scottish highlands starring Liza Goddard and Caroline Harker - in June.
Runs from June 25-28 at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh.
Runs from June 25-28 at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh.
January 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
@originaltheatre.bsky.social return to Scotland with Ali Milles' The Croft - a thriller set in the Scottish highlands starring Liza Goddard and Caroline Harker - in June.
Runs from June 25-28 at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh.
Runs from June 25-28 at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh.
Plus, there are three show recommendations for next week...
- An Interrogation at Hampstead Theatre
- The Maids @jstheatre.bsky.social
- Kyoto at SohoPlace
- An Interrogation at Hampstead Theatre
- The Maids @jstheatre.bsky.social
- Kyoto at SohoPlace
January 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Plus, there are three show recommendations for next week...
- An Interrogation at Hampstead Theatre
- The Maids @jstheatre.bsky.social
- Kyoto at SohoPlace
- An Interrogation at Hampstead Theatre
- The Maids @jstheatre.bsky.social
- Kyoto at SohoPlace
New season revealed at Perth Theatre, starting Feb 27...
- an adaptation of DH Lawrence's The Rainbow
- touring production of Animal Farm
- previously announced musical version of Restless Natives
- NTS tour of Martin Green's new play Keli
- a revival of Alan Ayckbourn's Just Between Ourselves
- an adaptation of DH Lawrence's The Rainbow
- touring production of Animal Farm
- previously announced musical version of Restless Natives
- NTS tour of Martin Green's new play Keli
- a revival of Alan Ayckbourn's Just Between Ourselves
January 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
New season revealed at Perth Theatre, starting Feb 27...
- an adaptation of DH Lawrence's The Rainbow
- touring production of Animal Farm
- previously announced musical version of Restless Natives
- NTS tour of Martin Green's new play Keli
- a revival of Alan Ayckbourn's Just Between Ourselves
- an adaptation of DH Lawrence's The Rainbow
- touring production of Animal Farm
- previously announced musical version of Restless Natives
- NTS tour of Martin Green's new play Keli
- a revival of Alan Ayckbourn's Just Between Ourselves
