Fergus Morgan is The Stage’s Scotland Correspondent. He has also written for The Scotsman, The Independent, TimeOut, WhatsOnStage, Exeunt Magazine and Vice, and publishes The Crush Bar on Substack.
The Royal Court Theatre’s London production of Manfred Karge’s Man to Man, starring Tilda Swinton, will transfer to Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre in October
Edinburgh’s Capital Theatres has launched two associate positions designed to support artists in making work for people with dementia and children with complex needs
The Eurovision star makes his theatrical debut in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s religious rock opera, but does Tim Sheader’s staging still impress the press on its West End premiere? Fergus Morgan rounds up the reviews.
Aberdeen Performing Arts has launched a ’major search’ for a new proposal from an early-career playwright, which will then be commissioned and developed for production in 2027
Edinburgh’s new tourist tax will pay for a 10-strong team of ‘festival city ambassadors’ to ensure the city ‘remains a vibrant and inclusive place’ during the summer
Actor whose decades-long career spanned stage, screen and radio, and whose credits included roles in Oresteia, Othello, The Devil’s Disciple, TV’s Anne of Green Gables and Brideshead Revisited, and films Aliens and Saving Private Ryan
The acclaimed 2014 film about LGBT+ activists supporting striking miners has been adapted for the stage, but does Matthew Warchus’ production impress the press? Fergus Morgan rounds up the reviews
The world of audio drama can be as gripping, and sometimes even more so, than live performance, says Fergus Morgan as the British Audio Awards – also known as the Speakies – returns for a second year
Edinburgh’s festivals are ‘economic powerhouses’ that will collectively contribute more than £4bn to Scotland’s economy over the next five years, according to new research
Callum Smith will leave his role as director of producing at Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre to take up the same role at Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre in September
London’s Royal Court Theatre will lend its support to a Zambian circus company at the Edinburgh Fringe, after the two organisations discovered they were producing shows using the word Afronauts in the title
Ol’ Blue Eyes is back in Joe DiPietro and Kathleen Marshall’s new jukebox bio-musical, but does its dramatisation of the legendary crooner’s life impress the press?