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Fergus Morgan

Scotland Correspondent
Fergus Morgan

About Fergus Morgan

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.

Recent Articles

Man to Man starring Tilda Swinton to transfer to Traverse Theatre

Man to Man starring Tilda Swinton to transfer to Traverse Theatre

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
Capital Theatres unveils associates scheme for mid-career theatremakers

Capital Theatres unveils associates scheme for mid-career theatremakers

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
Jesus Christ Superstar starring Sam Ryder – review round-up

Jesus Christ Superstar starring Sam Ryder – review round-up

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 to commission first new writing in almost a decade

Aberdeen Performing Arts to commission first new writing in almost a decade

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 tourist tax to fund ‘festival ambassadors’

Edinburgh tourist tax to fund ‘festival ambassadors’

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
Scottish companies join up for takeover bid of Centre for Contemporary Arts

Scottish companies join up for takeover bid of Centre for Contemporary Arts

A group of Scottish companies and theatremakers is organising a proposal to take over Glasgow’s closed Centre for Contemporary Arts
Creative Scotland CEO Iain Munro to step down

Creative Scotland CEO Iain Munro to step down

Iain Munro is to step down as chief executive of Creative Scotland after eight years in post
Valerie Colgan

Valerie Colgan

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
Pride at the National Theatre – review round-up

Pride at the National Theatre – review round-up

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 Speakies are back – and there is so much to celebrate in the world of audio drama

The Speakies are back – and there is so much to celebrate in the world of audio drama

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 festivals to contribute £4bn to Scotland’s economy by 2030 – report

Edinburgh festivals to contribute £4bn to Scotland’s economy by 2030 – report

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
Othello review

Othello review

Lean, lucid chamber-piece staging of Shakespeare’s tragedy
Callum Smith to join Glasgow Citizens Theatre as director of producing

Callum Smith to join Glasgow Citizens Theatre as director of producing

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
Royal Court to support Zambian circus company following show title clash

Royal Court to support Zambian circus company following show title clash

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
Sinatra the Musical starring Joel Harper-Jackson – review round-up

Sinatra the Musical starring Joel Harper-Jackson – review round-up

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?
Fergus Morgan
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