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Fergus Morgan

Scotland Correspondent

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

Samuel Macdonald wins A Play, a Pie and a Pint’s David MacLennan Award

News

The Glasgow-based musical director has won A Play, a Pie and a Pint’s annual David MacLennan Award with a trans reworking of the immaculate conception story

Under the Shadow at the Almeida Theatre – review round-up

Review Round-Ups

Playwright Carmen Nasr and director Nadia Latif adapt Babak Anzari’s Iranian horror film for the stage, but does it petrify the press? Fergus Morgan rounds up the reviews.

The Long Drop review

Reviews

Atmospheric, if aimless, adaptation of Denise Mina’s crime novel

Susannah Fielding: 'There is something profound about experiencing storytelling live on stage'

Features

Actor Susannah Fielding tells Fergus Morgan about her career on the stage, before and after a hiatus in which she joined Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge’s screen foil

EdFringe artists hit by fresh outdoor advertising ‘chaos’

News

Edinburgh Festival Fringe artists have made fresh complaints over a second ’distressing’ process for buying outdoor advertising at the festival

The Hen Night review

Reviews

Riotously entertaining three-hander about female friendship

My Romantic History review

Reviews

Strained revival of DC Jackson’s dated workplace romcom

Guys and Dolls and Mother Courage in Edinburgh Lyceum season

Production News

The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh will stage productions of Romeo and Juliet, Guys and Dolls and Mother Courage next year, and appoint a trainee artistic director for the first time

High Society starring Helen George and Freddie Fox – review round-up

Review Round-Ups

Felicity Kendal also features in the Barbican’s latest Cole Porter revival, but does Rachel Kavanaugh’s production impress the press? Fergus Morgan rounds up the reviews.

EdFringe to trial AI-backed festival planner for artists

News

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society will trial an AI-supported festival planner this August in a bid to help audiences navigate the event and boost ticket sales

The Corinthian review

Reviews

Intriguing one-man play about Scotland’s first Black footballer

Beetlejuice the Musical at the Prince Edward Theatre – review round-up

Review Round-Ups

The stage adaptation of Tim Burton’s cult comedy-horror film arrives in the West End, but do the critics rate it? Fergus Morgan rounds up the reviews.

EdFringe artists hit by ‘utter confusion’ over outdoor advertising fiasco

News

Artists performing at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe have been left ‘heartbroken and furious’ by a ‘farcical’ process of buying outdoor advertising for their festival shows

Lyric Belfast and Curve among Pleasance’s EdFringe partners

News

Chichester Festival Theatre, Curve and the Lyric Belfast will present shows at the Edinburgh Fringe as part of Pleasance’s Edinburgh National Partnerships scheme

Tim Minchin donates £10k to new Edinburgh Fringe artist support fund

News

Comedian and composer Tim Minchin has donated to a new fund established by Edinburgh Fringe operator Gilded Balloon to support artists bringing work to the festival