Joyce McMillan

This year’s Edinburgh International Children’s Festival got off to an impressive start with three excellent shows, writes Joyce McMillan

Tim Crouch’s latest show for children is a near-perfect piece of theatre about loving and losing, writes Joyce McMillan

Dominic Hill’s superbly dark and knowing production of The Long Drop captures a telling moment in Glasgow’s history, writes Joyce McMillan

In Dani Heron, Laura Lovemore and Anna Russell-Martin, The Hen Night has a cast to die for, writes Joyce McMillan

In Dani Heron, Laura Lovemore and Anna Russell-Martin, The Hen Night has a cast to die for, writes Joyce McMillan The Hen Night, Oran Mor, Glasgow ★★★★★

As Edinburgh’s Lyceum theatre launches its 2026/27 season, artistic director James Brining reflects on the changes sweeping the industry. Interview by Joyce McMillan

Douglas Maxwell’s new play Inexperience has intellectual depth, a glorious sense of humour and a wonderful erotic energy, writes Joyce McMillan

The Table is an impressive collaboration between Curious Seed dance company, Lyra in Craigmillar, and the ground-breaking Lung Ha company, writes Joyce McMillan

The Table is an impressive collaboration between Curious Seed dance company, Lyra in Craigmillar, and the ground-breaking Lung Ha company, writes Joyce McMillan

Welcome to the Scotsman Sessions, a series of short video performances from artists all around the country introduced by our critics. Here, ahead of her starring role in next month’s production of Lear at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Maureen Beattie performs the play’s famous ‘O, reason not the need’ soliloquy