Joyce McMillan

Challenging times are galvanising Scotland’s creative community – as two urgent dispatches from new political frontlines demonstrate, writes Joyce McMillan

Challenging times are galvanising Scotland’s creative community – as two urgent dispatches from new political frontlines demonstrate, writes Joyce McMillan

Joanna Bowman’s production of Lynn Nottage’s Rust Belt drama Sweat conjures up a memorable cast of rich, deeply-shaped characters, writes Joyce McMillan

Alan Cumming’s first Pitlochry Festival Theatre season opens later this month with a re-staging of the hit musical Once, based on John Carney’s award-winning 2007 film. He and director John Tiffany tell Joyce McMillan how this Scottish premiere production came about, and how it fits into the rest of the Pitlochry season

Sally Hobson’s play Baby Mash-Up, What On Earth Are You Doing? is a dramatic and philosophical whirlwind, writes Joyce McMillan

The third book in Colin Burnett’s Aldo series is a linguistic roller coaster ride, writes Joyce McMillan

Labour politicians must embrace alliances with centre-left parties like the SNP if they want to defeat Reform UK

Members Only takes aim at the selfishness and self-obsession of the social media age, writes Joyce McMillan

After ten years running the Bangkok International Children’s Theatre Festival, Adjiima Na Patalung has taken over as director of the Edinburgh equivalent. She tells to Joyce McMillan what to expect at this year’s event

Grace Galloway and Richard Conlon make for a poignant pairing in Debbie Hannan’s sharp-eyed production of Educating Rita at Dundee Rep, writes Joyce McMillan