Mark Fisher

Based on the true story of Glasgow serial killer Peter Manuel, Denise Mina’s 2007 book The Long Drop has now been turned into a stage play. Mina and playwright Linda McLean, who wrote the adaptation, tell Mark Fisher what to expect

Based on the true story of Glasgow serial killer Peter Manuel, Denise Mina's 2007 book The Long Drop has now been turned into a stage play.

Dawn Steele stars in Ron Ferguson’s warm-hearted tale of a town whose fortunes are tied to those of its coal mine and local team

In Shelagh Stephenson’s spiky comedy, Virginia Woolf and Mary Astell become celestial companions, discussing religion, science and independence

Rory Mullarkey’s play, expertly directed by James Macdonald, is a bold attempt to encapsulate a whole city in decisive events from across three centuries

Based on her real observations of the civil uprising, Mariem Omari’s play looks at its humanitarian impact

This stripped-down show with a maudlin set of songs makes for the most reluctant of musicals, but this is a production that has the confidence to be silent or stately

Plays about political extremes, religious sects, swimming the Channel and an 80th birthday party are among the highlights at this summer’s arts spectacular

The novel is adapted with equal parts wit and horror to capture the depravity of a notorious crime in Glasgow

On the bare brick wall backing Jen McGinley's set – half courtroom, half saloon – there is a faded poster of The Searchers, John Ford's 1956