Natalie O'Donoghue

Glasgow

Theatre critic with a love of country music and sequins. Opinions @BroadwayWorldUK @BWWScotland @BroadwayWorld @Netgalley : [email protected]

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EDINBURGH 2025: Zara Gladman Q&A

1 week ago | broadwayworld.com | Natalie O'Donoghue

BWW catches up with Zara Gladman to chat about bringing "Zara Gladman is...Aileen: Cameronâ€™s Gap Year Fundraiser" to the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Who is Aileen and how did she find fame? Aileen is an oat latte-swigging, Pilates-going mother from the affluent West end of Glasgow. She's passionate about her role as Chair of the Neighbourhood Watch Committee and cares deeply about parking enforcement.
EDINBURGH 2025: Pick of the Programme- Theatre

1 week ago | broadwayworld.com | Natalie O'Donoghue

With over 3000 shows now on sale for the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, trying to narrow down what to see can be a bit of a task. BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue has selected her top ten picks across different categories in the festival programme to highlight the theatre shows you really don't want to miss this year!Michelle Collins makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut in Motorhome Marilyn, a dark comedy by Ben Weatherill.
Theatre 118 Aims to Create, Entertain and Inspire

1 week ago | broadwayworld.com | Natalie O'Donoghue

An innovative new cultural collective is making a dramatic bid to create affordable theatre for all in the heart of Glasgow. From the outside, 118 Osborne Street looks like any other office, but inside there is a creative oasis which is flourishing within a world of grey concrete and gleaming metal. In one colourful corner of the building is an inspirational space used by Theatre 118 – a groundbreaking, grassroots company which aims to produce cutting-edge plays and open up opportunities.
EDINBURGH 2025: Pick of the Programme- Musicals

1 week ago | broadwayworld.com | Natalie O'Donoghue

With over 3000 shows now on sale for the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, trying to narrow down what to see can be a bit of a task. BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue has selected her top ten picks across different categories in the festival programme to highlight the shows you really don't want to miss this year!Baristas Amy and Callum are back from a sell-out show at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival but they’re still stuck navigating the coffee-ground trenches.
Review: YOU WON'T BREAK MY SOUL, Oran Mor

1 week ago | broadwayworld.com | Natalie O'Donoghue

You Won’t Break My Soul is a new play by JD Stewart and it is directed by Laila Noble. Jordan (Jamie McKillop) has invited someone over from Grindr for an anonymous hookup and on his way out of the flat, he steals Jordan's Beyoncé tickets. This concert has been a long time coming for Jordan and his flatmate and Best Friend Russell (James Peake) who have managed to miss every previous tour for various reasons.
EDINBURGH 2025: Pick of the Programme- Comedy Debuts

2 weeks ago | broadwayworld.com | Natalie O'Donoghue

With over 3000 shows now on sale for the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, trying to narrow down what to see can be a bit of a task. BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue has selected her top ten picks across different categories in the festival programme to highlight the shows you really don't want to miss this year!Comedy debut highlights the comedians making their hour long debut at the Fringe. Want bragging rights that you saw the next big thing before they were headlining arenas?
Review: THE NAKED NEDS, Cottiers

2 weeks ago | broadwayworld.com | Natalie O'Donoghue

The Naked Neds is a new piece of theatre written and directed by Ingram Noble.Â Four best friends meet in the pub but leave one chair empty. That chair is for their friend Cammy who took his own life recently. The boys decide they want to do something to raise money in Cammyâ€™s memory, but what? Naturally, stripping in the local pub is the obvious solution.ÂPaul (Lucian Burlingame) is the typical wide-o of the group and he's about to be a first-time dad at twenty-five years old.
Review: KELI, Tramway

2 weeks ago | broadwayworld.com | Natalie O'Donoghue

Keli (Liberty Black) is a seventeen-year-old girl who is trying to balance home life, work and college with her commitment to the local brass band. Keli hasn't had it easy but one thing that comes naturally to her is her ability to play music and now she has the opportunity to go to London as the lead soloist. Written and composed by Martin Green and directed by Bryony Shanahan this is a true feat of storytelling. It feels fresh and unpredictable and the writing really draws you in.
EDINBURGH 2025: Pick Of The Programme- Comedy

2 weeks ago | broadwayworld.com | Natalie O'Donoghue

With over 3000 shows now on sale for the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, trying to narrow down what to see can be a bit of a task. BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue has selected her top ten picks across different categories in the festival programme to highlight the shows you really don't want to miss this year!Marjolein Robertson- LeinLein in the third part in Marjolein's trilogy of comedy shows. The first one "Marj" made me cry. The second one "O" made me feel slightly woozy.
Review: THE SUNSHINE SPA, Oran Mor

1 month ago | broadwayworld.com | Natalie O'Donoghue

The Sunshine Spa is a new play written by Simon Jay and directed by Robert Softley Gale, in association with Birds of Paradise. Zainab (Fatima Jawara) is working in The Sunshine Spa in Marrakesh when Iain (Stephen Smith Taylor) enters with the wrong impression of the services on offer. Iain is a gay man and a wheelchair user and the way the spa was recommended to him, he was looking for more than just a massage.