Reviews
Black Honey
London four piece bring the noise to Glasgow’s east end with an energetic show and big love for the tattie scone
Blood Brothers
A stellar rendition of Willy Russell’s classic tale of class and brotherhood
On This Side of the World
A thought-provoking drama on immigration that uses its outsider perspective to great effect
Game of Power
A meeting to determine an editor’s successor effectively covers a range of issues but stumbles during its third act
While at War
Sobering storytelling with a lavish design and contemporary warning
Plan A
Depiction of lesser-known post-war plan of vengeance struggles to forge a connection with audiences
Philip Frobos
Vague Enough To Satisfy
First solo album by Omni frontman comes over like lo-fi Alan Partridge
Andrew Greig
Rose Nicolson
Vibrant evocative love story set in a turbulent sixteenth century Scotland
Douglas MacGowan
The Strange Affair of Madeleine Smith
The true story of Victorian Scotland’s most famous murder trial
Charlie’s a Clepto
A woman desperately tries – and fails – to keep out of trouble for 24 hours, with amusing and moving results
Dust in the Wind
A naturalistic coming of age story that also serves as a historical portrait of 1980s Taiwan
