In this galvanising take on a true story about Scottish teenagers who stood up for an asylum-seeking friend, you have to park your cynicism to believe change is possible

Martin McDonagh’s scabrous comedy at the Gaiety; stirring Glasgow Girls musical at the Abbey is timely for more than one reason

This stunning newly translated version of Aeschylus’ poetic tidal wave is tailor-made for a 21st century audience

It’s the handover period between Dublin festivals this week as the Dublin Fringe Festival begins to wind up and the Dublin Theatre Festival starts to ramp up. Here’s a small selection of the changing stages

This week at the theatre, you find robotic revolutions, a threatened Eden and other unlikely relationships.

Charlie Fink and David Greig’s smart, subtle collaboration depicts a relationship, a separation and a hard act to follow

Festival director Willie White says programme is about ‘keeping our momentum’

Century on from author’s birth, group’s goal is to make every child in the world a fan

David Greig’s version of August Strindberg’s play is luridly unhinged, but this odd production opts to play it seriously

The Scottish playwright has tackled topics as troubling as Anders Behring Breivik. So how did he get on in the strange world of Strindberg?

Women are from Norway, men are from Scotland in David Greig’s charming comedy with hints of something darker

Andrew Flynn, Decadent Theatre Company’s director, has an unusual ability to combine artistic passion with the deal-clinching pitches of a travelling salesman

In times of conflict, culture also becomes a battleground

Performances on campus and in city