Neil Cooper

A new book from Peter Christopherson's archive captures the Gorbals at a pivotal moment in its history, revealing a side of the influential artist's work that has remained largely unseen.

Theatre review: Sylvia, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Neil Cooper, four stars: As any armchair radical knows, if you can’t dance to the everyday insurrection you’re at the vanguard of, it’s not a real revolution at all.

Theatre review: Bottom’s Dream, Òran Mór, Glasgow, Neil Cooper, four stars: If a working class hero is something to be, then why does so much theatre still sideline the so-called lower orders as servants, sidekicks or light relief doing the dirty work?

A Glasgow theatre forced to close after the owners of their premises decided to develop the space into student flats has found a new home.

New RUPTURE Theatre play dramatises the 2021 Kenmure Street protest, when Glasgow residents rallied to stop Home Office officials removing two men.

Review: Lune, Òran Mór, Glasgow, Neil Cooper, five stars: When a young woman turns up on the steps of the Brussels courthouse intent on putting the state on trial for crimes against women, the odds of victory look hopeless.

Review: Do Not Pass Go, The Studio, Edinburgh, three stars: If property is theft, there are few better illustrations of legitimised greed in action than a good game of Monopoly.

Ontroerend Goed turns the spotlight on its audience in Thanks for Being Here, a playful, inventive four-star production at Glasgow’s Tron Theatre.

Composer and artist Raydale Dower's Single Drop is at Bon Accord Baths in Aberdeen as part of Soundfestival

Review: SoundFestival, Aberdeen, Five stars. October 2026: Neil Cooper's verdict on soundfestival, north-east Scotland’s festival of adventurous new music