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Natalie O'Donoghue

Natalie has been covering for BroadwayWorld Scotland since 2013 and heads up the site's Edinburgh Festival Fringe coverage. Based in Glasgow, she covers as much as she can around Scotland and is a member of the judging panel of the Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS). When not at the theatre, Natalie loves spending time with her cat Dolly Purrton and is a big fan of country music. She is usually covered in glitter. You can follow Natalie on Twitter at @nataliealana87 




LEARN MORE ABOUT Natalie O'Donoghue

First Show:

Blood Brothers West End/Ghost on Broadway

Favorite Show:

Wicked

Favorite Stories:

  • Rachel Fairburn- Showgirl Interview - I've been following Rachel Fairburn's career for a long time and was thrilled to chat to her about her tour show.
  • Wicked Review- Edinburgh - Wicked is my all time favourite theatre show so it was an honour to be invited to review it.
  • 2023 Year in Review - I enjoy recapping my year in theatre.
  • Battery Park review - Battery Park was a show I really loved in 2023 and I enjoy being able to highlight amazing Scottish theatre.
  • Mark Nelson Interview - I have been a fan of Mark Nelson's work for many years so really enjoyed being able to pick his brain about the Scottish comedy industry.


EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: KINGMAKER, Pleasance Courtyard, August 3 2014
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: KINGMAKER, Pleasance Courtyard, August 3 2014
August 3, 2014

A bumbling, charismatic London Mayor challenges his enemies to become prime minister. But will his comic and colourful past destroy him?

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: HUMAN CHILD, Underbelly, August 3 2014
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: HUMAN CHILD, Underbelly, August 3 2014
August 3, 2014

Inspired by changeling myths and the poetry of WB Yeats, Human Child is a blazing fantasy adventure story that mixes theatre, puppetry and live music for children from 8 to 80.

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: MARGARET THATCHER QUEEN OF SOHO, Assembly George Sq, August 2 2014
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: MARGARET THATCHER QUEEN OF SOHO, Assembly George Sq, August 2 2014
August 3, 2014

She's back! Britain's first female prime minister stars in a drag comedy musical extravaganza like no other! On the eve of the vote for Section 28, Maggie gets lost in Soho and accidentally becomes a cabaret superstar, but will she change her mind about the homophobic bill before it's too late?

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: DIVALLUSION, Assembly Checkpoint, August 2 2014
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: DIVALLUSION, Assembly Checkpoint, August 2 2014
August 3, 2014

YouTube sensation Christina Bianco and cabaret star Velma Celli present a selection of your favourite pop divas in 60 minutes. Through humour, versatile vocals and impressions they'll honour these timeless divas, presenting familiar hits in ways you're unlikely to have seen or heard before!

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: PRIVATE PEACEFUL, Underbelly, August 2 2014
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: PRIVATE PEACEFUL, Underbelly, August 2 2014
August 2, 2014

Winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year, Private Peaceful is by former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo, award-winning author of War Horse. Private Peaceful relives the life a young WW1 soldier awaiting the firing squad at dawn.

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: THE ADDAMS FAMILY, Assembly Hall, August 2 2014
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: THE ADDAMS FAMILY, Assembly Hall, August 2 2014
August 2, 2014

Something is wrong with Wednesday Addams. Gomez and Morticia are desperately worried about their daughter; the charming little bundle of malice has lost her taste for death, darkness and torture. She is behaving like a demented Disney princess. Where did they go wrong? Surely she hasn't fallen in love with someone ... normal?

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: BIANCO, No Fit State Big Top, August 1 2014
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: BIANCO, No Fit State Big Top, August 1 2014
August 2, 2014

Following last year's explosive success, NoFit State returns with a re-invented version of Bianco, featuring brand new acts in their unique, subversive and sensational style. Bianco is a physical and sensual journey through a visceral landscape, inhabited by women and men, their fears, doubts and hopes. Set to intoxicating live music this is a promenade production that spins above, around and alongside the swirling crowd, immersing you in a constantly revolving world and leaving you feeling exhilarated and totally seduced.

EDINBURGH 2014- BWW Reviews: OVERLOOKED, Cowgatehead, August 1 2014
EDINBURGH 2014- BWW Reviews: OVERLOOKED, Cowgatehead, August 1 2014
August 2, 2014

Have you ever felt undervalued? Ignored? Overlooked? Award-winning comedy writer/performer Lizzy Mace presents a series of oddball characters - from the fourth bear in the Goldilocks story to the disgruntled children's TV presenter and her psychopathic sock puppets - giving each of these endearingly awkward underlings a voice.

EDINBURGH 2014- BWW Reviews: THE TRIAL OF JANE FONDA, Assembly Rooms, August 1 2014
EDINBURGH 2014- BWW Reviews: THE TRIAL OF JANE FONDA, Assembly Rooms, August 1 2014
August 2, 2014

Jane Fonda is one of the most controversial anti-war activists in American history. On 18 June 1988, in a little-known event, Fonda confronted a room of hostile Vietnam veterans in Waterbury, Connecticut, who were boycotting the filming of her movie Stanley & Iris, co-starring Robert De Niro. The true story of what Fonda actually did and how her actions helped end the Vietnam War has never been told before.

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS, C South, August 1 2014
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS, C South, August 1 2014
August 2, 2014

The long walk to the remote control. The stale taste of a bagel. The low battery on your mobile phone. With 140 characters or fewer to fill, everyone has a problem that needs solving in our unforgiving first world. Using tweets, songs and physicality, this original piece of new writing based on the hashtag phenomenon explores the moral dilemmas of the new world.

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Interviews: Rachel Mariner, Writer Of BILL CLINTON: HERCULES
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Interviews: Rachel Mariner, Writer Of BILL CLINTON: HERCULES
July 28, 2014

Writer Rachel Mariner speaks to BWW:UK about her upcoming Edinburgh Fringe 2014 play Bill Clinton: Hercules.

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Interviews: Alison Beattie, Producer Of ARABIAN NIGHTS
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Interviews: Alison Beattie, Producer Of ARABIAN NIGHTS
July 29, 2014

Producer Alison Beattie speaks to BWW:UK about her children's play Arabian Nights ahead of its run at the Edinburgh Fringe festival.

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Interviews: Comedian Paco Erhard
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Interviews: Comedian Paco Erhard
July 29, 2014

Comedian Paco Erhard speaks to BWW:UK about his Edinburgh Fringe 2014 show Worst. German. Ever.

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW INTERVIEWS: Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW INTERVIEWS: Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho
July 25, 2014

Margaret Thatcher Queen Of Soho speaks to BWW:UK about her upcoming performance at the Edinburgh Fringe 2014.

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW INTERVIEWS: Writer And Comedian Lizzy Mace
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW INTERVIEWS: Writer And Comedian Lizzy Mace
July 24, 2014

Comedy writer and actress Lizzy Mace speaks to us about her second solo show 'Overlooked' at the Edinburgh Fringe festival.

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW INTERVIEWS: Apphia Campbell On BLACK IS THE COLOR OF MY VOICE
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW INTERVIEWS: Apphia Campbell On BLACK IS THE COLOR OF MY VOICE
July 30, 2014

Actress and writer Apphia Campbell speaks to BWW:UK about her Nina Simone inspired play which debuts at the Edinburgh Fringe festival.

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW INTERVIEWS: Velma Celli!
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW INTERVIEWS: Velma Celli!
July 22, 2014

Actor, choreographer and cabaret sensation Velma Celli speaks to BWW about bringing her show to the Edinburgh Fringe 2014.

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW INTERVIEWS: Christina Bianco!
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW INTERVIEWS: Christina Bianco!
July 17, 2014

Actress and singer Christina Bianco speaks to BWW about her upcoming performances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

EDINBURGH 2014: Natalie O'Donoghue's Theatre Picks!
EDINBURGH 2014: Natalie O'Donoghue's Theatre Picks!
July 21, 2014

Reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue's theatre picks of the Fringe 2014. See if you agree, and add your comments and thoughts! Follow her coverage here throughout the festival.

EDINBURGH 2014: Natalie O'Donoghue's Musical and Cabaret Picks!
EDINBURGH 2014: Natalie O'Donoghue's Musical and Cabaret Picks!
August 1, 2014

Reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top musical and cabaret picks of the Edinburgh Fringe 2014.



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