Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Oran Mor, GlasgowNational Theatre of Scotland's comic production puts the islanders centre-stage, and asks who ever owns stories anyway? Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:22AM[SHARE]Monday, April 13, 2015
Dundee Rep, DundeeThis modern reimagining of Shakespeare's gore-fest, set in a warehouse-style restaurant, is dynamically realised " in spite of some shaky verse-speaking Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:57AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Tron, GlasgowKai Fischer's spellbinding headphone show links Yuri Gagarin's 1961 space voyage to a refugee's journey, but it's a moment of silence that grips the most Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:14AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 1, 2015
An Lanntair, StornowaySue Glover's drama evokes 18th-century Outer Hebridean life " but would be nothing without the remarkable kidnapped and exiled Lady Grange Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:53AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Tron, GlasgowJulie Brown and Johnny McKnight look a treat as a suburban couple obsessed by the pop duo in this uneven comedy Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM[SHARE]Monday, March 30, 2015
Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh Amanda Gaughan's period production does fair justice to this after-party drama for a Macbeth-like couple Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:10AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Dundee RepDavid Ireland's lively but lightweight adaptation moves Lorca's classic into a 21st-century world of knife crime and Elvis-themed wedding discos Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 26, 2015
Heart of HawickAre we just the sum of our chemicals? Lovestruck drugs-trial volunteers provide the springboard to discussion in this riveting piece Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghThis tremendous bare-walls production blends large-scale ensemble playing, all-hands-on-deck music and fluid staging Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:35AM[SHARE]Sunday, February 15, 2015
Citizens, GlasgowJohn Byrne's teddy boys put the accent on badinage, but this timely revival lacks a cutting edge Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:53AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 12, 2015
One was a painter who created banana boots for Billy Connolly; the other was an actor intent on directing. Together, they staged a riotous black comedy set in a carpet factory and starring R…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:05AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghSean O'Callaghan has the air of a restrained rock'n'roll animal in these finely observed monologuesIt's a bold move to put a play as intimate as Brian Friel's modern c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:15AM[SHARE]Sunday, December 21, 2014
An online monologue lasting minutes, an epic historical trilogy and an Ivor Cutler musical are this year's highlights on and off Scotland's stages' Lyn Gardner's top 10 shows of 2014' Michae…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 18, 2014
Arches, GlasgowGary McNair's broadside against Christmas consumerism ends up being defeated by the sheer power of seasonal goodwill Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:56AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Tramway, GlasgowReal-life sisters find something uplifting, tear-jerking and true in a Christmassy two-hander that's like a lopsided cabaret Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM[SHARE]Friday, December 12, 2014
Traverse, EdinburghIs this a class-conscious subversion of the drawing-room comedy? A Tarantino-esque vision of dog-eat-dog status games? Great performances don't surmount the sense you're w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:49AM[SHARE]Monday, December 8, 2014
Citizens, GlasgowCreepy settings and music, along with subtle characterisations, make for an especially satisfying seasonal treat Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:30AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 4, 2014
Tron, GlasgowThe Tron's version of the movie favourite has a festive saviour in a spangly red dress Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Dundee RepChildren loved the bouncing peach, but the hero's journey was only ever physical, never emotional Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:47AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 2, 2014
St Andrew Square, EdinburghWith its lederhosen-clad acrobats and jaunty music, this hour-long show is merely a festive diversion Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:01AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Summerhall, EdinburghAn engaging Wonka figure hides a dark purpose in this impressively rebellious childrens promenade show Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:25AM[SHARE]Monday, November 3, 2014
Tron, GlasgowJohn Byrnes story of two Glasgow painters ahead of their time is a touching study of men defeated by forces beyond their control Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:55AM[SHARE]Monday, October 27, 2014
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghLu Kemp captures the swirling impressionism and understated feminist rage of Sue Glovers play about life on a 19th-century Borders farm Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:28AM[SHARE]Friday, October 24, 2014
Despite a strong ensemble spirit and fluid production, an all-female cast offer no insights into male behaviour Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:58AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 9, 2014
Tron, GlasgowJohn Byrnes adaptation, transforming the sisters into an English military family in small-town Scotland, is loaded with fine performances Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:22AM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Tower Mill, Heart of HawickThe spirit of The Tempest haunts David Greigs absorbing tale of a Hebridean island at the outbreak of the second world war Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:52AM[SHARE]Monday, September 29, 2014
Citizens theatre, GlasgowThis cold war-era production vividly captures an ordinary mans struggle against a corrupt society Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:28AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 25, 2014
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghDC Jacksons drama about an investigative reporter embroiled in a gangland feud is long on laughs but lacks satirical incisiveness Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:28AM[SHARE]Monday, September 22, 2014
SSE Hydro, GlasgowEven in the posh seats, it feels more like being at a rally, but Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill transform the energy in this vast room into something special Continue readi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:05AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Dundee RepJemima Levick and a strong cast deliver a self-conscious but touching revival of Williams's southern domestic drama Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:20AM[SHARE]Friday, August 29, 2014
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghThe South African puppeteers famed for their work on War Horse deliver a fascinating reframing of Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:46AM[SHARE]Loading more stories…
