Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghThis semi-autobiographical tale about the impact of a damaging relationship is empathic and impassioned
At first, you think this piece of gig theatre is mor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:07PM[SHARE]Monday, August 8, 2022
Summerhall, EdinburghCompelling one-man play looks at the lack of understanding faced by children with a disability and makes a persuasive plea for change
The real drama of Jack Hunter's one…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03PM[SHARE]Traverse, EdinburghEmily Bruni stars as a mid-career actor who thinks she's landed a dream role in a stage adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho
There is a theme emerging on this year's fr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48PM[SHARE]Traverse, EdinburghUma Nada-Rajah's farce about an MP using intolerance as her ticket to the top job is very timely, but feebly plotted
It is with remarkable prescience that Uma Nada-Rajah's…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:07AM[SHARE]Sunday, August 7, 2022
Zoo Southside, EdinburghOntroerend Goed's new show is funny, self-referential and confusing in equal parts
This is not the start of the review. The start will come later. This bit is to grab…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42PM[SHARE]Pleasance Dome, EdinburghThe first country to abolish slavery has been demonised and minimised, as Emily Aboud's alternately fascinating and frustrating play reveals
"Europe has erased the H…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:37PM[SHARE]King's theatre, EdinburghCummings' daring evocation in movement of the life of Robert Burns goes way beyond the biscuit-tin
"And still my motto is: I dare," says Alan Cumming at the end of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07AM[SHARE]Saturday, August 6, 2022
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghChloe-Ann Tylor is excellent as a monstrous male tennis coach in Eve Nicol's drama examining control and manipulation
How do you represent male power on stage …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM[SHARE]Traverse, EdinburghTabby Lamb's delightful two-hander is both a sweet comedy and an astute exploration of digital relationships and gender identity
Is it coincidence that the increasing acce…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07AM[SHARE]Friday, August 5, 2022
Ashton Hall, St Stephens, EdinburghMcKellen is the only speaker in Peter Schaufuss's eccentric but witless adaptation of Hamlet as narrative ballet
Might we be missing some of Hamlet's advic…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12PM[SHARE]Summerhall, EdinburghTwo caretakers at an abandoned Soviet research base in the Arctic debate their unease at the country's present and what became of the USSR
Who exactly is the enemy curre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 4, 2022
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh In an atmospheric staging, with poetic dialogue, Jason Brownlee sketches the cruel twists of a violent and abusive London childhood
According to the villain pl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:07AM[SHARE]Summerhall, EdinburghAudio drama follows the grim decline of an incel, drawing lines between everyday aggression and appalling hate crime
We're standing with our thoughts on Edinburgh's Mead…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AM[SHARE]Friday, July 29, 2022
Separate adaptations in Chester and Pitlochry see one faithful to the original, while the other is boldly set 50 years later and on a different continent
It has turned into a summer of Littl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:07AM[SHARE]Monday, July 25, 2022
Grosvenor Park open air theatre, ChesterThere is a fresh twist in this adaptation of Clive King's book but its important message is bogged down in a long-winded production
Jessica Swale firs…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AM[SHARE]Grosvenor Park Open Air theatre, ChesterThe friskiness of title characters Samuel Awoyo and Joëlle Brabban is matched by the punchy assurance of their delivery
Juliet is on her balcony in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Eden Court, InvernessTensions run high and relationships are tested in this poetic tale of love, community " and the threat of final orders
Turns out the qualities that made Runrig one of Sc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:37AM[SHARE]Sunday, July 17, 2022
Secret location, GlasgowAudacious interactive audio work puts participants in among the ordinary consumers in a shopping centre, but gives them a fuller view of the exploitation behind the f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:33PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 14, 2022
Pitlochry festival theatre, ScotlandA touch more peril might help an otherwise playful retelling of the Jules Verne voyage with a cast full of bounce and brio
A big plus point in going outdo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AM[SHARE]Friday, July 8, 2022
Johnstone town hallA 60s Scottish skiffle band aim for the big time in the Tutti Frutti writer's tribute piece to Baker Street singer and teenage friend Gerry Rafferty
John Byrne is not a pl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Òran Mór, GlasgowThis preposterous pun-laden panto gets everything just right with a lusty dame, a bad-tempered bear and a heroine who channels Kate Bush
If you must insist on a summe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AM[SHARE]Phil Wang makes a heroic return, Ian McKellen stars in a balletic Hamlet and Sophie Duker is gleefully carefree. Here are our picks of the festival's comedy, theatre and dance
20 great Edin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:37AM[SHARE]Friday, June 24, 2022
New Vic theatre, Newcastle-under-LymeDirector Theresa Heskins adopts a larky tone as captured air force personnel attempt to tunnel their way to freedom
The writers of Tom, Dick and Harry ma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 23, 2022
Sheffield TheatresChris Bush's audacious production, performed simultaneously by the same cast across three theatres, intertwines comedy, romance and political rage to dazzling effect
Think …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 16, 2022
Birmingham RepThis bright calypso musical, a feelgood reboot of Mustapha Matura's play, features a tremendous cast and sweet duets
Is it a musical or is it a play with songs? It's a moot poi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AM[SHARE]The Lowry, SalfordThere are attractive performances and striking singing as sisters grieve in writer Matthew Bulgo's drama
Anna is in her late mother's attic brandishing a book. It is called…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 12, 2022
Pitlochry Festival theatreWhat starts as a straight Conan Doyle adaptation takes a surprising twist in this two-hander about the limitations of story
At first, you assume Lesley Hart's play …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghStephen McNicoll and Barnaby Power make a consummate team as the comedy legends, delivering knockabout hilarity with a melancholy undertow
Movie director Leo McCarey h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 5, 2022
Pitlochry Festival theatreDespite the actors' efforts and some wide-collared 1970s designs, Ben Occhipinti's adaptation suffers from a lack of clarity
The actors in Noises Off have to play t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 2, 2022
Pitlochry Festival theatreMusical built around the Proclaimers' music is tear-jerking and joyful and awash with life
We've romped most of the way through Life With You, the title track from …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Live theatre, NewcastleDespite lively performances the story of three 13-year-olds in 1980s Sweden skips by with nothing at stake and nothing to be resolved
You can see why Jack McNamara was…
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