Theatre
A precision machine oiled with gallons of talent!
Gender fluidity is very much a topical issue today. People who feel trapped in bodies of the wrong gender…
Roll up, roll up for a look behind the curtain of the travelling show.
As this reviewer’s Jewish director friend has said, ‘There’s nothing wrong with entertainment.’ Indeed,…
David Haig’s new play creates a storm at the Lyceum!
How appropriate that a play first performed in Athens around 470 BC should be revived (nay, resurrected!)…
A guru of the Unco Guid gets his comeuppance in fine style!
With the shadowy shape of the brick red. iron giant of the Forth Bridge centre stage, a lithe, elfish figure…
Northern Ballet bring the Queen of the Nile to Edinburgh in "the finest example of a modern classical ballet…
It was not without anticipation that I approached this revival of Mike Stott’s “comedy classic” that had…
The British premiere of Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer Prize play, “Long Day’s Journey into Night” was staged at…
The premiere of Midsummer – a play with songs in Autumn 2008 at the Traverse Theatre was a magical, romantic…
Talk about Priscilla, Queen of the Panto!
In placing experimental work at the heart of its programme, particularly performances combining hybrids of…
Our theatre critic finds the annual traditional King's Theatre panto brings out his most festive side.
Laughter in the Rain – the Neil Sedaka Story was full of surprises and all of them good. Although the songs…
Theatre maker Mark Murphy is known for his large- scale work in Scotland from being part of Glasgow’s time as…
‘Translation is always a form of treachery’. Perhaps. Yet it may be an unavoidable treachery. Dogstar’s The…
Introducing children to the delights of Shakespeare can be a disappointing, even dismal, experience.
The opening moments of ‘The Idiot at the Wall’ promise well; a pleasing burst of traditional tunes welcomes…