Theatre

The last ten years have been quite an emotional rollercoaster for Tolkien fans. First of all, some unknown…
Bohemians went for a big splash as they start their second centenary of producing shows in Edinburgh. Singin…
Death has never had a face to me. It does not have character. It does not have personality. It does not think…
Greek myth collides with contemporary meditation in Sarah Ruhl’s recondite rendering of the classic tale of…
A look at the New World themed theatre productions showing at the 2010 Edinburgh International Festival.
The Edinburgh International Festival strikes the tone of this year's cultural feast with a quotation from…
One of the less visible activities of the Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) is its its year-round…
“Men are all pigs!” How many times have you heard that sentence, or something to that effect? Being a pig is…
The idea of soup is usually a comforting one but it is a bit disconcerting, or at least bemusing, to be…
This is a "Wind" worth catching at the Playhouse for the rest of the week. It’s a Bill Kenwright presentation…
“Not another one!” This was the only thought in my mind as I fumbled through the Porridge program, eagerly…
Communicado really knows how to put on a show. There’s music, singing, dancing, drama, comedy, fabulous…
Shattered Head is the title of a piece of sculpture made by Scots Italian artist, Eduardo Paolozzi in 1956. …
There is so much bad comedy on the television these days. And most of it, it saddens me to say, home-grown.…
Now Martin McDonagh has been thrust into the spotlight for award-winning short films and his Oscar nominated…
Given the success of theatrical forays such as The Vagina Monologues and Grumpy Old Women, one might have had…
Last year’s innovative lunchtime theatre series "A Play, A Pie and A Pint", a successful collaboration…
Situated at the corner of Bonnington and Newhaven Road, Guilty Lily is an unexpected surprise with its…
A prodigious playwright, Douglas Maxwell will have at least 5 of his plays performed this year - including a…
Entering Traverse 2 to see Pamela Carter’s play What We Know, was like passing invisibly through your…