Theatre :: Preview 01 Dec 2008
Mhairi Graham: Sleigh bells, snow, a poor, misled child and a frosty leading lady: it’s time for the festive tradition, the Christmas Production. Except The Snow Queen at the Arches, is not your average work of Christmas fluff. Hans Christian Anderson’s c...
Theatre :: Preview 28 Nov 2008
Susannah Radford: It all begins with a wardrobe. With a little magic and some imagination that's all you need to create new worlds and great adventures. This Christmas, C S Lewis' classic is lovingly brought to the stage by Edinburgh's Lyceum Theatre. The Christmas s...
Theatre :: Feature :: Preview 25 Nov 2008
Gareth K Vile: On the first day of 2009, while the majority will be nursing hangovers or spending quiet time with their families, Edinburgh’s Royal Mile will play host to many of Scotland’s most exciting performers. From old lags like Mischief La Bas, who...
Theatre :: Music :: Preview 21 Nov 2008
Michael Cox: Sunshine on Leith, Dundee Rep’s musical that uses the tunes of The Proclaimers, is back. Musical Director Hilary Brooks says that Sunshine differs from the other ‘jukebox musicals’ in that the story comes first. Rather than letting ...
Theatre :: Preview 19 Nov 2008
Erin McElhinney: Described by co-creator Gerard McInulty as “more like a happening than a play”, The Saturnalia is a rather unique event, typical of the Traverse's commitment to exploring new theatre. There is no fee, and audience members can come and go as...
Theatre :: Preview 28 Oct 2008
Michael Cox: Slava’s Snowshow, the brainchild of one of the world’s greatest and most loved clowns, returns to the King’s Theatre in Glasgow for a one-week engagement. Mixing classic clowning styles with music, physical performance and audience i...
Theatre :: Preview 22 Oct 2008
Susannah Radford: You've got to be bold to tackle the tricky territory of national identity but Glasgow Theatre Company Fish and Game aren't ones to back down from a challenge. With half the company Scottish and the other half English they're in a prime position to def...
Theatre :: Preview 21 Oct 2008
Michael Cox: The Royal Lyceum Theatre’s upcoming production of J.M. Barrie’s Mary Rose may prove to be surprising for audiences who are only familiar with Peter Pan. The play has had many fans, among them acclaimed actor and director Tony Cownie, who a...
Theatre :: Preview 07 Oct 2008
Jaco Justice: We might as well admit that’s the end of summer so it’s really just a case of keeping your senses alert as autumnal temperatures kick in. Fitting then that danceLive! – the third annual Aberdeen Festival of Contemporary Dance – ...
Theatre :: Preview 02 Oct 2008
Susannah Radford: "Elegant, lyrical, musical, earthy, gutsy, sensuous, visceral, with a definite tinge of classicism"; this is how Janis Claxton defines her choreographic style. With such a delicious description of her dance, audiences will be drawn to watch Falling Li...
Deviance :: Film :: Theatre :: Art :: Clubs :: Preview 23 Sep 2008
Margaret Kirk: There is plenty of queer work these days that tickles mainstream tastes: like a larger than life character on Big Brother, or a token edgy story-line on your favourite daytime soap, sexuality is a useful signifier of exoticism that can actually work to...
Theatre :: Preview 22 Sep 2008
Michael Cox: Catherine Wheels Theatre Company is attempting what many thought Disney failed to achieve two decades ago: to successfully bring the novel Something Wicked This Way Comes to life. Directed by Gill Robertson, artistic head of Catherine Wheels, and co-p...
Gareth K Vile: I saw Needcompany’s Isabella’s Room two years ago. They had the best part of an anthropological museum on stage and unfolded a story that spanned the twentieth century, post-colonialism, the joys and pains of aging, mortality and parenthoo...
Theatre :: Heads Up :: Feature :: Preview 05 Sep 2008
Gareth K Vile: With the Edinburgh Festival season safely tucked away, Glasgow immediately stakes its claim to be Scotland's festival city for a bit. The Merchant City Festival is brief - running from 25 to 28 September - but dynamic, bringing together guerrilla perfo...
Theatre :: Feature :: Preview 28 Aug 2008
Gareth K Vile: Rosalind Masson: Be Water Arches Festival, 23-26 Sep Dance on film is increasingly becoming fashionable and dynamic. A chance to see one of the local, dynamic fusion artists in action and on celluloid. Seeds of Thought CCA, 6 Sep Multiple art forms, f...
Theatre :: Preview 28 Aug 2008
Mhairi Graham: Scottish Ballet is taking an exciting leap this September, with three ambitious productions which combine contemporary music, fashion and cinematographic techniques. Topping the bill is Steven Petronio’s Ride The Beast, set to be filled with Pet...
Theatre :: Preview 27 Aug 2008
Melissa Tractenberg: Puppets and the story of a young boy. Sounds like children’s theatre, doesn’t it? Well, it isn’t. It’s the energetic and unique new production by VoxMotus, who brought us such innovative gems as How to Steal a Diamond. Using...
Fashion :: Film :: Theatre :: Heads Up :: Preview 25 Aug 2008
Lizzie Cass-Maran: Everyone knows about the Edinburgh Mela, right? So hands up who has actually been? Well the good news is, whether you’re an old hand or a new recruit, this year’s event is bigger and better than ever before. Ocean Terminal will be crawlin...
Theatre :: Preview 06 Aug 2008
Susannah Radford: Edinburgh gets a chance to see a great double bill this August with Liv Lorent's tenderhook and Hofesh Shechter's DOG, two original works choreographed especially for the Scottish Dance Theatre. Working with different choreographers during the creatio...
Theatre :: Preview 01 Aug 2008
Margaret Kirk: “It is not social commentary at all.. We just wanted to take this concept and ask what are the different journeys that this person would go through?” In a Fringe that is often swamped by mediocre productions of established plays, Mehrdad S...
