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Amy Ross: Wicked in Edinburgh
“I adore her!” says Amy Ross of Elphaba, the character she plays in the UK tour of Wicked. “She is a green girl who came into the world dif... Read more »| Updated almost 6 years ago -
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This is probably the best children’s theatre festival in the world
“It is regarded, absolutely, as probably the best children’s festival in the world, definitely in the English language speaking world,” ass... Read more »| Updated almost 6 years ago -
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What the Fuck is Hamilton?
The chances are that you’ve heard that Hamilton: An American Musical, has arrived in London. This award-winning, critically acclaimed production first ... Read more »| Updated about 6 years ago -
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The Month in Scottish Theatre: March 2018
Kicking off the month is a double bill from Scottish Dance Theatre, RITUALIA and TuTuMucky, which have been touring Scotland since February. Finishing w... Read more »| Updated about 6 years ago -
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Theatre in the Age of #MeToo
The #MeToo movement needs no introduction. After its creation in 2006 by Tarana Burke, it has felled numerous high-profile men in the entertainment industry ... Read more »| Updated over 5 years ago -
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Is Theatre Accessible to Working-Class Artists?
Theatre can be an amazing force for good, but for whom, exactly? Sky-high ticket prices and a lack of engagement with working-class audiences means fewer of ... Read more »| Updated over 5 years ago -
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White Feminist @ PBH Free Fringe, Tolbooth Market
Clad all in white, with perfect blonde hair, a pristine manicure and faultless jewellery, Becky Harlowe (played by writer, actor and comedian Lee Minora) is ... Read more »| Updated over 5 years ago -
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This is Not My Nose: Revisiting Cyrano de Bergerac
It’s often said that in order for you to know where you’re going, you need to look back. For Glasgow's Citizens Theatre, recently decamped to the... Read more »| Updated over 5 years ago -
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Mental Health After the Edinburgh Fringe
I knew something was very wrong with me when I looked in the mirror and my reflection had half a smile. After weeks of feeling unwell, both during and after ... Read more »| Updated over 5 years ago -
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Tandem Writing Collective on their DIY Approach to Theatre
“The catalyst was basically, I’ve got these pieces that I would love to try out, but nowhere to do it, let’s work together.” That, ac... Read more »| Updated about 5 years ago -
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The Month in Scottish Theatre: February 2019
It’s another exciting and busy month in Scottish theatre this February, with premieres, tours and a few familiar faces gracing stages across the countr... Read more »| Updated about 5 years ago -
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Fibres @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Frances Poet’s Fibres bursts at the seams with facts and figures of Scotland’s history with asbestos. Scotland has the highest rate of asbes... Read more »| Updated over 4 years ago -
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Youth of Today: Chrysalis Theatre Festival preview
“We felt there was a gap in high-profile performance platforms which championed and promoted creative work by young emerging artists, and so the Chrysa... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
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Ask Auntie Trash: What is Love?
Hey Auntie, What can theatre teach us about love? Luv, Valentine x Hello Valentine, Ah, love. If I wasn’t such an embittered theatre critic, I&rsq... Read more »| Updated about 6 years ago -
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MagicFest: 'We see magic as the art of the impossible'
Founded in 2010 by the husband and wife team of Kevin McMahon – former scientist turned magician, known professionally as Kevin Quantum –&nb... Read more »| Updated almost 6 years ago -
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Birds of Paradise on My Left / Right Foot – The Musical
As we sit down to chat with Robert Softley Gale and Birds of Paradise’s Executive Producer Mairi Taylor, the company are in the first few weeks of rehe... Read more »| Updated over 5 years ago -
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Class @ Traverse Theatre
Parent-teacher meetings are often fraught with anxiety, but in Iseult Golden and David Horan’s Class, what should be a simple discussion after school g... Read more »| Updated over 5 years ago -
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The Month in Scottish Theatre: June 2018
As June starts festivals like the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival, Take Me Somewhere and Hidden Door are still going strong, so remember to... Read more »| Updated almost 6 years ago -
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Emerging voices in Scottish theatre at Hidden Door 2018
It may be stating the obvious to say that Edinburgh is a festival city. But while many think of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe when they think of arts festiva... Read more »| Updated almost 6 years ago -
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Lauren Hendry on Tetra-Decathlon: 'competing feels like performing'
Over the last few years, Lauren Hendry’s life has been dominated by numbers; 800m, 1500m, 3000m. Having never run on a racetrack until 2016, her new so... Read more »| Updated almost 6 years ago -
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The Best and Worst Toilets at the Edinburgh Fringe
If going to the Fringe is a pleasure, then why is finding a decent venue toilet such a pain? It may be easier to get hold of the hottest tickets at the festi... Read more »| Updated almost 6 years ago -
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Celebrating 100 Years of (Some) Women's Voices Being Heard
100 years since some women were given the right to vote in the UK, how does theatre best reflect women's voices? We spoke to three artists to hear the storie... Read more »| Updated over 5 years ago -
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The Month in Scottish Theatre: October 2018
It’s finally autumn, and that means that a whole host of productions are about to begin touring across the country. But which shows are going where and... Read more »| Updated over 5 years ago -
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Real Horror Show: Edinburgh Horror Festival preview
“I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t interested in the supernatural and horror,” says Edinburgh Horror Festival co-founder Alex Sta... Read more »| Updated over 5 years ago -
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The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Almost ten years after its premiere, Jo Clifford’s The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven, directed by Susan Worsfold, has returned to Edinburg... Read more »| Updated over 5 years ago -
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McGonagall’s Chronicles, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Have you heard of the Chronicles? The Chronicles of McGonagall? Sir William Topaz McGonagall, Scottish weaver, and poet of verses most horrible? Although not... Read more »| Updated over 5 years ago -
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The Month in Scottish Theatre: January 2019
While some of the pantos of Scotland finished last month, a few are still going on (we see you, we appreciate you, it’s only ten more months before pan... Read more »| Updated over 5 years ago -
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Panto Characters That Should be Cancelled in 2021
Jesus fuck, what a year. The economy? Decimated. Live theatre? Cancelled. Panto? Well, there is a little balsa wood raft of hope floating on a sea of inevita... Read more »| Updated over 3 years ago -
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The Skinny Guide to Scotland's Christmas Theatre
Ah, Christmas, the time of the year everyone from theatre gathers together and praises our real God; The Panto Jesus; employer of actors everywhere. But whic... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
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The Month in Scottish Theatre: January 2018
Kicking off the month, and indeed, the year, is the National Theatre of Scotland, who unveiled their 2018 season back in November. Their first production, a ... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago