The Shoogle Project
By Margaret Kirk. Published 16 January 2012
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The Little Match Girl Passion @ Tron
By Margaret Kirk. Published 11 November 2011There has always been an uncompromising seriousness within Cryptic’s art. While they are now on the cusp of redefining their mission – having been the vehicle for Cathie Boyd’s direction,...
Howard Marks is Mr. Nice
By Simon Fielding. Published 09 November 2011Structured loosely around tales drawn from the autobiography Mr Nice, this show allows Howard Marks to combine elements of straightforward storytelling with innovative poetry readings and perceptive philosophical speculations. Drawing...
CH-CH CHANGES @ Citizens Theatre
By Missy Lorelei. Published 09 November 2011In Bette Cavette, the brilliant sell-out show of 2010, Grant Smeaton, theatre’s own Swiss Army Knife, did not rely on easy caricature or impersonation, but with wig, shades stance and intonation completely...
Miranda @ Cottiers
By Gareth K Vile. Published 01 November 2011After the physical theatre nightmare of The Red Shoes, a fringe entry which translated the classic film into the daily experience of a ballet dancer’s training and passion for glory,...
Pirates of Penzance @ Surgeon's Hall
By Antony Sammeroff. Published 30 September 2011Yarrr me Hearties! Hearken to the cheerful overture, unmistakeably Arthur Sullivan in disposition! Ye may ‘ave ‘eard it before in a Warner Brothers cartoon. Well, the tall tale goes that...
Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off @ The Lyceum Theatre
By Daph Karoulla. Published 27 September 2011Two queens, one kingdom sounds like a recipe for chaos
Scottish Ballet Autumn Season
By Gareth K Vile. Published 05 September 2011This double bill from Scottish Ballet - one new commission from Jorma Elo and a revival from artistic director Ashley Page - meditates on the question of contemporary ballet. What...
Die Frau ohne Schatten, Mariinsky Opera @ Edinburgh Festival Theatre
By Mark Harding. Published 05 September 2011Gods and kitchen sink dramas
Legally Blonde the Musical @ Theatre Royal
By Antony Sammeroff. Published 04 September 2011‘Snaps! First Day at Harvard Law!”
Olver: Portrait Of A Serial Killer
By Kate Russell. Published 02 September 2011The lights are dimmed. The flickering of static on TV screens is the only light. A typewriter waits solitary at a table. This is the eerie setting for the confessions...
13 - The Musical @ C
By Caroline Moore. Published 01 September 2011Let's play a word association game: 13; teenager; high school; Bar-Mitzvah -- and there is the basic plot of 13 - The Musical. Evan is a gawky teen from New...
Greek: An opera based on Steven Berkoff's play @ The Traverse
By Daph Karoulla. Published 31 August 2011Opera Greek style
Scene of the Titans @ C
By Caroline Moore. Published 30 August 2011If your dirty laugh is a bit rusty, best to brush up on it now – because it will be needed! Scene of the Titans is a musical about Ireland's...
Alba Flamenca @ Alba Flamenca
By Daph Karoulla. Published 29 August 2011It is a pleasant surprise to find that it is possible to perform while seated – the musicians and dancers begin with stamping their feet, establishing one beat. When the...
Constance and Sinestra @ C
By Caroline Moore. Published 29 August 2011You know a play is worth seeing when a young audience member announces in tears that she wants to leave before being gently escorted out by her mother. Constance and...
Much Ado About Nothing @ Surgeon's Hall
By Antony Sammeroff. Published 27 August 2011Old School Rom Com
Barry and Stuart: The Show
By Rebecca Paul. Published 27 August 2011The macarbe magicians return
Helmsman Pete: Postcards From The Edge Of The World! @ Udderbelly Cowgate
By Mark Harding. Published 26 August 2011Wish you were here?
Rent @ theSpaces at Venue45
By Antony Sammeroff. Published 26 August 2011Jonathan Larson’s story of artists struggling to make a living and forge meaningful relationships in downtown New York against the backdrop of the aids epidemic is perhaps the musical that...
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