Opinion
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Festivals
Arches Live Friday 17 September
As a man with strong feelings about superfluous punctuation, Not_With (Music) did not immediately endear itself to me. But I like a good sound installat... Read more »| 24 Sep 2010 -
Festivals
Arches Live Saturday
Having explored my own inner demons on Friday night – it appears that I can appear on stage without staining either the chair or my trousers too heavil... Read more »| 22 Sep 2010 -
Festivals
Arches Live!
Sarah Hopfinger struggles to escape her past in Away Into the Night. It's an autobiographical piece about letting go of "twenty-two years of... Read more »| 22 Sep 2010 -
Festivals
The International Festival
Summer heats up in Edinburgh Read more »| 01 Aug 2010 -
Opinion
Gardens and Labyrinths
A man stands on stage, a row of silver chains attached to his forehead by hooks. He removes them gently, allowing the blood to pour down his face. Cinderella... Read more »| 20 Jul 2010 -
Opinion
Torturing the Artists
One of the hottest topics in contemporary performance criticism- that is to say, the subject that most often is inflicted on my decreasing circle of friends ... Read more »| 16 Jul 2010
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Opinion
Questioning Dance
It has not, so far, been a vintage year for dance in Scotland. Tramway seems to have withdrawn from its traditional programming of left-field European choreo... Read more »| 27 Jun 2010 -
Opinion
But Will a Scotsman Never frae this Vile Growth be Freed
William Sweeney first orchestrated A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle in 1992, during one of Tramway's golden ages when the West Coast became a powerhouse for ... Read more »| 02 Jun 2010 -
Opinion
A Lot More Fun
Having read Elaine C Smith's autobiography, in which she castigated critics for being failed perfomers, I was inspired to prove her right. A few quiet shows ... Read more »| 27 May 2010 -
Opinion
Time Off For Good Behaviour
Since I don't mind a spot of emotional manipulation - both on the stage and, if anyone is interested, in my personal life, the finale of Beady Eye's Everythi... Read more »| 20 May 2010 -
Opinion
Oh Behave!
Having one eye on the latest pretentious jargon, I frequently us the phrase "performance community". It doesn't mean much, most of the time: artists are freq... Read more »| 19 May 2010 -
Opinion
I Kissed A Girl And I Liked It. Then I Went To Hell.
"Are you single?" It's the question I ought to have asked approximately seventy percent of my dates in the last year, along with "Do you know who the father... Read more »| 16 May 2010 -
Opinion
Write like No-one is Reading...
One of the great joys of being performance editor of The Skinny is the freedom. Sitting in my flat, wondering how I am going to pay my rent, I can dream up n... Read more »| 12 May 2010 -
Opinion
The Theatrical is the Political
This week, I decided to get political. Despite my unwillingness to consider anything that doesn’t contain clear awareness of performance theory and hal... Read more »| 06 May 2010 -
Opinion
Brooking no Complaints
Tramway ought to be paying me a stipend. Given the number of my ex-lovers I meet there, I have obviously been using my love life as an extension of their mar... Read more »| 10 Apr 2010