Opinion
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Opinion
Girls Girls Glas(s)
If, as Luther Blisset suggests in Death of Hermeneutics, performance is merely the mirror in which the reviewer sees themselves, I am not sure that I like th... Read more »| 23 Feb 2010 -
Opinion
Ballet and The National Review of Live Art
Back in the early twentieth century, a conflux of anarchic aesthetes and free thinkers challenged the foundations of western high art. Dada, the surrealists,... Read more »| 18 Feb 2010 -
Opinion
Performing the VD weekend blues
I kicked off the VD blues with The Zeros Keep Going, a timely meditation on the social impact of hardcore pornography. Rather like the public debate, the two... Read more »| 18 Feb 2010 -
Opinion
A performance-themed Valentine's Day
Given that my idea of an appropriate first date is either some demonic clowning from Al Seed or a quick burst of Sarah Kane’s Crave (sample line: &ldqu... Read more »| 08 Feb 2010 -
Opinion
Scottish Opera: An Italian Girl in Algiers
When I noticed the email asking me if I would like to “follow around the bikini sailor girls for a day,” I reminded myself not to subscribe to th... Read more »| 14 Oct 2009 -
Festivals
Arches Live! - Music as a force in theatre
Once regarded as 'the twelfth best club in the world', the Arches' status as a world class music venue is hard to ignore. And music is a dominant force in mu... Read more »| 07 Oct 2009
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Opinion
Walking On Eggshells: Arches Live!
There is a consistency of tone across the Arches Live this year that has given the festival a coherent and intimate atmosphere. Many of the works are autobio... Read more »| 26 Sep 2009 -
Festivals
Charleville Festival de Marrionettes
When I told friends I was going to watch puppets in France, their eyes had this strange habit of glazing over - focus shifting to the middle distance, unsure... Read more »| 26 Sep 2009 -
Opinion
Pushing Boundaries: Arches Live!
What our theatre editor thought of the Glasgow venue's latest venture Since Jackie Wylie took over at The Arches, it has pushed the boundaries of drama towa... Read more »| 23 Sep 2009 -
Opinion
Dicks, Tits and Chip: Arches Live
The Arches Live launch night hit the ground running on Thursday with plenty of dicks, tits and ass from performance poet Drew Taylor. Apparently shipped over... Read more »| 22 Sep 2009 -
Opinion
Vanishing Point: The Beggar's Opera
At this year’s Critics’ Award for Theatre Scotland, Vanishing Point swept the board with the intimate Interiors. For latest production, The Begga... Read more »| 16 Sep 2009 -
Opinion
Seeing Stars: What's in a review?
Somehow during the Fringe, between aborted romances, editing a daily magazine, seeing six shows a day and following the coffee, nervous energy and forgetting... Read more »| 09 Sep 2009 -
Opinion
Trilogy, and a few home truths
I took my Mum to watch Trilogy last week. That’s not the most exciting news for some people, but it was a big thing for me because I was inviting her i... Read more »| 29 Aug 2009 -
Opinion
LIVE from Stockbridge, yeah?
I started working for The Arches at the end of July. I cycled to work through the city - through Kelvingrove park, down Sauchiehall Street - before being suc... Read more »| 22 Aug 2009 -
Opinion
A Skinny Take: A medium please
Ryan returns to take us through the spirit world. ---- The human impulse to explain is a source of great imagination: never content to simply not know, his... Read more »| 13 Aug 2009