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Endgame @ Citizens Theatre, 6 Feb
The challenge with any production of Samuel Beckett’s drama is to capture both the humour and the horror of it – especially given that each depen... Read more »| 05 Mar 2016 -
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The Broke 'n' Beat Collective @ Unity Theatre
Four microphones line an empty stage. It looks more like a gig than the set of a play and when the artists emerge, they’re playing themselves: a beat-b... Read more »| 05 Mar 2016 -
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I Am Not Myself These Days @ Liverpool Playhouse
A pacy adaptation of Josh Kilmer-Purcell's best-selling autobiography, I Am Not Myself These Days is not exactly a quiet night at the theatre, and it's defin... Read more »| 04 Mar 2016 -
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And Then You Kissed Me @ Lowry Studio
Few subjects are more sensitive than domestic abuse. With a recent change in the law to protect victims and and increased media coverage of the issue, domest... Read more »| 15 Feb 2016 -
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Manipulate 2016: Threads @ Traverse, 4 Feb
Threads is a story of lineage and lifelines of mythical proportions. Through the tale of a mountain woman and her daughter, it sears with the quiet roar of f... Read more »| 08 Feb 2016 -
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Manipulate 2016: Bird @ Traverse, 4 Feb
In the middle of the space a lone creature sleeps. Crowned with a bird's nest of hair and robed in tatters, she is queen of this derelict land. She splits he... Read more »| 08 Feb 2016
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Manipulate 2016: Birdheart @ Traverse, 3 Feb
A single egg lies upon a layer of sand on a raised table. Highlighted by a spotlight in the centre of the stage, the egg gradually cracks open and within the... Read more »| 08 Feb 2016 -
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The Weir @ Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, 19 Jan
The Weir has become a modern classic. The apparent contradiction in that label – the somewhat uneasy pairing of classic and contemporary – i... Read more »| 22 Jan 2016 -
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Tracks of the Winter Bear @ Traverse, Edinburgh
The Traverse’s double bill Tracks of the Winter Bear is far removed from the typical pantomime hi-jinx of the Christmas season. Instead, it i... Read more »| 08 Jan 2016 -
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Snow White @ Kings Theatre, Glasgow
The King’s Theatre’s Snow White is a ‘traditional’ panto in the modern sense, which means it takes the plot of a Disney movie, pepper... Read more »| 05 Jan 2016 -
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Striptease & Out at Sea
20th Century Polish playwright Sławomir Mrożek may not be a name that many UK theatregoers are familiar with, but his unsettling and absurdist political dram... Read more »| 03 Dec 2015 -
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Tipping The Velvet @ The Lyceum, Edinburgh, 7 Nov
Sarah Waters’ debut novel is so strongly characterised by the unique voice and experiences of heroine Nancy Astley that adapting it for the s... Read more »| 03 Dec 2015 -
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Beyond @ St Andrew's Square, 26 Nov
Recent years have seen a rise in the number of quality Australian circus acts. La Clique’s Velvet, Casus Circus’s Jerk, Strut & Fret’s ... Read more »| 27 Nov 2015 -
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The Oresteia @ HOME, Manchester
HOME’s staging of Aeschylus’ ancient tragedy The Oresteia is dark, strange and sharply relevant. In the third major production of The ... Read more »| 04 Nov 2015 -
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Ghosts @ The Tron, 17 Oct
If you're looking for a faithful adaptation of Ibsen’s famously scandalous play, prepare to be very disappointed. However, if you have opened your mind... Read more »| 02 Nov 2015