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ReviewsDonald Robertson is Not a Stand-Up Comedian
Small, but packing a powerful punch, Gary McNair’s ode to comedy, Donald Robertson is Not a Stand-Up Comedian, is the perfect blend of theatre and farc... Read more »| 06 Jun 2016 -
ReviewsThe Mikado @ Theatre Royal, 14 May
Scottish Opera's co-production of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado with D’Oyly Carte has all the bite and humour of the original piece ... Read more »| 06 Jun 2016 -
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Swan Lake @ Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 19 April
No doubt puritanical fans of Tchaikovky’s legendary ballet will have some criticism of Scottish Ballet’s newest production – within the cor... Read more »| 13 May 2016 -
ReviewsA Girl Is a Half-formed Thing @ Liverpool Everyman
The Corn Exchange production of Eimear McBride’s literary prize-winning novel A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing draws you in from the start. A stark,... Read more »| 11 Apr 2016 -
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The Moira Monologues @ Tron Theatre
Moira Bell is a legend, and she's back for just one night as part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival to tell you exactly what makes that so. ... Read more »| 08 Apr 2016 -
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The Destroyed Room @ Traverse Theatre
The Destroyed Room takes its name from Jeff Wall’s 1978 photograph, showing a site of structured devastation, shedding no light on why this has happene... Read more »| 08 Apr 2016
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Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring
All of ordinary life is on show in Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring, which proves a high water mark for theatre company Quarantine The show opens with Mr Blue... Read more »| 31 Mar 2016 -
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Private Lives @ Theatre Royal, 23 Feb
Elyot and Sybil, played by Tom Chambers and Charlotte Ritchie, are a couple of newlyweds honeymooning in the south of France alongside Amanda and Victor, pla... Read more »| 08 Mar 2016 -
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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