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FestivalsNicole Henriksen @ Underbelly, Cowgate
The spoken word performer and some-time stripper Nicole Henriksen essentially gives us a semi-naked TED Talk in Makin It Rain Outlining her own story in the... Read more »| 12 Aug 2016 -
FestivalsFringe Theatre Reviews: Dance Base
Woodland creatures, power dynamics, secret languages... in this round-up, we take a look at what's on offer at Dance Base in the first week of the Fringe Read more »| 09 Aug 2016 -
FestivalsExpensive Shit @ Traverse Theatre
“I want what you have,” a nightclub toilet attendant and ex-dancer laments through an empty mirror frame into the eyes of a captive audience. &ld... Read more »| 08 Aug 2016 -
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Fringe Theatre: Northern Stage @ Summerhall
We look at the Northern Stage theatre programme at Summerhall at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 05 Aug 2016 -
ReviewsThe Ladykillers @ Oldham Coliseum
The tradition of plays being adapted for film is nothing new, but over the last 20 years it’s been happening in reverse. Misery,&... Read more »| 28 Jun 2016 -
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Last Supper @ Unitarian Church, Liverpool
Last Supper is a dark satirical cabaret comedy about the end of the world. More of a performance dinner than a piece of theatre, Bearded Child invites you to... Read more »| 07 Jun 2016
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Omphalos @ Invisible Wind Factory
The Invisible Wind Factory is in itself a work of art; a grand and solid building that once churned out the huge metal shafts that make up the wind turbines ... Read more »| 07 Jun 2016 -
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Donald 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 -
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The 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 -
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A 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