Reviews
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Martyr @ the Traverse, 15th Oct
There is no doubt that Marius von Mayenburg’s new play Martyr touches on a sensitive contemporary nerve. It is about extremism and tolerance; religious... Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
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The Notebook @ Contact, Manchester
Two bespectacled men in matching grey suits and maroon sweaters step out onto a bare stage. What follows is Forced Entertainment's version of Hungarian writer Ágota Kristóf's novel, The Notebook, directed by Tim Etchells. Read more »| 23 Oct 2015 -
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The Glass Menagerie @ Liverpool Playhouse
The Glass Menagerie is, arguably, Tennessee Williams’ most autobiographical play, and this Headlong/Liverpool Everyman/West Yorkshire Playhouse co-prod... Read more »| 15 Oct 2015 -
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The Odyssey: Missing Presumed Dead @ Everyman
A year on from his take on The Iliad, Simon Armitage presents a contemporary take on The Odyssey by Homer. Read more »| 13 Oct 2015 -
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What Goes Around @ The Tron, Edinburgh, 19 Sep
Liz Lochhead plays tribute to Arthur Schnitzler with the more contemporary style of What Goes Around. Read more »| 06 Oct 2015 -
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Waiting for Godot @ The Lyceum, Edinburgh, 22 Sep
Even 60 years on, Samuel Beckett's subversive Waiting for Godot still manages to provoke and unsettle. Read more »| 06 Oct 2015
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Dead Dog in a Suitcase @ HOME, Manchester
HOME is starting to establish a recognisable style in the theatre it is producing and staging; cinematic in scope, it mixes drama, music and dance together, ... Read more »| 18 Sep 2015 -
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Narvik @ Liverpool Playhouse
A new play with songs by the award-winning Liverpool playwright and singer-songwriter Lizzie Nunnery, Narvik tells a compelling story of love and loss set ag... Read more »| 18 Sep 2015 -
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The Family Way @ Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Originally titled All in Good Time, this 1963 play from Bolton writer Bill Naughton is best known for its 1966 big screen adaptation as The Family Way starri... Read more »| 16 Sep 2015 -
Festivals
The Magic Flute @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, 28 Aug
Mozart's opera The Magic Flute gets the Barrie Kosky treatment at Edinburgh International Festival. Read more »| 08 Sep 2015 -
Festivals
En Avant, Marche! @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh, 25 Aug
Belgian dance ensemble Les Ballets C de la B present En Avant Marche! at the Edinburgh Fringe. Read more »| 08 Sep 2015 -
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Fringe Theatre Reviews: The Fantastical
Fantastical tales at the Fringe, as Pirates and Mermaids, Spectretown and I Am Beast visit Edinburgh. Read more »| 08 Sep 2015 -
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Fringe Theatre Reviews: Baby Wants Candy
Improv theatre troupe Baby Wants Candy bring three shows to the Fringe, including Thrones! The Musical. Read more »| 08 Sep 2015 -
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Fringe Theatre Reviews: Return to Dance Base
Week three of Dance Base's Fringe line-up, featuring Ponies Don't Play Football and An Invitation. Read more »| 01 Sep 2015 -
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Ballett Zürich @ Edinburgh Playhouse, 27 Aug
Kairos and Sonett form a Ballet Zurich double bill at the Edinburgh International Festival. Read more »| 01 Sep 2015