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ReviewsDirty Dancing @ The Playhouse, 5 December
'Remember – this is the summer of 1963,' intones the voiceover guy as the lights dim. That means rock 'n' roll, a holiday resort in the Catskills, an u... Read more »| 06 Dec 2012 -
ReviewsMy Shrinking Life @ Tron
Twelve years ago, celebrated Scottish actor Alison Peebles was diagnosed with the degenerative condition multiple sclerosis. This unsparing show for the Nati... Read more »| 14 Nov 2012 -
ReviewsCloser @ The Old Hairdresser's
Closer, a play by Patrick Marber concerning honesty, co-dependency, trust, love as object-obsession and other heady themes, holds some considerable acumen, h... Read more »| 05 Nov 2012 -
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The Great Disappointment Of Santa Muerta @ Oran Mor
The doubts, neuroses and motivations of the jobbing actor are explored in this lyrical, pithy play, written and performed by the brilliant Amanda Monfrooe.&n... Read more »| 05 Nov 2012 -
ReviewsArches Live: Gelatin (Solo) / Update
Gelatin (Solo) performed by Thomas McCulloch, is an intimate study in ritual and the limitations of the human form. McCulloch, clad only in boxer shorts walk... Read more »| 05 Nov 2012 -
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Whatever Happened to Harry @ Arches Live
Seated in a blue Benz with the door hanging open, it is hard to anticipate what is going to happen. To the sound of a reggae beat, a woman with a shawl about... Read more »| 05 Nov 2012
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Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut @ The Macrobert
Straight from this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Gilded Balloon and the Tron Theatre companies present Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut. Jimmy Chisholm... Read more »| 26 Oct 2012 -
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Sonata For A Man And A Boy @ The Macrobert
A well-dressed man in a grey suit and bare feet sits on a black workbench. As the audience - consisting mainly of schoolchildren - shuffles in, he ... Read more »| 26 Oct 2012 -
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The Ktten Has Claws - The Miss Kitty Show / Funk 'n' Love @ Arches Live!
The Kitten Has Claws: The Miss Kitty ShowIn The Miss Kitty Show, a one woman performance, Catriona Ruth Paterson performs as Miss Kitty, bringing out th... Read more »| 19 Oct 2012 -
FestivalsWonderland @ The Royal Lyceum Theatre
Wonderland does not take its main influence from Lewis Carroll but from tales of sexual exploitation and mistreatment. This approach sets precedence for the ... Read more »| 17 Sep 2012 -
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The Shit (La Merda) @ Summerhall
Silvia Gallerano is perched on a pedestal in the centre of the stage. She is completely naked and so is the stage itself. Gallerano spends the entire perform... Read more »| 17 Sep 2012 -
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Cinderella @ Festival Theatre
OK, let's get the obvious stuff out of the way. It's the Mariinsky Ballet, without you having to travel to St. Petersburg to see them. It's conducted by Vale... Read more »| 10 Sep 2012 -
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Juilliard Dance Triple Bill @ Edinburgh Playhouse
The prestigious Julliard Dance School in New York has been nurturing young talent since merging its music and dance departments in 1951. Opener The Waldstein... Read more »| 10 Sep 2012 -
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Rubber Dinghy @ Zoo Southside
Two male business partners stuck in a life raft. They're engaged in a scam involving getting rescued at sea and adopting new identities. Apparently there's m... Read more »| 04 Sep 2012 -
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (As You Like It) @ King's Theatre
Love and Farce Read more »| 03 Sep 2012