The Plot review – exploding myths in an hour of gunpowder and treason
Summerhall, EdinburghSet in purgatory, Emma Howlett’s two-hander rethinks the national intrigue with 5 NovemberNever play with matches is good advice – especially when gunpowder is involved. That the historical figures of Thomas and Robert Wintour begin this two-hander testing each other’s capacity to endure a naked flame suggests they have a high tolerance for risk. It is not clear if there are still explosive…