Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Traverse, EdinburghA haunting one-man show about the not-so-small impact of war is hard to ignore and even harder to watch Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:20AMThe Traverse, EdinburghOwen McCafferty's play about a couple tempted into infidelity touches on the disappointments of middle-aged marriage Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58AMAssembly Rooms, EdinburghThe actor-activist's true-life meeting with a room of disgruntled Vietnam war vets has natural drama, but it's less trial than therapy session in this static product…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:51AMMonday, August 4, 2014
Lorne Campbell of Northern Stage has produced a fine, generous-hearted reply to the critical slating that greeted I Promise You Sex and Violence this weekend Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:47AMTraverse, EdinburghThomas recounts the infiltration of his group of anti-arms trade campaigners by a plant from BAE Systems in an excoriating, heartfelt monologue Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:21AMTraverse, EdinburghThe wife of a dead African warlord is called to testify before a UN court in a slippery thinkpiece that uses new actors every night Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:07AMZoo Southside, EdinburghThere's a touch of Complicite about Curious Directive, whose swaggering show about a mission to Mars celebrates the human hunger for discovery Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:35AMSunday, August 3, 2014
Traverse, EdinburghThere's an extraordinary level of detail, and a few dark crannies, in this guided installation through a fairytale house Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMZoo, EdinburghFrom pillow sheep to psychic monkeys, this madcap debut from Little Soldier is cunningly constructed and wonderfully inventive Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:57AMTraverse, EdinburghJohn McCann's two-hander about the first meeting between a newly autonomous Scotland's foreign minister and her English counterpart is witty but underdeveloped Continue re…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:59AMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghA thinly disguised Johnson pops up in this House of Cards-style comedy about a fictional leadership race Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:22AMSaturday, August 2, 2014
Assembly Roxy, EdinburghThis one-woman show about class, culture and colonialism in New Zealand charts the adventures of a genteel judge's wife who much to learn about the new world and her…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AMTraverse, EdinburghGary McNair marries standup and theatre in a small but smart comedy about using humour to battle bullies Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:53AMNorthern Stage at King's Hall, EdinburghDavid Ireland's play of excruciatingly bad taste is like a lame West End comedy, with added wanking, blow jobs and burkas Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:01AMTraverse, EdinburghMaureen Beattie is superb in Jennifer Tremblay's intense but hard-to-follow tale of a woman's carousel ride through her past Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:22AMFriday, August 1, 2014
Traverse, EdinburghChris Goode's solo show ties together the stories of murderered British soldier Lee Rigby and three other men in crisis, for a powerful but despairing look at masculinity …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:31AMAssembly Roxy, EdinburghThis clowning tale of a marriage coming unglued is at its best when it lets us glimpse the petty cruelties of love Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:49AMPleasance Pop-Up: The Pub, EdinburghThough stylistically scattered, this lively site-specific comedy at the Jinglin' Georgie pub offers a rough-and-ready buzz Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:34AMNorthern Stage at King's Hall, EdinburghThis utterly loveable show sees the Secret Theatre ensemble jump through a series of impossible hoops to great effect Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:19AMNorthern Stage at King's Hall, EdinburghThorpe's dramatically charged show challenges our own biases and beliefs in a Ted talk-turned passionate provocation Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:15AMThursday, July 31, 2014
Hundreds of companies and thousands of performances; difficult decisions. We save you from sticking a pin in the programme All our Edinburgh 2014 coverage Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:00AMWednesday, July 30, 2014
Cinema Museum, LondonSound&Fury's innovative installation movingly brings to life the role of Charlie Chaplin films in healing injured troops Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:17PMTuesday, July 29, 2014
The London 2012 Paralympics opening ceremony marked a moment when disability arts came of age in the UK. Two years on, cuts to Access to Work threaten all that has been achieved Continue rea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:23AMRegent's Park Open Air theatre, LondonThe singing is easy but life is hard in Timothy Sheader's refreshingly spare production Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AMMonday, July 28, 2014
Thérèse Raquin commits crimes of passion in Bath and London, while the fringe gets underway in Edinburgh and Camden Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMSunday, July 27, 2014
Limehouse town hall, LondonThis unsentimental show about east London's historic Chinese community is made with love and acted with vigour Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PMThursday, July 24, 2014
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonDavid Eldridge's drama about the fate of the Middle East is bold and ambitious but feels short on detail Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:49AMWant to take a show into Theatreland? You'll be up against high rents, difficult old buildings and lack of availability of venues. So is there a different way? Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:49AMWednesday, July 23, 2014
Finborough, LondonThere's much to enjoy watching the bad behaviour of a generation swigging cocktails in the wake of the first world warEveryone in London knows that Carol, wife of society p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:09AMMonday, July 21, 2014
This year's Latitude festival provided a powerful lesson for theatre programmers audiences are braver and more adventurous than they might thinkIt is early morning in the arena at Latitude …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:50AMHelen McCrory does Medea at the National or head to Liverpool for the latest giant spectacular from Royal de Luxe or Glasgow to celebrate the Commonwealth Games with plenty of theatreThe ann…
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