Monday, August 8, 2016
Roundabout @ Summerhall, Edinburgh Alan Harris’s tale of romance in Merthyr Tydfil boasts a winning wit that sees it through, even if the play spins slightly out of control Why isn’t lif…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:31AMTraverse theatre, Edinburgh The comedian, activist and theatre-maker brings all of his formidable talents under one roof in this funny, raw and angry showThe Red Shed is Wakefield’s Labour…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:14AMManual Cinema mix Shakespeare with Hitchcock and use more than 400 puppets to create a gothic show that’s soaked in melancholiaFive artistic directors in a single company might sound like …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:56AMSunday, August 7, 2016
Many fringe productions have shorter runs this year, in a bid to save money and stress. But is it really the best option?This year, for the first time in its history, there has been a drop i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:02PMSummerhall, EdinburghThis daring show conjures the image of an empty world and concentrates the mind on the fragility of human existenceOne of the things I love about the Belgian company Ont…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PMSummerhall, EdinburghThis remarkable, very grown-up yet playful family show restages the 2004 siege of a Beslan school by Chechen terrorists – from the children’s point of viewOn 1 Septe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:38AMThe Hub, EdinburghThere are no guilty pleasures at Club Cumming as the showman delivers a moving night of songs and stories“It’s going to be just what it says on the poster,” Alan Cumm…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMSaturday, August 6, 2016
Traverse, Edinburgh With a live score, a searching intellect and studied delivery, Matt Regan’s show about home redraws the boundaries between theatre piece, spoken word and gigSometimes y…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMTraverse, EdinburghLiam Brennan gives a tender performance in this funny-sad reworking of the Gogol story, as a lowly Scot buffeted by the forces of globalisation Related: Edinburgh festiva…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:51AMTen years after their explosive physical approach took the Edinburgh festival by storm, John Tiffany and Steven Hoggett return with Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie. They explain w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:46AMDone well, it tells fantastical and affecting stories; done badly it descends into syrupy schmaltz. Edinburgh’s mask-theatre companies discuss a delicate craft At the end of many mask thea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:34AMFriday, August 5, 2016
Summerhall, Edinburgh Kieran Hurley is like a polite Cassandra in this superb storytelling show about disconnected lives and impending doomKieran Hurley’s new solo show is a quiet hurrican…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:22PMMy Eyes Went Dark | Every Brilliant Thing | 1984 | Forest Fringe | Jesus Christ SuperstarA hit at the Finborough in 2015, Matthew Wilkinson’s tight, powerful play is apparently based on a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:10AMCritics are eternal optimists, only making it out every evening in the belief that we might see something to make us fall in love with theatre all over againfringe is the annual event that m…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:10AMNorthern Stage at Summerhall, EdinburghA brilliant cast deliver the verbatim story of the Focus E15 campaign, in which a group of women occupied a London estate to fight eviction from their …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:16AMAt the fringe but not sure which tickets to book? Try one, two or all three of these theatre and comedy picks from our critics11.30am, Assembly George Square (until 29 August) Continue readi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:37AMThursday, August 4, 2016
The Edinburgh fringe can but a cut-throat market, but by staging a free show – with donations going to Save the Children – Shon Dale-Jones asks us to consider what we value in the worldH…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30AMWednesday, August 3, 2016
Spread your bets, get the right show in the right slot, hope for a little bit of luck – and don’t put in money you can’t afford to lose. Top producers share their Edinburgh festival su…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:49AMThe Other Place, Stratford-upon-AvonPages fall from the sky in Fraser Grace’s passionate play which links library closures to the razing of a city much like LondonA decade ago, Fraser Grac…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:28AMTuesday, August 2, 2016
Theatre’s obsession with the new is magnified during the Edinburgh fringe. But as well as hunting out fresh talent, we need to ensure that artist development schemes support sustainable ca…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:31AMThe Other Place, Stratford-upon-AvonThe RSC’s sparky production of Somalia Seaton’s fearless new play gets to the core of our fractured society, where divisions lurk beneath a polite ven…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:27AMHe has been beaten up and caught bullets in his previous shows. Now Rob Drummond has turned matchmaker, offering audiences a shot at true loveThe Scottish playwright and performer Rob Drummo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:27AMFriday, July 29, 2016
The Destroyed Room | Faith Healer | Unreachable | Into The Woods | The Deep Blue SeaTaking its name from Jeff Wall’s famed photograph of a trashed bedroom, which appeared on the cover of a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:52AMThursday, July 28, 2016
Whether it’s seeing a hammy musical spun into gold or a well-worn classic that blows you away, being taken by surprise is one of the best rewards of theatreAfter seeing Andrew Lloyd Webber…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12AMWednesday, July 27, 2016
Chichester festival theatreJulian Fellowes’s reboot of the Tommy Steele rags-to-riches musical is efficient and brims with cosy nostalgia but oddly charmless Related: The cult of Tommy Ste…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:51AMTheatre Ad Infinitum’s new show is about a Mexican girl who turns to revenge in the face of corruption. Director Nir Paldi explains why we’re all to blame for oppression of the poor – …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:38AMTuesday, July 26, 2016
There’s a bewildering number of productions at the Edinburgh festival – remove the guesswork with our guide to shows we already know are brilliantEdinburgh is not cheap, and an awful lot…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:52AMMonday, July 25, 2016
Young Vic, LondonCreated by refugee writers, this affecting double-header is a reminder that everyone has a story worth tellingWhen Michael (Jonathan Livingstone) first arrived in the UK, fl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:19AMFrom Billie Piper playing Yerma to eyecatching festivals in Bristol and Stratford-upon-Avon, here are the week’s big stage openings Related: Cuttin' It review – streetwise drama evolves …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:13AMSunday, July 24, 2016
Royal Court, LondonCaryl Churchill’s angry but fluid 15-minute piece presents a multiplicity of voices, all talking about the attitudes that lead to Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality ActLess i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:14AMFriday, July 22, 2016
O2 Arena, London"Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do," cries an agonised Jesus on the cross. But it's the good lord, otherwise known as composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, who sho…
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