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Traverse, EdinburghTabby Lamb’s delightful two-hander is both a sweet comedy and an astute exploration of digital relationships and gender identity Is it coincidence that the increasing ac…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07AMAshton Hall, St Stephens, EdinburghMcKellen is the only speaker in Peter Schaufuss’s eccentric but witless adaptation of Hamlet as narrative ballet Might we be missing some of Hamlet’s a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12PMSummerhall, EdinburghTwo caretakers at an abandoned Soviet research base in the Arctic debate their unease at the country’s present and what became of the USSR Who exactly is the enemy cur…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMPleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh In an atmospheric staging, with poetic dialogue, Jason Brownlee sketches the cruel twists of a violent and abusive London childhood According to the villain pl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:07AMSummerhall, EdinburghAudio drama follows the grim decline of an incel, drawing lines between everyday aggression and appalling hate crime We’re standing with our thoughts on Edinburgh’s …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AMSeparate adaptations in Chester and Pitlochry see one faithful to the original, while the other is boldly set 50 years later and on a different continent It has turned into a summer of Littl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:07AMGrosvenor Park open air theatre, ChesterThere is a fresh twist in this adaptation of Clive King’s book but its important message is bogged down in a long-winded production Jessica Swale fi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AMGrosvenor Park Open Air theatre, ChesterThe friskiness of title characters Samuel Awoyo and Joëlle Brabban is matched by the punchy assurance of their delivery Juliet is on her balcony in a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18AMEden Court, InvernessTensions run high and relationships are tested in this poetic tale of love, community – and the threat of final orders Turns out the qualities that made Runrig one of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:37AMSecret location, GlasgowAudacious interactive audio work puts participants in among the ordinary consumers in a shopping centre, but gives them a fuller view of the exploitation behind the f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:33PMPitlochry festival theatre, ScotlandA touch more peril might help an otherwise playful retelling of the Jules Verne voyage with a cast full of bounce and brio A big plus point in going outdo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AMJohnstone town hallA 60s Scottish skiffle band aim for the big time in the Tutti Frutti writer’s tribute piece to Baker Street singer and teenage friend Gerry Rafferty John Byrne is not a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AMÒran Mór, GlasgowThis preposterous pun-laden panto gets everything just right with a lusty dame, a bad-tempered bear and a heroine who channels Kate Bush If you must insist on a summer pan…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMPhil Wang makes a heroic return, Ian McKellen stars in a balletic Hamlet and Sophie Duker is gleefully carefree. Here are our picks of the festival’s comedy, theatre and dance 20 great Ed…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:37AMNew Vic theatre, Newcastle-under-LymeDirector Theresa Heskins adopts a larky tone as captured air force personnel attempt to tunnel their way to freedom The writers of Tom, Dick and Harry ma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMSheffield TheatresChris Bush’s audacious production, performed simultaneously by the same cast across three theatres, intertwines comedy, romance and political rage to dazzling effect Thin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMBirmingham RepThis bright calypso musical, a feelgood reboot of Mustapha Matura’s play, features a tremendous cast and sweet duets Is it a musical or is it a play with songs? It’s a moot…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AMThe Lowry, SalfordThere are attractive performances and striking singing as sisters grieve in writer Matthew Bulgo’s drama Anna is in her late mother’s attic brandishing a book. It is ca…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMPitlochry Festival theatreWhat starts as a straight Conan Doyle adaptation takes a surprising twist in this two-hander about the limitations of story At first, you assume Lesley Hart’s pla…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMRoyal Lyceum, EdinburghStephen McNicoll and Barnaby Power make a consummate team as the comedy legends, delivering knockabout hilarity with a melancholy undertow Movie director Leo McCarey h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07AMIn the first of our festival previews, we round up some of the best offerings we’ve already reviewed – including Tim Key, Liz Kingsman, La Clique and Hungry This searing, sweaty disco is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AMPitlochry Festival theatreDespite the actors’ efforts and some wide-collared 1970s designs, Ben Occhipinti’s adaptation suffers from a lack of clarity The actors in Noises Off have to pl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMPitlochry Festival theatreMusical built around the Proclaimers’ music is tear-jerking and joyful and awash with life We’ve romped most of the way through Life With You, the title track f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMLive theatre, NewcastleDespite lively performances the story of three 13-year-olds in 1980s Sweden skips by with nothing at stake and nothing to be resolved You can see why Jack McNamara was…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:07AMHull Truck theatreUpdated for the era of remote learning, Godber’s 1987 work is still joyously energetic and bitter about systemic inequalities The most topical joke of the night is about …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMEveryman, LiverpoolChloë Moss’s play about a female officer who joins an all-male crew on a cargo ship skims the surface of its issues If you wanted to map the contours of the patriarchy,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMÒran Mór, GlasgowAn actor considers a move from Northern Ireland to London in this witty two-hander by Cyprus Avenue’s David Ireland Matthew is nervously running through his lines as he …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AMStoryhouse, ChesterTim Firth pays tribute to his eccentric father with a cheerfully anarchic tale of cross-generational trust The key moment in Tim Firth’s nourishing new musical would be …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AMLeeds PlayhouseEithne Browne gives a superb depiction of the bewilderment brought on by Alzheimer’s in Francis Poet’s sharp-witted play Frances Poet has form when it comes to dramatising…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMNottingham PlayhousePlaywright Nathaniel Price’s aim is true in a predatory pitch-side tale from the 1970s If there is a victory in Nathaniel Price’s new play, it takes place in extra ti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMBelgrade theatre, CoventryDesdemona’s twins step forward to speak out against the racist tropes that led to their parents’ tragedy in this inclusive, urgent production We are reaching th…
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