All stories by David Kettle on BroadwayStars

Thursday, January 21, 2016

The Weir, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh by David Kettle

Since its unveiling at London’s Royal Court in 1997, Conor McPherson’s The Weir has become something of a modern classic, notching up dozens of productions worldwide and even inclusion i…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 03:37AM
Saturday, December 12, 2015

Tracks of the Winter Bear, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh by David Kettle

The first surprise in the Traverse Theatre’s seasonal production comes on entering the theatre – being led backstage, then onto what’s normally the performing area, and finally to two …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 03:08AM
Tuesday, December 1, 2015

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh by David Kettle

Christmas has kicked off early in the Scottish capital’s theatreland, with traditional panto Snow White over at the King’s Theatre, and the Lyceum’s high-class offering – as befits t…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 03:57AM
Thursday, September 24, 2015

Waiting for Godot, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh by David Kettle

It’s been a turbulent few months for Edinburgh’s Lyceum Theatre, with a substantial cut in funding from Creative Scotland last October, followed by the (unrelated) announcement that Mark…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 02:09AM
Monday, August 31, 2015

Murmel Murmel, King's Theatre, Edinburgh by David Kettle

It felt a bit like we were seeing things. At the fag-end of Edinburgh’s 2015 August of festival mayhem, with extreme exhaustion and input overload mixing to brain-addling effect in the hea…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:01AM
Monday, August 17, 2015

887, Edinburgh International Conference Centre by David Kettle

Incoming director Fergus Linehan has assembled some of the most respected names in their fields for his first Edinburgh International Festival. For classical music, that means Anne-Sophie Mu…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 06:00AM