Monday, May 25, 2015
The mayor of Turku, 2011 capital of culture, has handed his medics 5,500 free tickets to dole out. Time for a dose of drama?
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PMLike it or not, reviewers are a living part of what's happening on stage. And when the lines blur, the results can be surprising
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PMThursday, May 21, 2015
Citizens, GlasgowAdapted from the testimony of a Nazi commandant convicted of the murder of 900,000 people, this superbly acted drama is a meticulous, compelling triumphIn 1970, after being …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:56AMTuesday, May 19, 2015
Tron, GlasgowThe Chewin’ the Fat comedian plays Winnie with skill and poise in Andy Arnold’s production of Samuel Beckett’s claustrophobic play Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:17AMMonday, May 11, 2015
Tron, GlasgowCora Bissett and Yusra Warsama’s sensitive script tries to map out a way forward through verbatim testimonies of those affected by female genital mutilation Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:59AMThursday, April 30, 2015
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghGrant O’Rourke excels as a pair of lovelorn but utterly different identical twins in Tony Cownie’s uproarious version of the Carlo Goldoni farce Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:01AMTuesday, April 28, 2015
Citizens, GlasgowDouglas Maxwell’s trippy snapshot of lives under strain during a community crisis scores comic hits, though at times the play juggles too many offbeat stories Continue rea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:58AMTuesday, April 14, 2015
Oran Mor, GlasgowNational Theatre of Scotland’s comic production puts the islanders centre-stage, and asks who ever owns stories anyway? Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:22AMMonday, April 13, 2015
Dundee Rep, DundeeThis modern reimagining of Shakespeare’s gore-fest, set in a warehouse-style restaurant, is dynamically realised – in spite of some shaky verse-speaking Continue readin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:57AMTuesday, April 7, 2015
Tron, GlasgowKai Fischer’s spellbinding headphone show links Yuri Gagarin’s 1961 space voyage to a refugee’s journey, but it’s a moment of silence that grips the most Continue readin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:14AMWednesday, April 1, 2015
An Lanntair, StornowaySue Glover’s drama evokes 18th-century Outer Hebridean life – but would be nothing without the remarkable kidnapped and exiled Lady Grange Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:53AMTuesday, March 31, 2015
Tron, GlasgowJulie Brown and Johnny McKnight look a treat as a suburban couple obsessed by the pop duo in this uneven comedy Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMMonday, March 30, 2015
Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh Amanda Gaughan’s period production does fair justice to this after-party drama for a Macbeth-like couple Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:10AMTuesday, March 10, 2015
Dundee RepDavid Ireland’s lively but lightweight adaptation moves Lorca’s classic into a 21st-century world of knife crime and Elvis-themed wedding discos Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PMThursday, February 26, 2015
Heart of HawickAre we just the sum of our chemicals? Lovestruck drugs-trial volunteers provide the springboard to discussion in this riveting piece Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AMWednesday, February 25, 2015
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghThis tremendous bare-walls production blends large-scale ensemble playing, all-hands-on-deck music and fluid staging Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:35AMSunday, February 15, 2015
Citizens, GlasgowJohn Byrne’s teddy boys put the accent on badinage, but this timely revival lacks a cutting edge Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:53AMThursday, February 12, 2015
One was a painter who created banana boots for Billy Connolly; the other was an actor intent on directing. Together, they staged a riotous black comedy set in a carpet factory and starring R…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:05AMTuesday, January 20, 2015
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghSean O’Callaghan has the air of a restrained rock’n’roll animal in these finely observed monologuesIt’s a bold move to put a play as intimate as Brian Friel’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:15AMSunday, December 21, 2014
An online monologue lasting minutes, an epic historical trilogy and an Ivor Cutler musical are this year’s highlights on and off Scotland’s stages• Lyn Gardner’s top 10 shows of 2014…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMThursday, December 18, 2014
Arches, GlasgowGary McNair’s broadside against Christmas consumerism ends up being defeated by the sheer power of seasonal goodwill Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:56AMTuesday, December 16, 2014
Tramway, GlasgowReal-life sisters find something uplifting, tear-jerking and true in a Christmassy two-hander that’s like a lopsided cabaret Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMFriday, December 12, 2014
Traverse, EdinburghIs this a class-conscious subversion of the drawing-room comedy? A Tarantino-esque vision of dog-eat-dog status games? Great performances don’t surmount the sense you’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:49AMMonday, December 8, 2014
Citizens, GlasgowCreepy settings and music, along with subtle characterisations, make for an especially satisfying seasonal treat Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:30AMThursday, December 4, 2014
Tron, GlasgowThe Tron’s version of the movie favourite has a festive saviour in a spangly red dress Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMWednesday, December 3, 2014
Dundee RepChildren loved the bouncing peach, but the hero’s journey was only ever physical, never emotional Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:47AMTuesday, December 2, 2014
St Andrew Square, EdinburghWith its lederhosen-clad acrobats and jaunty music, this hour-long show is merely a festive diversion Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:01AMWednesday, November 5, 2014
Summerhall, EdinburghAn engaging Wonka figure hides a dark purpose in this impressively rebellious childrens promenade show Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:25AMMonday, November 3, 2014
Tron, GlasgowJohn Byrnes story of two Glasgow painters ahead of their time is a touching study of men defeated by forces beyond their control Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:55AMMonday, October 27, 2014
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghLu Kemp captures the swirling impressionism and understated feminist rage of Sue Glovers play about life on a 19th-century Borders farm Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:28AM 
