Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Perth TheatreArthur Miller's great mid-20th century dramas rarely let you down – but there are times when they seem more pertinent. When Miller directed Death of a Salesman in China, for e…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:50PMSaturday, February 12, 2011
Tron, GlasgowA small academic industry is building around the work of David Greig. Books are appearing with titles such as The Sense of Place and Identity in David Greig's Plays and the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:51AMMonday, January 17, 2011
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghWhen John Dove staged Death of a Salesman for the Royal Lyceum in 2004, it was the start of a five-play Arthur Miller odyssey that reaches its triumphant, soul-shaking…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30PMThursday, December 16, 2010
King's, GlasgowIt's rare to get a standing ovation at the end of a show these days – and it's almost unheard of for one to be given for an actor who's not even present. But such was the le…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:45PMWednesday, December 15, 2010
Citizens, GlasgowActor Alan McHugh has been developing a sideline as the writer of a strand of psychologically disturbing Christmas shows at Glasgow's Citz. Where last year's Cinderella was …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:40PMTuesday, December 14, 2010
King's, EdinburghTo see what's good about this show, consider the scene where the baddie recruits four soldiers, gives each a stick and puts them through their military paces. The more incom…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:29PMWednesday, December 8, 2010
Traverse, EdinburghIf there's a rule to be broken about family-centred theatre, playwright Chris Hannan breaks it. His brilliant version of the Alexandre Dumas stories is rude, anarchic, wit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:31PMTuesday, December 7, 2010
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghTheatregoers in Scotland used to have a simple choice at this time of year. Either they went to a traditional pantomime or to one of Stuart Paterson's Christmas shows:…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:30PMWednesday, December 1, 2010
Like it or not, reviewers are a living part of what's happening on stage. And when the lines blur, the results can be surprisingMany theatre professionals like to keep their distance from cr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:46AMWednesday, November 3, 2010
Traverse, EdinburghIt must have been tempting to go down The Inbetweeners route. However outrageous the E4 teen comedy gets, there is little in its portrayal of adolescent angst that Frank W…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:30PM 
