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 08:17AMTron, 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 09:59AMRoyal 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 10:01AMCitizens, 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 11:58AMOran 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 10:22AMDundee 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 08:57AMTron, 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 10:14AMAn 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 08:53AMTron, 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 11:24AMRoyal 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 08:10AMDundee 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 01:00PMHeart 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 09:36AMRoyal 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 10:35AMCitizens, GlasgowJohn Byrne’s teddy boys put the accent on badinage, but this timely revival lacks a cutting edge Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:53AMOne 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 03:05AMRoyal 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 11:15AMAn 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 03:00AMArches, GlasgowGary McNair’s broadside against Christmas consumerism ends up being defeated by the sheer power of seasonal goodwill Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:56AMTramway, 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 08:06AMTraverse, 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 10:49AMCitizens, GlasgowCreepy settings and music, along with subtle characterisations, make for an especially satisfying seasonal treat Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:30AMTron, GlasgowThe Tron’s version of the movie favourite has a festive saviour in a spangly red dress Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMDundee RepChildren loved the bouncing peach, but the hero’s journey was only ever physical, never emotional Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:47AMSt 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 11:01AMSummerhall, EdinburghAn engaging Wonka figure hides a dark purpose in this impressively rebellious childrens promenade show Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:25AMTron, 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 07:55AMRoyal 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 10:28AMDespite a strong ensemble spirit and fluid production, an all-female cast offer no insights into male behaviour Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:58AMTron, GlasgowJohn Byrnes adaptation, transforming the sisters into an English military family in small-town Scotland, is loaded with fine performances Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:22AMTower Mill, Heart of HawickThe spirit of The Tempest haunts David Greigs absorbing tale of a Hebridean island at the outbreak of the second world war Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:52AMCitizens theatre, GlasgowThis cold war-era production vividly captures an ordinary mans struggle against a corrupt society Continue reading...
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