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Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Jackie Kay on putting her adoption on stage – and getting a pay rise for her successor by Peter Ross

When Scotland’s national poet travelled to Nigeria to ask her birth father if he ever thought of her, he said no. Does it hurt to put this on stage? And should the next ‘makar’ be on �…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:32PM

Monday, April 1, 2019

Mrs Brown's Boys D'Musical? review – where are d'jokes and d'good songs? by Peter Ross

The Hydro, GlasgowBrendan O’Carroll and co cheerfully gurn their way through two hours’ of weak gags, unmemorable songs and wasted opportunities Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Musical? begins wh…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AM

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Local Hero review – oil-movie gem strikes a salty musical note by Peter Ross

Royal Lyceum, EdinburghBill Forsyth’s bittersweet comic drama about a Scottish village’s fight with an oil firm sheds its whimsy in this tougher version, scored by Mark Knopfler It is 19…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:22AM

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

'We need to hear bone splintering!' – Touching the Void crashes on to the stage by Peter Ross

It is one of the most breathtaking stories of disaster, abandonment and survival in mountaineering. Will a theatre version finally settle its brutal controversies?Two men are climbing up a j…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:33AM

Monday, April 30, 2018

Unleash the Burryman! Britain's weirdest folk rituals by Peter Ross

A fanatical folklorist has spent a lifetime cataloguing Britain’s strangest rites. He picks his five favourites, from blazing barrels and sacred pies to a May Day ceremony bigger than Chri…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AM

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Jings maw! Meet the braw Scots putting the Broons family on stage by Peter Ross

They’re the cartoon characters who’ve entertained Scotland for 80 years. Now the Broons are going on tour. But will the show make Granpaw choke on his falsers?Paw Broon is sitting at the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Gallows humour – Simon Armitage on his comedy about the last man hanged for blasphemy by Peter Ross

How does the fate of a student executed in 1697 fuel the freedom of speech debate today? Simon Armitage and Told By An Idiot talk about their new drama exploring the life and death of Thomas…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:03PM

Friday, January 29, 2016

Limmy Live! review – comic coasts through sketchy stage show by Peter Ross

Clyde Auditorium, GlasgowLimmy’s screen-friendly comedy style struggles to translate to the stage, relying heavily on slapstick for easy laughsA celebrated sketch in the cult BBC Scotland …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:56AM

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Last orders in the Rovers Return: Corrie stars do Beckett's Endgame by Peter Ross

It’s bleak, bitter and laughs in the face of despair. But enough about Coronation Street. The actors best known as Roy Cropper and Peter Barlow are swapping Weatherfield for Beckett. David…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:20PM

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Alasdair Gray's Lanark hits the stage: 'it’s wild and heroic – if we fail, we fail' by Peter Ross

‘Scotland’s Ulysses’ has been turned into a theatrical epic at the Edinburgh festival. For playwright David Greig and director Graham Eatough, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunityOn…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:30AM

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