Presented by Citadel Arts Group Review by Hunter King ★★★★ This past weekend, the Scottish Storytelling Centre staged a production of In A Class of their Own, a play adapted by Sam Cassimally, based on the novel of the same name by a well-beloved Edinburgh writer, Millie Gray. The play tells a story of Rachel … Continue reading Review: In A Class of Their Own – The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Written and Performed by James Clements Composed by Lisa Rigby Directed by Cora Bissett Review by Dominic Corr The Georgian House ★★★ Reinvention: it’s the necessity of survival. But for theatrical retellings of Scotland’s Bard, additional takes on Robert Burns’ turbulent life are starting to threaten to burn at both ends. In a cultural landscape … Continue reading Review: The Burns Project – The Georgian House, Edinburgh
Photo Credit - Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Out In The Hills: a midwinter queer uprising with tartan edges There are January weekends that drag like wet tweed, and there are January weekends that feel like a defibrillator to Scotland’s cultural heart. Out In The Hills is decisively the latter: a concentrated blast of theatre, conversation, music, and gloriously … Continue reading Have a Gander at Out in the Hills: Scotland’s New Queer Beacon in the Highlands, Pitlochry Theatre
Review by Marina Funcasta ★★★ Memoirs proving all the rage in recent years, the magic of the genre often resides in the stories themselves, not necessarily the form through which they are told. Luke Wright is the exception. In this spoken word performance, Wright selects extracts from his memoir, Later Life Letter, and strings them … Continue reading Review: Luke Wright: Later Life Letter – Southbank Centre, London
https://youtu.be/NI9YuZK887k Choreography by Hayley Earlam Produced by Isy Sharman Review by Dominic Corr Information ★★★★ With the frost departing Edinburgh, for some, the last thing on their minds would be a visit to the coolness and celebration of winter found with Brrr, an enchanting sensory installation and live performance of light, sound, and movement from … Continue reading Review: Brrr – The Studio, Edinburgh
Running from January 20th - 24th, the Edinburgh Universe Savoy Opera Group’s production of Into The Woods brings Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s beloved fairy-tale musical to life at Church Hill Theatre in Edinburgh this January. Featuring classic characters like Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and Rapunzel, the show asks what happens after the … Continue reading Have a Gander at EUSOG’S Into The Woods with the Cast and Crew
Created by Richard O’Brien Directed by Christopher Luscombe Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £23.00 ★★★★ Time may be fleeting, but some classics remain a celebration of queer culture, camp, and chaos. Edinburgh Playhouse welcomed back the cult phenomenon The Rocky Horror Show this week, and it’s clear why this musical remains a beloved staple of theatre. From … Continue reading Review: Rocky Horror Picture Show – The Edinburgh Playhouse
Written by Mark McDonnell Directed by Suzi Budd Review by Dominic Corr Oor Wee Mammy McGoose ★★★★★ There are pantos that lumber and pantos that sparkle; then there’s Oor Wee Mammy McGoose, which arrives like a tartan comet and leaves the auditorium ringing with laughter. This is not a show that borrows spectacle to hide … Continue reading Review: Oor Wee Mammy McGoose – King’s Theatre, Kirkcaldy
Review by Hunter King ★★★ Fringe alumni David Alnwick has returned to Edinburgh this holiday season to mix his signature spooky vibes with a story that was originally written by one of the most iconic holiday storytellers of all time: Charles Dickens. Admittedly, I was excited to once again venture deep into the bowels of … Continue reading Review: David Alnwick presents Charles Dickens’ The Signal-Man – Krampus Fest at The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh
Written by Jack Nurse and Robbie Gordon Directed by Bruce Strachan Review by Dominic Corr The Wizard of Oz ★★★ A glitter-splattered, good‑natured panto that shines brightest when it stops trying so hard; the Brunton’s annual festive juggernaut rolls into its makeshift Musselburgh home at the Loretto High School with The Wizard of Oz, a … Continue reading Review: The Wizard of Oz – Loretto High School, Musselburgh
