Written by Rob Drummond Directed by Robert Softley Gale Review by Josie Rose Tickets from £15.00 (Con. Available) ★★★★ When will Britain be truly accessible for all? Monday 13 July, 2037 apparently. At least, it is in the eyes of Ralph, proudly contributing to the make-up of the new system. ‘We listened’ he repeats, as … Continue reading Review: Don’t. Make. Tea – The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Hosted by Dance Base Artistic Director Tony Mills Featuring Work from Wayne Chang, Jennifer Cullen, Julia Lau, Joshua Effi and Ursula Manandhar Additional Information May Be Located Here There are two areas of Scotland’s cultural majesty which often find themselves with a (perceived) barrier of accessibility for new or unfamiliar audiences - Spoken Word and Dance. And where tremendous groups like Loud Poets or celebrations of … Continue reading Have a Gander: Live & Direct Hip Hop Showcase – Dance Base, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/UnTAHS1zznA Devised by Jo Mango and Liam Hurley Directed by Liam Hurley Co-musical Direction by Jo Mango & Louis Abbott A sense of freedom breaths life through the cluttered, though comforting, Traverse stage tonight: a life-giving sense of release and opportunity that few of us can say we’ve felt. The closest most of us come … Continue reading Review: A Giant On The Bridge – Traverse Theatre
Directed and Produced Flavia D’Avila Written by Marta Massé ★★★★ What does it mean to be a woman? A question which seems to enrage or bemuse the average MP, the question of what makes us who we are, what makes us human, is a profoundly personal one – for as much as we like to … Continue reading Review: La Niña Barro – Assembly Roxy
Created & Co-Artistic Production by Wren Brian Dramaturg & Co-Artistic Production by Patti Flather Available Here ★★★ You’re just doing your job, right? How far would you go to maintain peace in a world of chaos. And just how true is pleading ignorance in defence of horrific acts, spoken without prior knowledge and just following … Continue reading Review: The Investigator
Written by Martin Travers Directed by Kate Black and Annmarie Strain ★★★★ Progress is inevitable. So, it's argued. But is the push for clinical conformity and pounds in the pockets of developers worth the annihilation of opportunity and community? Worth the displacement of the only areas which remain open for those marginalised who require local … Continue reading Review: The Heckelburnie Hecklers – Brian Cox Theatre, The Boardwalk, Glasgow
Lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver Directed by Freya Game Tickets from £6.00 ★★★ If an image, a single photograph, can conjure up a thousand words – then a song shouldn’t be too much trouble. But what about sixteen songs? Finding strength in a non-linear format is challenging but not impossible. Where most musical theatre follows … Continue reading Review: 35mm: A Musical Exhibition – Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh
Scenography and Composition by Wannes Deneer Dramaturgy by Marie Peeters ★★★★ Here’s the not-so-subtle secret about putting on a show: it's expensive. So Belgian choreographer Ugo Dehaes, forced into a corner by paying their dancers a living and deserving wage as part of his company Kwaad Bloed, instead seeks to remove the human element from their future dance performances and instead do what … Continue reading Review: Manipulate Festival 2024 – Simple Machines at Fruitmarket, Edinburgh
L’Amour du Risque Staging by Olivier Rannou Construction & Performed by Morien Nolot and Olivier Rannou ★★★★ The first in two shows at Manipulate that fringe into the dreaded realms of the ‘killer of creativity’, AI and robotics, Compagnie Bakelite’s L’Amour Du Risque reminds gleeful and invested audiences that perhaps, just now, it’s not all that it’s cracked up to be … Continue reading Review: Manipulate 2024 – L’Amour du Risque and Envahisseurs (Invaders)
https://youtu.be/XD0nehnoH9w Created by Ramesh Meyyappan and George Mann Directed by George Mann Tickets from £16.00 ★★★★ There’s something inherently beautiful, if distant, in appreciating how other cultures perform someone’s final passing from this world to the next. One of the most agonising times of our lives, the loss of a parent, is a moment often so … Continue reading Review: Manipulate Festival 2024 – Last Rites at The Studio, Edinburgh
