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
https://youtu.be/eNpk6dj3Hd0 Story, Production and Puppeteering by Sofie Krog and David Faraco Music by Cuco Pérez Tickets from £12.00 ★★★★ Every home has secrets: lovers, betrayals, lies, and desires. But within the walls of the Warehouse Family Funeral Home, one person’s passing leads to the darkest secrets of all. Throwing open the doors of this particular home, … Continue reading Review: Manipulate Festival 2024 – The House at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Written and Performed by RJ Hunter Composition by Robyn Lawrence Dramaturg/Access Support by Indra Wilson ★★★★ Maintaining the evolving legacy of Scottish Spoken Word, which no doubt aided in securing them the title of Loud Poet’s Grand Slam Poetry Champion last year, writer, composer, and spoken word artist RJ Hunter changes the dynamics of the … Continue reading Review: Stupid Sexy Poem Show – The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Directed by Katie Slater Written by Rona Johnston ★★★★ Throughout history, live music has been one of the most capturing forms of performance. The creative minds behind ‘Mary: A Gig Theatre Show’ effortlessly tap into the potential of lyrics and melody to transfix and transport. Blanketed in cosy carpets, twinkling fairy lights, and accents of … Continue reading Review: Mary: A Gig Theatre Show – Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh
"Monty Python and the 12(ish) Labours" is a unique pantomime that ingeniously centres around Greek and Christian mythos written by Miki Ivan and Fiona Connor. Directed by Miki Ivan, the comically engaging dynamic between Greek pantheons and the Christian God is filled with the Monty Python-inspired humour. Bedlam Theatre's performance maintains the vital pantomime aspects with Eleanor Kinninmonth's subtle comedic delivery, Seamus Coyle's dominant villainous presence, Charlie Ringrose's lively Hercules, enhanced by an array of ensemble performances.
