Group Portrait in a Summer Landscape – Royal Lyceum Theatre

Written by Peter Arnott Directed by David Greig Review by Marina Funcasta Tickets: £16.00 ★★★ Of all claims that can be made for A Group Portrait in a Summer Landscape, having a misguiding title is not one of them; set on a summer evening in a country house in Perthshire in 2014, a seasonal stillness and … Continue reading Group Portrait in a Summer Landscape – Royal Lyceum Theatre

Group Portrait in a Summer Landscape – Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Written by Peter Arnott Directed by David Greig Tickets: £16.00 ★★★ We find ourselves on the precipice of an abyss: trapped in a limbo of decisions (and votes) cast but existing in a world with no answers anywhere on the horizon. In the run-up to the Scottish independence referendum of 2014, George Rennie, retired academic … Continue reading Group Portrait in a Summer Landscape – Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Don Quixote: Man of Clackmannanshire – Dundee Rep

Written by Ben Lewis Directed by Lu Kemp ★★★★★ Living a relatively quiet middle-class lifestyle amidst the trinkets and collectables which faintly glitter with promise and memory, Don, an intelligent, eccentric gentleman of a growing age from Clackmannanshire, is peppered with the natterings and intrusions of his family and care-workers. They fret over him with … Continue reading Don Quixote: Man of Clackmannanshire – Dundee Rep

A Christmas Carol – Citizen’s Theatre/Tramway

Based on Charles Dickens Classic Written by Neil Bartlett Directed by Dominic Hill ★★★★★ More than ever, the tale of the gnarled heart of a man with wealth, enough wealth to change the lives of many, but turns an eye is an all too familiar tale in contemporary life. As the Westernised ideal of Christmas … Continue reading A Christmas Carol – Citizen’s Theatre/Tramway