Written and Produced by David Carswell Directed by Ruairidh Forde Musical Direction from Ryan Moir Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £17.00 ★★★ While skeletons of Glasgow’s incredible music scene still mournfully line the streets, a new musical, ‘Glasgow Kiss’, from The ‘Tommy Burns Story’ and ‘PORNO’ writer Davie Carswell, has risen at the Glasgow … Continue reading Review: Glasgow Kiss – The Pavillion, Glasgow
Written and Directed by Fraser Scott Set and Costume Design by Mela Adela Sound Design and Composition by Patricia Panther Review by Dominic Corr ★★★★★ No one is better at insulting the Scots than, well, the Scots. Call it, self-preservation. Call it, a fine sense of humour and being able to handle the banter. Call … Continue reading Review: C*mmon Tongue – The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Directed by Isla Cowan and Andy McGregor Story and Lyrics by Isla Cowan Music, Lyrics, and Arrangements by Andy McGregor Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £15.50 ★★★★ Hands glued to artwork. Black paint slathered over monuments, buildings, and vehicles. Cabe ties, posters, campaigns, and marches. The history of our right to protest is a … Continue reading Review: To Save The Sea – The Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Part of Made in Scotland, this journey through humour, anger and ultimately hope, STUMPED is ideally suited to both existing opera fans and newbies. Performed by a stellar cast and ends with a short reflection from an invited forest expert. A brand-new miniature opera exploring deforestation through scenes from five ancient stories that centre on … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – STUMPED
Written by Isla Cowan Directed by Steve Small ★★★★ Every day starts with the same routine: wake up, get ready for school, learn, stress, learn some more, then stress some more. But in their spare time, Cassie makes sure to tidy the beach of debris at the end of the school day while Claire watches … Continue reading And… And… And… – Traverse Theatre
Created and Performed by John Bolland Co-directed by Mark Thomson ★★★ Conjuring the idea of how it feels to find oneself on a ‘burning platform’ - too hot to stand but too late to abandon, just what options do we have left when facing down the barrel of this Climate Emergency, and what parallels can be … Continue reading Pibroch – Scottish Storytelling Centre
Written by Hannah Lavery Directed by Natalie Ibu ★★★ The significant power of young voices is central in this year’s Imaginate programmes, and arguably no other production captures this messaging better than Lavery’s commissioned Protest. Commissioned and backed by Fuel, Imaginate, National Theatre of Scotland and Northern Stage, Protest captures the innocent nature of playground politics, … Continue reading Protest – The Studio, Potterrow
Created and Performed Sarah Rose Graber and Ruxy Cantir Directed by Tim Licata ★★★★ The prospect of living on an island with your best pal might sound like a dream for some, a nightmare for others. But that’s precisely where Riri and Moku find themselves, confined to a barrel, sitting atop an island of rubbish. … Continue reading Two in a Barrel – National Museum of Scotland
https://youtu.be/M-EcN9bpawE Direction and Choreography by Akram Khan Written by Tariq Jordan ★★★ Everything returns to nature. Or so it’s said. In a drowned world – a bleak, not too distant future – Akram Khan’s brooding, fierce, and in moments brave re-imagining of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book finds a slew of animals claiming the urban wastelands. Written by Tariq Jordan, Jungle Book … Continue reading Jungle Book Reimagined – Festival Theatre
Written by Nicola McCartney, Tawona Sitholé, Uma Nada-Rajah & Ben Harrison Directed by Ben Harrison ★★★★ The unthinkable is now a near-distant reality, in which the United Kingdom finds itself at the mercy of the growing climate catastrophe. Deemed ‘The Great Wave’, there are days, maybe only hours left, before the country is all but … Continue reading Muster Station – Leith Academy
