https://youtu.be/MDQJ5M6RKRw Written and Directed by Andy Mitton United States/ 2022/ 87 mins ★★★★ Covid-19 as a narrative tool isn’t entirely new; most expressionist mediums have taken to picking at the still-open wound of the Pandemic in various ways, but there’s a trickier minefield to navigate where the horror genre is concerned. Here Covid-19 isn’t strictly … Continue reading The Harbinger – Shudder
Produced by Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Stockroom in Association with Naked Productions Written by Maheni Arthur, Tonderai Munyevu and Isaac Tomiczek Co-Directed by Tonderai Munyevu and Debbie Hannan ★★★ Official medical warnings of rising infections, re-ignited cautions to wear masks and the continuing financial damages heaped onto the public from blind-eyed government cronyism; all feels … Continue reading Blaccine: First Dose – Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Stockroom
Written & Performed by Jo Clifford and Lesley Orr Directed by Amy Liptrott ★★★ When is the right time to talk about Covid? How, or even should we reflect during an ongoing pandemic? When are we able to talk and share the experiences and stories of those who struggled, those who did not make it? … Continue reading The Covid Requiem – Pitlochry Festival Theatre
https://youtu.be/GQb-5KLm5hU Written & Directed by Onur Tukel 2021/ USA/ 98 mins ★★★ In Spring of 2020, at the height of the initial lockdowns, were images that will find a place throughout history books: the streets of London, Hong Kong, Venice and even New York abandoned and silent – concrete metropolises silenced for the first time … Continue reading Scenes From An Empty Church – Review
Written by Claire Wood Directed by Alan Patterson & Claire Wood ★★★ It hasn’t been an easy time for anyone. In particular health workers, the vulnerable and those who have tragically lost loved ones and financial security. Life, however, endeavours no matter how different it may feel. One person’s ups and downs correlate to the … Continue reading Shrapnel – Production Lines
Tickets for shrapnel are free, and can be found here Loneliness has had as significant an impact as financial and health concerns throughout the 2020 global pandemic. Hoping to demonstrate all of the various forms loneliness manifests across the COVID-19 outbreak, Production Lines is proud to showcase an online performance of shrapnel. Homegrown and created here … Continue reading shrapnel – Production Lines
https://youtu.be/usy1s0q2bZc Across Scotland, venues are struggling to maintain a future and stave off the fears of going dark permanently. Tragically, the dawning reality is that the coming months will determine the fates of Scotland’s cultural hubs for generations to come. Capital Theatres, the charity responsible for running Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre, The Studio and heart of … Continue reading Emergency Appeal for Capital Theatres – #SaveOurTheatres
Written by Marcia Kelson ★★★★ Lamenting her lost time in quarantine, Enid spends her days in the pleasant company of the nurses and other care home residents but principally with herself. Lockdown has caused the isolation of so many across the globe, drawing attention to the ill effects which can potentially last longer than any … Continue reading The Plague Thing – The Space (online)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYBt6zCi5pg At this moment, Theatre is fighting tooth & nail for our right to express a freedom of creativity, and engage an appreciation of what we, as a community, can produce. What finer way to demonstrate the capabilities of exceptionally talented individuals coming together, than with a composite of forty-plus digital artworks produced in isolation. … Continue reading Scenes For Survival Launch – National Theatre Scotland
Having closed its doors on March 16th this year, The Royal Lyceum Edinburgh is now postponing all shows until at least Spring 2021. Making it clear they would not announce their season until they secure information for when audiences will able to safely attend. Suffering a loss of £700,000 in income due to the pandemic, … Continue reading Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh enters ‘hibernation’ period
