Written by Walt McGough Directed by Hannah Bradley Coall Tickets from £15.00 ★★★★ Possession and manipulated identities, as a storytelling tool, are nothing new: spiritual or from beyond the stars. And though the science fiction element of this trope is seldom utilised on the stage, Walt McGough’s Chalk, currently being staged for its UK debut by … Continue reading Chalk – Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh
Written by Michael Frayn Directed by Ross Hope ★★★★ Spectres linger in Michael Frayn’s Copenhagen, which received a strong reception from audiences at the Assembly Roxy last week. Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group utilise their usual pedigree to translate a tricky play with competence and intellect. Opening, in quite the contrary way to a performance so … Continue reading Copenhagen – Assembly Roxy
Written & Directed by Martin Foreman ★★★ Who owns a story these days? Particularly a tale in which we know not the beginning, nor the end, or even most of the middle. For two millennia, The Satyricon has been picked at, adapted, added to, twisted and perverted more so than any contemporary text can fear. And it … Continue reading The Satyricon – Assembly Roxy
Written by Noël Coward Directed by Martin Foreman ★★★ Delayed on arrival, The Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group has been unfurling plans for an adaptation of Hay Fever since 2020, and now, with no more obstacles in their way, this magnificently definitive farcical drama makes its debut on the Assembly Roxy stage. Blissful. The quintessential comedy of manners, … Continue reading Hay Fever – Assembly Roxy
https://videos.files.wordpress.com/QRxl9FVR/all-catch-22_hd.mp4 Written by Joseph Heller Directed by Hannah Bradley Insidiously paradoxical, Captain Yossarian (Yo-Yo) finds himself confined by the titular catch of the airforce: those who are compos mentis enough to recognise the dangers of flying are sane enough to pass the medical. Which unfortunately means playing insane isn’t an option, as only the loons … Continue reading Catch – 22 – The Biscuit Factory
