Review: Edinburgh International Festival 2024 – The Fifth Step

Written by David Ireland Directed by Finn den Hertog Review by Dominic Corr Lyceum Theatre: Tickets ★★ A fraction of a degree away from our own believable reality, that’s the brilliance of David Ireland’s writing. Never so outlandish, it tips into fantasy, just enough of a distorted reflection to feel wholly believable, even if the … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh International Festival 2024 – The Fifth Step

Review: Edinburgh International Festival 2024 – The Marriage of Figaro

Composed by Mozart Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte Conducted by James Gaffigan Directed, Set and Costume by Kirill Serebrennikov Review by Dominic Corr Festival Theatre: Tickets ★★★ Sometimes, the best conceits are in the realms of subtlety. And even with opera’s penchant for taking things to a more lurid level of extravagance, at least visually, there … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh International Festival 2024 – The Marriage of Figaro

Review: Edinburgh International Festival 2024 – Songs of the Bulbul, The Lyceum Theatre

Choreographed by Rani Khanam Composed by Rushil Ranjan Review by Dominic Corr The Lyceum Theatre: Tickets ★★★★★ Elemental: Aakash Odedra manipulates the very fabric of our being at times - in the most persuasive of manners on a stage perpetually rippling with drama. To forge fire, earth, and water in dance is something audiences may … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh International Festival 2024 – Songs of the Bulbul, The Lyceum Theatre

Review: Edinburgh International Festival 2024 – The Outrun, Church Hill Theatre

Based on the Book by Amy Liptrot Written by Stef Smith  Directed by Vicky Featherstone Review by Dominic Corr Church Hill Theatre: Tickets ★★★ With not one but two premiere performances (one, a UK premiere as the opening feature of the Edinburgh International Film Festival), Amy Liptrott’s The Outrun has become the buzz of the … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh International Festival 2024 – The Outrun, Church Hill Theatre