Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe – A Knock on the Roof

Written and Performed by Khawla Ibraheem Directed and Developed by Oliver Butler Review by Josie Rose Traverse Theatre: Tickets ★★★★★ There is perhaps nothing more destructive, heartbreaking, and ruinous than war. From the constant fear and anxiety experienced by its victims to the terrible external realities made starkly visible to all around, Khawla Ibraheem captures … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe – A Knock on the Roof

Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe – LIFE

https://youtu.be/jW999P0EeGo Written by Maria MacDonell Performed with Leo MacNeill Review by Josie Rose The Scottish Storytelling Centre: Tickets ★★★★ Choosing one of the most loaded words as its title and central theme, ‘LIFE’ takes us on a journey. Yet, rather than being mere passive listeners to our protagonist Estelle’s gripping story, the audience can capture … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe – LIFE

Review: Sunset Song – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh

Written by Morna Young, after Lewis Grassic Gibbon  Co-conceived by Finn den Hertog and Morna Young  Directed by Finn den Hertog, Music by Finn Anderson  Review by Josie Rose Tickets from £10.00 ★★★★★ ‘Nothing endures but the land’.  As audiences follow the seasons of Chris Guthrie’s life, change seems to be the only constant. In some … Continue reading Review: Sunset Song – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh

Review: Sunset Song, Dundee

Written by Morna Young Directed by Finn den Hertog Tickets from £15.00 ★★★★ At the risk of conjuring a Prelim exam question: just what is it that secures Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s Sunset Song as one of the most important contemporary pieces of Scottish literature? But for any who have read the original piece or audiences leaving the Dundee Rep this evening, … Continue reading Review: Sunset Song, Dundee

Milkshake – Play, Pie & Pint

Written by Rob Drummond Directed by Finn Den Hertog ★★★ Wilson, Prescott, Mandelson, Farage, Miliband, Farage (again), Corbyn - there’s not a lot that these men share – outside of their target practice for dairy products. Tory MP Arthur and PHD graduate Owen find themselves in restorative justice, a session designed to resolve a meaningful … Continue reading Milkshake – Play, Pie & Pint