https://youtu.be/_wOPQ5ZzV5A Written and Directed by Erika Tremblay-Roy Directed and Choreographed by Christophe Garcia ★★★★★ In possibly one of this year's Imaginate Festivals' more crucial and well-executed performances, the standing of identity is given a bright coating of pink thanks to Le petit Théâtre de Sherbrooke, who remind audiences that you’re never too young (or old) … Continue reading The Problem with Pink – Gordon Aikman Theatre
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
https://youtu.be/P5VJrTBPqb8 Created by Le Cirque du Bout du Monde ★★★★★ What utter nonsense. Senseless, even tasteless, wanton destruction abounds in a celebration of absurdist chaos, all in what people would call art, performance. By the creative's admittance: this isn’t even a show. What this is, is perfection. Yet somehow, it’s also an absolute cacophony of … Continue reading Der Lauf – Southside Community Centre
Written and performed by Catherine Bisset Dramaturgy by Jaïrus Obayomi Directed by Flavia D’Avila ★★★★ Watching the world unfold, a play within itself, The Placeholder begins in the very seats our audiences find comfort. No longer a theatre in the sharp, bitter cold of Scotland, but of Port-au-Prince, where Minette awaits her white employer – holding her … Continue reading Placeholder – Byre Theatre
Performed and Created by Tracey Boot ★★★ Chaotic, bilingual and a fan of all things shopping and cooking, Granny Smith spends her time dipping in and out between her love of Scotland where she would teach and her home in France. Paying a visit to Granny is like being with one of the family, warming and welcoming … Continue reading Granny Smith – Institut Français d’Écosse
https://youtu.be/_CE-2H-a62A Directed by Yvan Attal Written by Yaël Langmann, Victor Saint Macary, Yvan Attal, et al. ★★★★ t’s pretty easy to offend someone these days, isn’t it? For the past few years, an age of resentment has simultaneously grown as a counterculture against elitism, prejudice and right-wing media. It’s a complicated issue; when do free-speech … Continue reading Le Brio – French Film Festival
https://youtu.be/tukMRXkjhlM Written & Directed by Nicolas Bedos Westworld, but closer to reality, La Belle Époque places the addictive nature of nostalgia at the forefront of its narrative. Posing that this re-enactment of the past has its benefits, but it’s drug-like properties are far from a healthy escape, that the past is pleasurable but has capabilities of crippling … Continue reading La Belle Époque – Edinburgh Filmhouse
