Scenography and Composition by Wannes Deneer Dramaturgy by Marie Peeters ★★★★ Here’s the not-so-subtle secret about putting on a show: it's expensive. So Belgian choreographer Ugo Dehaes, forced into a corner by paying their dancers a living and deserving wage as part of his company Kwaad Bloed, instead seeks to remove the human element from their future dance performances and instead do what … Continue reading Review: Manipulate Festival 2024 – Simple Machines at Fruitmarket, Edinburgh
L’Amour du Risque Staging by Olivier Rannou Construction & Performed by Morien Nolot and Olivier Rannou ★★★★ The first in two shows at Manipulate that fringe into the dreaded realms of the ‘killer of creativity’, AI and robotics, Compagnie Bakelite’s L’Amour Du Risque reminds gleeful and invested audiences that perhaps, just now, it’s not all that it’s cracked up to be … Continue reading Review: Manipulate 2024 – L’Amour du Risque and Envahisseurs (Invaders)
https://youtu.be/XD0nehnoH9w Created by Ramesh Meyyappan and George Mann Directed by George Mann Tickets from £16.00 ★★★★ There’s something inherently beautiful, if distant, in appreciating how other cultures perform someone’s final passing from this world to the next. One of the most agonising times of our lives, the loss of a parent, is a moment often so … Continue reading Review: Manipulate Festival 2024 – Last Rites at The Studio, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/eNpk6dj3Hd0 Story, Production and Puppeteering by Sofie Krog and David Faraco Music by Cuco Pérez Tickets from £12.00 ★★★★ Every home has secrets: lovers, betrayals, lies, and desires. But within the walls of the Warehouse Family Funeral Home, one person’s passing leads to the darkest secrets of all. Throwing open the doors of this particular home, … Continue reading Review: Manipulate Festival 2024 – The House at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Written and Performed by RJ Hunter Composition by Robyn Lawrence Dramaturg/Access Support by Indra Wilson ★★★★ Maintaining the evolving legacy of Scottish Spoken Word, which no doubt aided in securing them the title of Loud Poet’s Grand Slam Poetry Champion last year, writer, composer, and spoken word artist RJ Hunter changes the dynamics of the … Continue reading Review: Stupid Sexy Poem Show – The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Directed by Katie Slater Written by Rona Johnston ★★★★ Throughout history, live music has been one of the most capturing forms of performance. The creative minds behind ‘Mary: A Gig Theatre Show’ effortlessly tap into the potential of lyrics and melody to transfix and transport. Blanketed in cosy carpets, twinkling fairy lights, and accents of … Continue reading Review: Mary: A Gig Theatre Show – Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/YiBRh4L0Bxc?list=PLcTlv1bn0wwfJd5F0YG5gbrHRGpb-FO-- Created by David Suchet, in Collaboration with Liza McLean, and Sheila Suchet Hosted by Geoffrey Wansell ★★★★ Dig out your perfectly preened moustaches and nothing but the sharpest and finest of gear for the man himself as the Festival Theatre, and Edinburgh at large, are thrilled to spend an evening in the company of tremendous … Continue reading Review: David Suchet Poirot and More, A Retrospective – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/CpX3Goskkok Red Programme Launching their world premiere showcase ahead of an extensive tour, taking the collection of films to over forty countries, it’s an exciting time once again for Edinburgh audiences as the 15th edition of the UK and Ireland Banff Mountain Film Festival has its double-bill showcase of cinematic programming at the Festival Theatre, … Continue reading Banff Mountain Film Festival: Red Programme- Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/CpX3Goskkok Blue Programme Launching their world premiere showcase ahead of an extensive tour, taking the collection of films to over forty countries, it’s an exciting time once again for Edinburgh audiences as the 15th edition of the UK and Ireland Banff Mountain Film Festival has its double-bill showcase of cinematic programming at the Festival Theatre, … Continue reading Banff Mountain Film Festival: Blue Programme- Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/SPCToZqauLU Written by Hannah Lavery Directed by Natalie Ibu Tickets from £9.00 ★★★★ It feels only fitting that in returning with Protest, Hannah Lavery continues presenting a significantly resounding voice for younger generations – when all too many of them (and their productions) tend to become lost amidst the singular, louder, voices of discouragement. Initially premiering … Continue reading Review: Protest – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
