Review: Crimes of the Heart – Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh

https://www.flickr.com/photos/204241173@N04/55162589858/in/dateposted-public/ Written by Beth HenleyDirected by Alex Card  Review by Dominic Corr ★★★★ Family reunions are rarely tidy affairs, but Crimes of the Heart at The Assembly Roxy proves that chaos can be wildly entertaining when handled with affection, precision and a generous helping of Southern eccentricity. Strawmoddie Theatre Company brings Beth Henley’s Pulitzer Prize … Continue reading Review: Crimes of the Heart – Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh

Review: The Fifth Elephant – The Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh

Presented by Strawmoddie Theatre Directed by Alex Card Review by Hunter King ★★★ Thursday evening, I was warmly welcomed into a packed auditorium at Pleasance Theatre to see Strawmoddie Theatre’s production of The Fifth Elephant, an adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s 25th novel in the Discworld series. Upon finding my seat, it was clear that this … Continue reading Review: The Fifth Elephant – The Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh

A Christmas Carol – Assembly Roxy

From the Novel by Charles Dickens Directed by Angela Harkness Robertson ★★★ Puppets, cartoons, re-visionist history, musicals, futuristic, Bill Murray: filmmakers and playwrights have endeavoured to re-tell Charles Dicken’s tale of redemption and guilt for decades. A Christmas Carol, The quintessential festive ghost story of the miserly Ebeneezer Scrooge’s visits from the deities of history – spectres … Continue reading A Christmas Carol – Assembly Roxy