Directed by Sam Hardie Written by Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £15.00 ★★★★ While all that glitters is not consistently gold, though with Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir’s This Is A Gift, there is a shimmeringly triumphant reimagining of the Midas myth at the heart of new writing in Scotland. Transposed to contemporary … Continue reading Review: This Is A Gift – Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Written by Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh after Euripides Directed by Philip Howard Tickets from £16.00 ★★★★ Some stories are inescapable in their evolution; contemporary rewrites on myth and legend become more numerous in our attempts to revisit them with a renewed lens and offer voices to the once silenced. And when captured with deft intelligence, gallus tongues, … Continue reading Review: Medea on the Mic – A Play, a Pie, and a Pint at Òran Mór, Glasgow
"Monty Python and the 12(ish) Labours" is a unique pantomime that ingeniously centres around Greek and Christian mythos written by Miki Ivan and Fiona Connor. Directed by Miki Ivan, the comically engaging dynamic between Greek pantheons and the Christian God is filled with the Monty Python-inspired humour. Bedlam Theatre's performance maintains the vital pantomime aspects with Eleanor Kinninmonth's subtle comedic delivery, Seamus Coyle's dominant villainous presence, Charlie Ringrose's lively Hercules, enhanced by an array of ensemble performances.
https://youtu.be/yoDykVhjefQ Created by Cassie Muise and Tyler McKinnon ★★★★ The tapestry of our lives is weaved on the looms, backs and bones of the women and storytellers who came before us. Not a single thread wasn’t fought for in some form or another, and though a few details may have been re-stitched and altered along … Continue reading God Catcher – Underbelly: Ermintrude
https://youtu.be/PzXbdbJIsCc Created by Natasha Gilmore and Robert Alan Evans Choreography by Natasha Gilmore ★★★★ In myth, the scorching heat of the sun has melted the wax wings of determined Greek heroes; she is pursued by the wolf Sköll of Norse stories; and even shot by more than a few of Hou Yi’s arrows. It’s the centre of … Continue reading Too Close to the Sun – Traverse Theatre
Hosted by Kleio Pethainou with Guest Contributors. ★★★★ Scáthach, Warrior Queen of Skye. The Gyre-Carling, crone of the Highlands. The golden-haired Grecian girl, her purity tainted. Cailleach's creation of Ailsa Craig. And, of course, the misunderstood romanticism of the Selkies. You may know their names, but are you acquainted with their stories? More importantly, how … Continue reading Untellable Tales: Femininities – Scottish Storytelling Centre
Written & Directed by Ross McGregor ★★★★ Over the millennia, the Grecian pantheon of immortals, gods and goddesses has been the basis for literature, culture, cinema, and other belief systems. The building blocks for many storytelling foundations – the heroic tales of Heracles, the beauty of Helen of Troy or the punishments of Tartarus are … Continue reading Talking Gods: Persephone – Arrows & Traps
Written by April De Angelis, Stella Duffy, Isley Lynn, Chinonyerem Odimba and Lorna French Directed by Adjoa Andoh, Tom Littler, and Cat Robey ★★★★ Completing the trifecta of a grander project, 15 Heroines, The Jermyn Street Theatre’s revived performance of Roman poet Ovid’s The Heroides collects fifteen letters and explores the spurned and thwarted lives of women and … Continue reading 15 Heroines: The Desert – The Jermyn Street Theatre
Writer: Isla Cowan Director: Avigail Tlalim Some might find familiarity in the tale of Apollo & Daphne, at the very least, a spark of recognition could occur with the idea of a young woman, a nymph, surrendering her flesh into bark, transforming into a tree to avoid Apollo’s amorous assault. Daphne, Or Hellfire is a new script … Continue reading Daphne, or Hellfire
