Written and Directed by Morag Fullarton Tickets from £17.50 (Con available) ★★★★ With discussions surrounding the waning patience of audiences and their commitment to a night at the theatre often dependant on finance, something like Perth Theatre’s Casablanca, The Gin Joint Cut can suffice every itch audiences may have. Doing so with aplomb and heartfelt performances as this … Continue reading Review: Casablanca, The Gin Joint Cut – Perth Theatre
Written and Lyrics by Linda McLean Composed by Michael John McCarthy Directed by Maria Oller ★★★★ Even a prison can seem like a kingdom – it has for those abandoned there to survive. One such world of speculative wonderment and expected safety is that of Castle Lennox: a long-awaited co-production between The Royal Lyceum and Lung … Continue reading Castle Lennox – Royal Lyceum
Written by Caroline Bird Directed by Wils Wilson ★★★ The eve of Local Council Elections in the UK seems a rather fitting time for the opening of Caroline Bird’s semi-biography of revolutionary activist and parliamentary political shaker-upper Ellen Wilkinson at the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh. And though Red Ellen, Labour MP who staunchly opposed the party's luke-warm indifference … Continue reading Red Ellen – Royal Lyceum Theatre
