Written by Rob Drummond Directed by Robert Softley Gale Review by Josie Rose Tickets from £15.00 (Con. Available) ★★★★ When will Britain be truly accessible for all? Monday 13 July, 2037 apparently. At least, it is in the eyes of Ralph, proudly contributing to the make-up of the new system. ‘We listened’ he repeats, as … Continue reading Review: Don’t. Make. Tea – The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Written by Taylor Dyson & Calum Kelly Directed by Beth Morton Tickets from £12.00 ★★★★ If you were to think of that one pal you haven’t spoken to in a while (but really should of), it doesn’t take long for a name to crop up - does it? The next ‘serving’ from the Play, Pie, and … Continue reading Review: Pushin’ Thirty – A Play, Pie, and a Pint at The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Written by Mark Ravenhill Directed by Conor O' Cuinn Assistant Direction by Gemima Iseka-Bekano Musical Direction by Falk Meier Intimacy Direction by Rebecca Mahar Tickets from £6.00 ★★★★ Purses of all sorts command the world. Whether it’s coin or sex: London in the 18th century or a swanky drug-fuelled orgy of the 21st. The exuberant … Continue reading Review: Mother Clap’s Molly House – Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh
Written and Directed by Emma Rice Tickets from £16.00 ★★★★ As much a gory tale marred with crimson, the folktale Blue Beard casts an eccentric shade over the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, until March 30th as a part of its UK tour. Crammed with music, movement, and theatrical enchantment from the vaudeville to the magical. An age-old tale of a man, … Continue reading Review: Blue Beard – The Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Written by Imogen Stirling Directed by Eve Nicol Tickets from £13.00 ★★★★ As Imogen Stirling’s Starving puts it, many names exist as poorly edited Wikipedia entries: one of them is the campaigner for Scottish Independence, activist and artist Wendy Wood, who undertook (at just shy of 80) a hunger strike in the cause of Scottish Home Rule. As … Continue reading Review: Starving – A Play, Pie, and a Pint at The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Hosted by Dance Base Artistic Director Tony Mills Featuring Work from Wayne Chang, Jennifer Cullen, Julia Lau, Joshua Effi and Ursula Manandhar Additional Information May Be Located Here There are two areas of Scotland’s cultural majesty which often find themselves with a (perceived) barrier of accessibility for new or unfamiliar audiences - Spoken Word and Dance. And where tremendous groups like Loud Poets or celebrations of … Continue reading Have a Gander: Live & Direct Hip Hop Showcase – Dance Base, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/UnTAHS1zznA Devised by Jo Mango and Liam Hurley Directed by Liam Hurley Co-musical Direction by Jo Mango & Louis Abbott A sense of freedom breaths life through the cluttered, though comforting, Traverse stage tonight: a life-giving sense of release and opportunity that few of us can say we’ve felt. The closest most of us come … Continue reading Review: A Giant On The Bridge – Traverse Theatre
Directed and Produced Flavia D’Avila Written by Marta Massé ★★★★ What does it mean to be a woman? A question which seems to enrage or bemuse the average MP, the question of what makes us who we are, what makes us human, is a profoundly personal one – for as much as we like to … Continue reading Review: La Niña Barro – Assembly Roxy
Created & Co-Artistic Production by Wren Brian Dramaturg & Co-Artistic Production by Patti Flather Available Here ★★★ You’re just doing your job, right? How far would you go to maintain peace in a world of chaos. And just how true is pleading ignorance in defence of horrific acts, spoken without prior knowledge and just following … Continue reading Review: The Investigator
Written by Martin Travers Directed by Kate Black and Annmarie Strain ★★★★ Progress is inevitable. So, it's argued. But is the push for clinical conformity and pounds in the pockets of developers worth the annihilation of opportunity and community? Worth the displacement of the only areas which remain open for those marginalised who require local … Continue reading Review: The Heckelburnie Hecklers – Brian Cox Theatre, The Boardwalk, Glasgow
