Written by Nat McCleary Directed by Johnny McKnight ★★★★ The idea of everyone being so radically different should, by definition, make a superb team: diverse ranges, differing strengths and assets. Yet, in a world where we segment ourselves into various identities and social media projections, it’s becoming easier to see why a more corrosive and … Continue reading Thrown – Dunoon Queen’s Hall
Written by Uma Nada-Rajah Directed by Jemima Levick ★★★★ Invading and destructive. Coming over on boats and taking up the spaces, homes, and opportunities of those who have lived here for generations. We’re talking about the American Bull Frog, but you knew that, right? Then again, you’d never invite the frog over for drinks, would … Continue reading The Great Replacement – A Play, A Pie, And a Pint
https://youtu.be/wGcvwDs4XMw Written by Nicola McCartney and Dritan Kastrati Directed by Neil Bettles ★★★★ We hear about it; those fleeing war-torn nations across channels and open bodies of water. We hear the twisted propaganda regarding small boats, dinghies and rafts. We sometimes even see the people or their bodies washing up on our shores. But we … Continue reading How Not To Drown – Traverse Theatre
https://www.youtube.com/embed/4RV6TJMbDZs?feature=oembed&wmode=transparent Written by Ryan Calais Cameron Directed by Robb Watt ★★★★ What constitutes family? Blood? Comradery? Name? What about race. Human Nurture unpacks the fallout of the baseline questions of nature vs nurture, and how we come together despite differences. Ryan Calais Cameron’s superbly precise and compact production explores the growing tension between two friends, Roger and … Continue reading Human Nurture – Traverse Theatre
Book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman Directed by Paul Kerryson ★★★★ The flasher down the street, rats around your feet and the friendly bum on his barstool - you’d be forgiven for mistaking the bright and shimmering era of the sixties in Baltimore for the streets of … Continue reading Hairspray – Edinburgh Playhouse
https://youtu.be/sznbJ83Y_gU Written & Directed by Hannah Lavery ★★★★★ Scotland is notable for a friendly attitude towards everyone - a land thought of as a home for any. But within a nation in which cities were built on the broken backs of slaves, where the train rides home and its politicians open their mouths and spew … Continue reading Lament for Sheku Bayoh – Edinburgh International Festival
Created by Sudha Bhuchar Directed by Kristine Landon-Smith ★★★ A cautionary titbit of information: Decolonisation – not just a buzzword contains some sensitive wording and discussions – so deal with it and realise that the examination of the brutality of colonialism isn’t to be watered down. Presented by Bhuchar Boulevard and The School of Oriental and African … Continue reading Decolonisation: not just a buzzword – Bhuchar Boulevard and The School of Oriental and African and Studies University of London
https://youtu.be/awH3QVBJiTs Writer: Inua Ellams Director: Bijan Sheibani We incessantly talk to three people; the barman, perhaps a priest, but always your barber. From the outset, there’s catalytic energy bouncing around, flinging us from Africa to the barbers of Catford, Lewisham or Brixton in a showcase of sensational world-building. Poetic in construct, Inua Ellams’ Barber Shop Chronicles is … Continue reading Barber Shop Chronicles – The Royal Lyceum
