Written by Apphia Campbell Directed by Caitlin Skinner Review by Josie Embleton Tickets from £15.00 ★★★★★ How do you conceptualize one of humanity’s greatest wrongs? How do you present to an audience the emotional, political, psychological, and historical complexity of the American Civil Rights struggle that pushed through inequality and stood firm together ‘Through the Mud’. Through … Continue reading Through the Mud – The Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
Written and performed by Tim Crouch Co-directed by Tim Crouch, Karl James and Andy Smith ★★★★★ Debuting in 2005, one may expect the sharpness of the production to somewhat have dulled over the years, and though it may be true for the ingenious conception (audiences now a touch more familiar with Tim Crouch’s manipulation of narrative), time … Continue reading An Oak Tree – Royal Lyceum Studio
Written and Directed by Zinnie Harris Set Design by Tom Piper ★★★★ Lady Macbeth is the theatrical matriarch of antagonism: manipulative and sly, brilliant and controlled - yet her place within the second act is eclipsed by the men strutting with their swords out. But why? Why does a woman who displays little to no … Continue reading Macbeth (An Undoing) – Royal Lyceum Theatre
From the Novel by Charles Dickens Adapted and Directed by Tony Cownie ★★★★ The ghost of an idea. This is how Dickens described his significant contribution to the literary and cultural world, particularly as we enter the final days of the year. A story which takes the spectres of remorse, redemption, and guilt and channels … Continue reading An Edinburgh Christmas Carol – Royal Lyceum Theatre
https://youtu.be/hDK55ecH7Kw Written by Giles Terera Directed by Tom Morris & Giles Terera ★★★★★ In this mortal valley of howling yaps and indistinguishable guttural cries – one voice is enough to command the room, to prick the ear of the right people. To change history. Two hundred years ago, Olaudah Equiano recounts the reports of a … Continue reading The Meaning of Zong – Lyceum Theatre
