Written by Alan Ayckbourn Directed by Robin Herford If the authenticity of the dreariness of a committee meeting seems spot-on, it will come as no shock to hear of writer Alan Ayckbourn’s endless experiences with councils and organisations as he too attempted to secure funding for theatre projects. A herald of British comedic writing, Ayckbourn … Continue reading Ten Times Table – King’s Theatre
Based on the book by William Peter Blatty Adapted by John Pielmeier Directed by Sean Mathias When all medical help fails your child - when it seems as though the Reaper is closing in around her, or perhaps, a darker entity, you would turn to anyone to save them. After daughter Reagan begins to show … Continue reading The Exorcist – King’s Theatre
https://youtu.be/E5MQnSEh9Uc Based on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus Written by Rona Munro Directed by Patricia Benecke Mary Shelley was a revolutionary of science-fiction and gothic horror. Attempting to pay her in kind, Rona Munro brings her usual visionary skills to open a personal chapter to Shelley’s novel Frankenstein. Notoriously difficult to adapt, Munro’s desire … Continue reading Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein – King’s Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/IcG06hZooHM Written by Peter Straughan - Adaptation of Donna Tartt's 2013 novel Directed by John Crowley USA/2019/149 mins n 1654 Carel Fabritius, Rembrandt’s student would paint a chained goldfinch. This painting would be one of only a few which would endure an explosion which would claim its painter. Surviving one brush with destruction, novelist Donna Tartt places this tiny bird at … Continue reading The Goldfinch – Edinburgh Playhouse
https://youtu.be/_fzZlXmEG_Y Directed & Written by David Raymond USA/ 2018/ 98 mins See if this sounds familiar; disillusioned with the state of the world, a weathered police officer finds an unlikely ally in a vigilante killer – joined in their mutual goal of stopping a murderer, suffering from psychological issues, pursuing young women. Had any of … Continue reading Night Hunter – Edinburgh Filmhouse
Directed by Stephen Ross Written by Jessica Ross By 2008, all four of the Lainz Angels of Death have been released from prison. These four Austrian women, nurse’s aides at the Geriatriezentrum am Wienerwald in Vienna took the lives of 49 (officially), men and women. Labelling them as mercy killings, the women would gain a … Continue reading Drowning – Pleasance Courtyard
