Archive for August 13th, 2019
First Piano on the Moon
★★★★★ Captivating:
Will Pickvance puts in a captivating performance as a young boy on a journey to achieve his dreams in his latest production for those aged over 5, First Piano on the Moon, at Summerhall.
Broken Funnies
★★★☆☆ Promising debut:
Stand-up comedian Martin Bearne is loud and ill-mannered in his portrayal of a struggling comic in his new one-man play, Broken Funnies.
Low Level Panic
★★★★☆ High level:
Arkle’s early-evening production of Low Level Panic at the Royal Scots Club is excellently put together and performed.
Drone
★★☆☆☆ Interesting visuals:
Directed by Rob Jones, Harry Josephine Giles stars in Drone at Summerhall. This spoken word theatre piece tells the story of a military drone’s life as it reveals the world from its perspective.
Chagos 1971
★★★☆☆ Dark machinations:
Chagos 1971, writer-director Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller’s new work for Black Bat Productions at Zoo Playground, deals with important events in a way that is uneven but has a great deal going for it.
A Man’s A Man
★★★★☆ Moving and fun:
Robert Burns’ poetry has an inherent melodic quality of its own and staging a full-length musical on his life and work seems like a natural progression.
Bugsy Malone
★★★☆☆ Splurge-tastic:
Captivate Theatre’s production of Bugsy Malone takes you right back to the roaring twenties at Gilded Balloon’s Rose Theatre, with two different casts for alternating performances.
