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Mairi Campbell: Pulse

Mairi Campbell: Pulse

★★★★☆    Creative and Captivating:
Mairi Campbell’s transcendental one-woman show, Pulse, brings a vibrant energy to the Scottish Storytelling Centre.

Sep 8 2017 | By | Reply More
Leaf by Niggle

Leaf by Niggle

★★★★☆    Imaginative:
Richard Medrington and the Puppet State Theatre Company bring a charming staging of Tolkien’s minor work Leaf by Niggle to the Scottish Storytelling Centre.

Sep 7 2017 | By | Reply More
Robert Burns: Rough Cut

Robert Burns: Rough Cut

★★★☆☆    Engaging:
Robert Burns: Rough Cut, appearing again at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, brings to life the titular poet at his most expressive and intense.

Sep 7 2017 | By | Reply More
Lost in Translation: A Bilingual Journey

Lost in Translation: A Bilingual Journey

★★★☆☆    Lively but unorganised:
Edinburgh-based Theatre Sans Accents’ first full theatre production, Lost in Translation, brings an exuberant energy that does not always translate into a consistent delivery.

Aug 27 2017 | By | Reply More
Velvet Evening Seance

Velvet Evening Seance

★★★★☆    Mesmerising:
High production values and a compelling narrative make Ross MacKay and Suzie Miller’s atmospheric Victorian mystery, Velvet Evening Séance, a suitably haunting experience.

Aug 27 2017 | By | Reply More
My Name is Irrelevant

My Name is Irrelevant

★★★★☆    Thoughtful:
An intimate, two-man show, My Name is Irrelevant uses a series of spoken word poem-monologues to explores the ups and downs of living with an overactive mind.

Aug 26 2017 | By | 1 Reply More
Breakfast Plays: B!rth (Q & Q)

Breakfast Plays: B!rth (Q & Q)

Breakfast Plays rehearsed reading:
Director Emma Callander brings Liwaa Yazji’s poignant Q & Q to the Traverse Theatre in a rehearsed reading as part of the Birth project.

Aug 25 2017 | By | Reply More
Stand By

Stand By

★★★★★    Gripping:
Adam McNamara’s outstanding Stand By profoundly examines the relationship between four officers amidst the unpredictable rhythms of life on the job.

Aug 23 2017 | By | Reply More
Into The Woods

Into The Woods

★★★★☆   Magical:
Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods – on at Assembly Hall until August 27 – is given an enchanting and stylish treatment by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Aug 20 2017 | By | 1 Reply More
Flight

Flight

★★★★★  Masterful
Vox Motus’ Flight is an emotional and powerful work of art – an experience like no other that stays with you long after leaving Edinburgh’s Church Hill Theatre.

Aug 11 2017 | By | 2 Replies More