Archive for November, 2013
Review – Edinburgh Gang Show 2013
✭✭✭✭✩ Waves of fun
Enthusiasm and good humour abound in the thoroughly successful 2013 Edinburgh Gang Show at the King’s all week. A huge cast demonstrate skill and versatility in comedy, singing and dancing throughout what is essentially an old-fashioned variety show.
Wordly Wise 18.XI.13
Out and about with poet J. A. Sutherland. This week he has been out sampling and delivering those words. Or are they words? Here’s his take on this, and the week ahead from Monday 18 November, 2013.
Review – My Three Angels
Slight and somewhat worthy, Sam and Bella Spewack’s 1950s comedy is given a muted but entertaining production by the Edinburgh Makars at the St Bride’s Centre this week.
Trav: Ciphers cancelled 14 November
The Thursday night performance of Ciphers at the Traverse theatre has been cancelled due to a failure of the theatre’s water supply.
Review – Ciphers
Crisp and smart, Dawn King’s spy thriller for Out of Joint, which is at the Traverse all week, builds up a great head of steam as it follows the path of the once happy-go-lucky Kelly, now determined to discover the truth about he death of her sister.
Extra Brunton show for Singing Kettle
The ever-popular Singing Kettle has had an extra date added to their Christmas Wishing Well tour, which has a short stay at the Brunton in the run up to Christmas.
Edinburgh Does: Theatre Uncut
Cake and pizza take pride of place as three new productions and dates are added to the Theatre Uncut events taking place in Edinburgh this month.
Review – Enough Already/Lachez Tout
Bizarre to the point of obscurity, French composer-artist Francois Sarhan’s collaboration with Red Note Ensemble slides from the quaint to the surreal – and returns all the stronger for the journey.
Wordly wise
No one quite knows where Spoken Word fits in with the rest of theatre. But it is certainly theatrical and deserves its place on All Edinburgh Theatre’s pages. Occasional Æ reviewer and poetry performer J. A. Sutherland casts an eye over the week ahead, from Monday 11 November 2013.
Review – Mansfield Park
✭✭✭✩✩ Satisfactory adaptation
Solid if ultimately unspectacular, Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds’ adaptation of Mansfield Park provides quality entertainment even if it never really hits the heights.
