Archive for February, 2023
Macbeth (an undoing)
★★★☆☆ Intriguing
Macbeth (an undoing), by Zinnie Harris after William Shakespeare at the Lyceum, is the latest in a long line of rewritings of Macbeth. While it is undoubtedly thought-provoking, it ends up more perplexing than engrossing.
40/40
★★★★☆ Joyful inspiration
Two Destination Language’s 40/40, at the Fruitmarket Gallery as part of the Manipulate festival before a mini tour, is full of optimism and fun, providing a truly joyful inspiration.
We Will Hear the Angels
Work in Progress
Chaos reigns, or at least that is the illusion, in the opening scenes of Magnetic North’s We Will Hear the Angels, playing as a work in progress for two performances only at the Fruitmarket gallery.
Ferguson and Barton
★★★☆☆ Clever and playful
Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s 1950s film noir classic, Vertigo, Ferguson and Barton at the Studio as part of Manipulate, is a clever and playful attempt to reimagine the original through dance and multimedia projection.
Louise Hunter joins Gang Show helm
New co-director role for Hunter with Andy Johnston
Edinburgh Gang Show has announced that Louise Hunter will join current director Andy Johnston in a new co-director role for this year’s production, running Tue 14 to Sat 18 November 2023 at the Festival Theatre.
Birdie and Arthropoda
Manipulate returns for 2023
The Manipulate Festival returns for a 10 day event, making use of a variety of venues to showcase Scottish and International visual theatre, puppetry and animated film, for adult audiences in Edinburgh. Allan Wilson reviews two shows from the opening weekend.
An Inspector Calls
★★★★☆ Searching
Stephen Daldry’s extraordinary production of JB Priestley’s classic play, An Inspector Calls, originally created for the English National Theatre, returns to Edinburgh this week and is no less powerful for being staged in the cavernous Festival Theatre.
