Manipulate
When Prophecy Fails
★★★★★ Purposeful
Adapted from a 1954 American study into the social psychology and cognitive dissonance of a UFO religion called the Seekers, When Prophecy Fails is an exploration of the community and humanity behind what could easily be perceived as cult.
Manipulate Festival: The Law of Gravity
★★★★★ Ethereal
A collaboration between pioneering music group Scottish Ensemble and innovative puppet company Blind Summit, The Law of Gravity is an exploration and collision of the boundaries between two diverse disciplines; where they exist, where they can be bent, where they can be broken and remade.
Manipulate: These Things Aren’t Mine
★★★★☆ Intense
Publicly screened only once before, at Bristol Circus City, Manipulate Festival marks the Scottish debut of These Things Aren’t Mine.
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.
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.
