Assembly Roxy
Rhinoceros
★★★☆☆ Interactive:
Theatre Paradok’s interpretation of Eugene Ionesco’s absurdist Rhinoceros at the Assembly Roxy is a bold attempt to bring the text into a modern setting.
Flutter
★★★★☆ Cheeky:
Built in a flurry of snow, Flutter from Tortoise in a Nutshell at the Assembly Roxy and then out tour, is the charming story of young sisters who venture out into the garden after a snowstorm.
All About My Mother
★★★☆☆ Ambitious:
Clever in its staging and ambitious in scope, the EGTG’s Scottish premiere of All About My Mother, at the Roxy to Saturday, provides plenty to satisfy but a certain amount of confusion along the way.
Almodovar on stage
Scottish premiere of Almodovar adaptation:
When All About My Mother opens at the Assembly Roxy this week, it will be the culmination of a decade-long mission from director Ross Hope to bring the stage adaptation to Scotland.
Listings 24 – 30 September
On stage this week:
There is plenty of great theatre on Edinburgh’s stages this week, with the Lyceum’s fabulous Twelfth Night just hitting its stride for week two (of three), McLuckies Line touring to the Brunton and Assembly, and the King’s hosting the tour of Still Alice.
Islander
★★★★☆ Etherial:
Mystical in content and audacious in its presentation, Islander is a musical for just two performers which is thought-provoking and intriguing in equal measure.
Rhino Call Out
Open auditions for absurdist classic:
Theatre Paradok has issued an open call for its amateur production of Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco, to be staged at the Assembly Roxy this December, 2018.
Multilingual call out
Edinburgh Multilingual Stories Festival seeks input:
Theatre Sans Accents, Bilingualism Matters and the Polish Cultural Festival Association are looking for paid external input to their new Multilingual Stories Festival, taking place autumn 2018 at Assembly Roxy.
Roxy Open Call
Assembly Roxy seeks Scotland-based work for coming Seasons
The Assembly Roxy has put out an open call for proposals from artists based in Scotland looking to make “bold new work which explores and tests the boundaries of live performance”.
Heaven Burns
★★★☆☆ Fiery history:
Heaven Burns, Jen McGregor’s exploration of some of the murkier corners of Scottish history at the Assembly Roxy, has a dark and spooky feel. Its power is not always sustained, but it nevertheless has considerable impact.
