Derek Blackwood

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

★★★★☆ Powerful

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, from Leitheatre at the Church Hill, is a complex piece of pitch-black satire discharged with skill.

Nov 30 2023 | By | Reply More
A Midsummer Dream in Auld Reekie

A Midsummer Dream in Auld Reekie

★★★☆☆    Moonshine

Leitheatre give a bold and entertaining performance of John Archer’s new Scots language play, A Midsummer Dream in Auld Reekie, at St Serf’s for the first two weeks of the Fringe.

Aug 11 2023 | By | Reply More
On Golden Pond

On Golden Pond

★★★☆☆ Crystal clear:

Leitheatre’s production of On Golden Pond at the Church Hill is a warm and emotional evocation of family struggles and satisfactions that rarely ignites but is performed with diligence and grace.

Nov 21 2019 | By | Reply More
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

★★★☆☆ Solid:

Leitheatre give a meaty and satisfyingly verbal account of Tennessee Williams’ great drama, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, at the Studio of the Festival Theatre, running through to Saturday.

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Review – Ira Levin’s Deathtrap

Review – Ira Levin’s Deathtrap

★★★☆☆ A twist of meta-dunnit:

Cutting like a honed knife, Ira Levin’s murder thriller is as intense and satisfyingly tricky as it ever was when it was written in the late seventies.

May 16 2013 | By | 1 Reply More