Michael Taylor
![The Crucible The Crucible](http://www.alledinburghtheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Mark-McDonnell-Judge-Hawthorne-Ron-Donachie-Danforth-Powrie.-Photo-Drew-Farrell.jpg)
The Crucible
★★★☆☆ Clear focus:
Exceptional clarity characterises the Lyceum’s production of The Crucible, whose focus on small details reaps rewards but does so at the expense of dramatic impact.
![Waiting for Godot Waiting for Godot](http://www.alledinburghtheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Brian-Cox-and-Bill-Paterson.-Photo-Alan-McCredie-190x127.jpg)
Waiting for Godot
★★★★☆ Timeless power:
Poetry, a deep humanity and a profound understanding of the power of the theatre shine through in the Lyceum’s exemplary Waiting For Godot.
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Dead Simple
✭✭✩✩✩ Overcomplicated:
While there is much in Dead Simple to satisfy fans of the crime genre, on a dramatic level it is far from convincing.
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Kill Johnny Glendenning
✭✭✭✩✩ Blood with no guts
Vigorous and energetic, the Lyceum’s world premiere of Kill Johnny Glendenning provides lashings of blood and humour in a production which is well performed and directed, but in the end is less than the sum of its parts.
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The Ladykillers
✭✭✭✭✩
Deliciously entertaining, this touring adaptation of the 1955 film plays with the stereotypes and conventions of both the comedy and the heist movies of the time.