Stagehand takes centre stage in Lyceum Christmas show
The Scotsman 30 November 2021 You can see why someone might feel down about Christmas. Last year, celebrations were all-but cancelled. This year, the fog of Covid uncertainty has yet…
Cinderella
The Guardian, 28 November 2021 The modern adapter of Cinderella is faced with two questions. How to give agency to a central character who is subject not only to the…
Revolution Days: new play tells the real-life stories of the Arab Spring
The Scotsman 16 November 2021 There is a scene in Mariem Omari’s new play in which an aid worker finds herself in Tunisia and is overwhelmed by the vastness of…
Inspiring (very) young minds: 15 years of Starcatchers
The Scotsman 4 November 2021 A 15th anniversary is a significant milestone for any theatre company. But for Edinburgh’s Starcatchers, it is doubly so. This is the company that caters…
Life Is a Dream
The Guardian 3 November 2021 Segismundo has just woken up in a palace, having spent his life holed up in a tower. In Pedro Calderón’s extraordinary Spanish golden age drama,…
The Tempest
The Guardian 1 November 2021 The short-term forecast is for a storm – or maybe a squally shower – of Cop26-inspired Tempests. On 7 November, BBC Radio 3 is fielding…