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Distance Remaining

Apr 14, 2021 Mark Fisher
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Miraculous, Ayr Gaiety/Borderline, online

Jul 31, 2020 Mark Fisher

The Guardian 31 July 2020 The 1980s brought us one-hit wonders such as Nena, Falco and Men Without Hats. To…

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The Coolidge Effect, Wonderfools, online

Jul 28, 2020 Mark Fisher

The Guardian 28 July 2020 Stories to Connect Us is the name given by the Glasgow company Wonder Fools to…

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Edinburgh Festival: “the biggest challenge will be to make the audience feel like an audience again”

Jul 27, 2020 Mark Fisher

Scotland on Sunday 26 July 2020 It was a family holiday somewhere in the Republic of Ireland. I don’t remember…

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Adventures with the Painted People preview

Jun 2, 2020 Mark Fisher

The Guardian 2 June 2020 We never ask the right question of the future,” says David Greig, artistic director of…

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Scenes for Survival, National Theatre of Scotland, online

May 27, 2020 Mark Fisher

The Guardian, 27 May 2020 THERE’S a special joy in seeing a familiar character in an unfamiliar place. Take John…

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Elizabeth Newman, artistic director, Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Apr 20, 2020 Mark Fisher

TheatreVoice 2 April 2020 Elizabeth arrived at Pitlochry Festival Theatre in 2018 after eight years at Bolton’s Octagon, five as…

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Five from Inside, Traverse, Edinburgh, online

Apr 20, 2020 Mark Fisher

The Guardian 19 April 2020 Many theatre-makers have responded to the coronavirus lockdown by seeking to re-create a sense of…

Opinion

Edinburgh festival’s cancellation will be felt not just around the city but the world

Apr 20, 2020 Mark Fisher

The Guardian 1 April 2020 The story used to be about how enormous the Edinburgh fringe had become. As long…

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Barefoot in the Park, Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Apr 20, 2020 Mark Fisher

The Guardian 16 March 2020 It’s the second half of Neil Simon’s comedy when things kick off. After the sweet-tempered wisecracks…

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The Metamorphosis, Vanishing Point, Tron Theatre, Glasgow

Apr 20, 2020 Mark Fisher

The Guardian 16 March 2020 Of all the shows to have been affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, it is ironic that Vanishing…

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theatreSCOTLAND is maintained by Mark Fisher, freelance theatre critic, editor and feature writer. He has written about theatre in Scotland since the late-1980s, is a theatre critic for the Guardian and writes for publications all over the world. He is the author of The Edinburgh Fringe Survival Guide and How to Write About Theatre. See Mark Fisher’s website for more detail.

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