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The Guardian 1 December 2023 If John Byrne had been known only for The Slab Boys, he would be considered one of Scotland’s great cultural figures. But Byrne, who died…
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The Guardian 1 December 2023 If John Byrne had been known only for The Slab Boys, he would be considered one of Scotland’s great cultural figures. But Byrne, who died…
The Scotsman 28 November 2023 “This is a yes space,” says performer Kerry Cleland. We are surveying the scene in the Baby Studio in Wester Hailes, a place where there…
The Scotsman 13 November 2023 A first-time collaboration is a risky thing. What if the participants don’t hit it off? How do they negotiate if one is not happy with…
Published in The List 3 November 2023 If the culture wars were an actual thing rather than the delusions of some Tory sociopaths, where would pantomime be in the battle?…
The Scotsman 3 November 2023 You can tell a lot about the life of a place from its graveyard. That, at any rate, is the premise of The Ghosts Of…
The Scotsman 27 October 2023 Scene one. The lights go up on a narrow Victorian townhouse near London’s King’s Road. We are greeted at the front door by James Gordon,…
The Guardian 18 October 2023 Andy Arnold is a director with staying power. Nae Expectations, which has just opened at Glasgow’s Tron theatre, is his swansong production after nearly 16…
The Scotsman 3 October 2023 The plan had been to make this year’s Scottish International Storytelling Festival a wee bit smaller. The event in 2022, which was Scotland’s Year of…
The Scotsman 19 September 2023 The story goes that Douglas Maxwell was on holiday in Greece when he met a man in a bar. The guy was a DJ with…
The Scotsman 7 September 2023 Plays about rock bands have a tricky path to navigate. By necessity, they are performed by actors, but to be convincing, those actors have to…