Prism: The Online Theatre Show Where the Audience Chooses the Ending
The Scotsman 25 January 2022 When Claire Wood turned her hand to online theatre last year, something unexpected happened. The…
Dawn Taylor on Manipulate 2022
The Scotsman 11 January 2022 This time last year, the lockdown forced Edinburgh‘ s Manipulate festival to go online. For Dawn…
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…
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…
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,…
Bedknobs and Broomsticks: Scottish duo to bring Disney classic to the stage
The Scotsman 26 October 2021 You will know them as the masterminds behind some of Scotland’s most adventurous theatre productions.…
Nicole Cooper on The Tron’s all-female Tempest
The Scotsman 14 October 2021 If you’re an actor, a theatre can look like a closed shop. There are too…
‘Today’s Don Juans are in office’ – Grant O’Rourke on modernising Molière
The Scotsman 7 October 2021 Audiences often ask writers where they get their ideas from. Maybe a better question would…
Kieran Hurley on updating Ibsen for the National Theatre of Scotland
The Scotsman 30 September 2021 The last time I interviewed Kieran Hurley for The Scotsman he was preparing for the…
Still game: Edinburgh’s 2021 fringe is a return to the festival’s roots
The Guardian 9 August 2021 On the wall in my kitchen is a calendar made by Edinburgh theatre critic Thom…