Starcatchers Baby Studio
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…
Morna Young and Finn Anderson on The Snow Queen
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…
The Ghosts of North Leith
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…
Stage and Screen exhibition
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,…
Andy Arnold on Nae Expectations
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…
Scottish International Storytelling Festival
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…
Douglas Maxwell on The Sheriff of Kalamaki
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…
Andy McGregor on Battery Park
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…
Ann Marie Di Mambro on Tally’s Blood
The Scotsman 5 September 2023 Ann Marie Di Mambro teaches on a television writing course at Glasgow Caledonian University. She gives her students one crucial piece of advice. As she…
Morna Pearson on Dracula: Mina’s Story
The Scotsman 22 August 2023 Morna Pearson is partial to a bit of True Blood and Buffy The Vampire Slayer. That could be why she did not hesitate when the…