A History of Paper
The Guardian 4 August 2024 When Oliver Emanuel was taken by brain cancer at 43, one friend observed that the playwright had “taught us how to die”. By all accounts,…
The Outrun
The Guardian 4 August 2024 Amy Liptrot’s memoir is having a moment. Nora Fingscheidt’s screen version starring Saoirse Ronan is about to open in the Edinburgh international film festival and,…
Radiant Vermin review
The Guardian 30 June 2024 What moral compromises has the Christian right had to make in order to lend its support to Donald Trump, a convicted felon? It is a…
Sense and Sensibility
The Guardian 27 June 2024 You might be excited to know that this adaptation of the Jane Austen novel comes complete with a soundtrack of pop songs. A show with…
Maggie & Me
The Guardian 13 May 2024 On the page, Damian Barr’s 2013 memoir is subtle and seductive. His coming-of-age tale is like a Scottish version of The End of Eddy by…
The Girls of Slender Means
The Guardian 18 April 2024 We are in that open-ended time between a long collective trauma and the arrival of a Labour government. You will know the feeling, but this…
James V: Katherine
The Guardian 11 April 2024 Anyone with half an eye on today’s global politics will know bad things happen when religious zealots come face to face. The same is true…
Don’t. Make. Tea.
The Guardian 24 March 2024 It is 2037 and the government has instituted a new system for assessing claims for disability benefits. Having listened to complaints about the old questionnaire,…
Two Sisters
The Guardian 19 February 2024 Two Sisters smells like teen spirit. Before the three leads come on in David Greig’s entertaining new play, the stage is filled with youth-theatre actors.…
Manipulate festival 2024
The Guardian 5 February 2024 You can rely on Edinburgh’s Manipulate festival to give you something you have never seen before. This year, it comes in the form of Simple…