Peter Pan and Wendy
The Guardian 25 November 2022 Captain Hook looks as if he has stepped out of the court of Louis XIV. His head is half wig, half galleon, buoyant on a…
Colin McCredie on playing Captain Hook
The Scotsman 8 November 2022 It is not a question most of us ever have to worry about it, but for an actor it could make all the difference: on…
Enough of Him
The Guardian 25 October 2022 It is the start of May Sumbwanyambe’s uneasy drama and Joseph Knight (Omar Austin) is showing John Wedderburn (Matthew Pidgeon) the book he is reading.…
Shirley Valentine
The Guardian 24 October 2022 Willy Russell’s 1986 monologue is addressed to a kitchen wall. Stuck with domestic chores and a rigid catering schedule – if it’s Thursday, it must…
The Time Machine
The Guardian 17 October 2022 Strange to report that the least interesting aspect of this adaptation of The Time Machine is the stuff written by HG Wells. In a devised…
La Performance
The Guardian 14 October 2022 What’s not to like? You’ve got Ramesh Meyyappan, the beguiling physical theatre performer who, in shows such as Off-Kilter, has displayed a winning combination of…
Trainspotting Live
The Guardian 12 October 2022 Perhaps you thought Trainspotting was too coy. Maybe you thought Irvine Welsh’s novel was on the restrained side. Yes, it had scenes of drug-addled bed…
Enough of Him
7 October 2022 The Scotsman It is a landmark case in Scottish legal history. In 1778, Joseph Knight persuaded the courts he should be free to leave the employment of…
James IV: Queen of the Fight
The Guardian 5 October 2022 It’s a cosmopolitan place, the court of James IV of Scotland. In the earthy crucible of Jon Bausor’s set, you hear Spanish, French, Scots, Gaelic…
Sally Reid on playing Shirley Valentine
The Scotsman 4 October 2022 The first thing actor Sally Reid and director Elizabeth Newman had to decide on was the accent. Would Reid play Shirley Valentine with her native…