This Is Paradise
The Guardian 26 August 2021 Kate Regan is a woman defined by the men in her life. There’s her gentle old Belfast dad, disappointed by the company she keeps, there’s…
Eavesdropping
The Guardian 20 August 2021 If this were a regular show it would be something like One Million Tiny Plays About Britain, the adaptation of Craig Taylor’s micro-dramas originally serialised…
Tickbox
The Guardian 18 August 2021 The first time it happened was when Lubna Kerr joined the Brownies. The future actor and comedian found the girls in her pack to be…
Doppler
The Guardian 12 August 2021 If there is one company well suited to adapting to the Covid pandemic it is Grid Iron. The Edinburgh specialist in site-responsive theatre is never…
Still
The Guardian 11 August 2021 I don’t think Frances Poet intends her play to be depressing. She has a dry wit, a vigorous way with words and moments of theatrical…
Sweet FA
The Guardian 10 August 2021 It was a day of celebration. The players from the North British Rubber Company (NBRC) in Edinburgh’s Fountainbridge had been pitched against their rivals from…
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 Dibdin. This time last year, he and his photographer brother…
Sex Education Xplorers (SEX)
The Guardian 9 August 2021 I imagine the curriculum has changed since my day but, even so, I’m pretty sure not many biology lessons look like this one by Mamoru…
Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil
The Guardian 21 July 2021 Who doesn’t love an underdog? When Brora Rangers played eight-times Scottish cup winners Hearts in March, they enjoyed a perfect David-and-Goliath victory. The part-time team…
Twelfth Night
The Guardian 12 July 2021 You can see why director Gordon Barr chose to set Twelfth Night in the wings of a theatre. Heather Grace Currie’s design – all ropes,…