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Risk

Tron Theatre, Glasgow. Now touring

(4 stars)12 Feb 2007

NEW PLAY Whether we’re crossing on red or skydiving for kicks, we live in a world of calculated risk. If we stopped to think about it, we’d rarely leave the house for fear of the consequences. Actually, to stay in the house would only expose us to…

Cinderella

Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Thu 4-Sat 13 Jan

(4 stars)20 Dec 2006

BALLET Ashley Page could have taken the easy way out: choreographed a show that ticked all the boxes, and sent us home with another traditional narrative ballet under our belts. But Scottish Ballet’s artistic director has never favoured the obvious…

Dancing for exercise

A phresh start

19 Dec 2006

‘Anyone want to take a guess at who that musician was? Yous’ll be so surprised. Long time ago . . . jazz trombonist . . . YES! Dizzy Gillespie! That’s it! That tune was recorded in 1961, would yis believe it?’

Tales of Beatrix Potter - DVD review

Tales of Beatrix Potter

(3 stars)11 Dec 2006

DANCE Dance on screen rarely captures even half the magic of seeing it live on stage. Which is why this adaptation by the Royal Ballet is so successful - it doesn’t even try. Instead the action takes place in a variety of locations, from the green…

Olga the Brolga

North Edinburgh Arts Centre, until 16 December

27 Nov 2006

KIDS DANCE Andy Howitt couldn’t believe his luck when he read Rod Clements’ storybook, Olga The Brolga. Not only did it give the artistic director of YDance a cracking story to adapt, but one of the characters goes to ‘Club Tropicana’. Cue George…

Olga the Brolga

North Edinburgh Arts Centre, until 16 December

27 Nov 2006

KIDS DANCE Andy Howitt couldn’t believe his luck when he read Rod Clements’ storybook, Olga The Brolga. Not only did it give the artistic director of YDance a cracking story to adapt, but one of the characters goes to ‘Club Tropicana’. Cue George…

Scottish Ballet a step closer to new HQ

Tramway project further boosted by additional fund

13 Nov 2006

The proposals for Scottish Ballet’s state-of-the-art new home at Tramway have been given the green light by Glasgow City Council’s Planning Committee. Meanwhile, the Scottish Arts Council’s announcement of a £3.75m National Lottery Grant, together with…

Droopy Met Hal/Degeneration

Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Fri 6-Sat 7 Oct & Sat

2 Oct 2006

DANCE The Traverse has long been the home of innovative theatre, but increasingly it’s also the place to catch ground-breaking dance. Two different but equally interesting companies are heading for the venue this fortnight, each with an international…

News in brief

2 Oct 2006

The Scottish International Storytelling Festival returns to the capital, Wed 25 Oct-Sun 5 Nov. This year, the new Storytelling Centre provides the focus for the festival, whose theme ‘Across the Water’ celebrates Scotland and Ireland’s heritage of…

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The bes theatre and dance

18 Sep 2006

Tutti Frutti (pictured) John Byrne’s cult TV classic is turned into theatre for the first time under the direction of Tony Cownie for the NTS. A comedy exploring Scottish identity through an ageing rock band on what might be its final tour, this piece…

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