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Theatre director Emma Callander dicusses the political side of David Greig's Dalgety
15 May 2013
The play will be the first fully staged work from Theatre Uncut
Both Theatre Uncut and David MacLennan, curator of A Play, a Pie and a Pint, have their foundations in populist, political theatre. MacLennan’s history with 7:84 reflects his leftist leanings and, as Theatre Uncut’s co-artistic director Emma Callander…
New David Greig play Found at Sea follows two 50-something men sailing to island
22 Jan 2013
Play features work by Andrew Greig and singer Rachel Newton
David Greig is on an island, but his vista of the Manhattan skyline is a mile away from the deserted setting of his latest production, Found at Sea. ‘In the midst of life there’s a point where you have to cast off,’ he says, ‘and this is about what…
Music strand at 2013 Glasgow Film Festival - programme highlights
22 Jan 2013
Music/film hybrid programme features Jane Birkin, Dark Star and Whatever Gets You Through the Night
GFF 2013 can barely wait to expose its music and film strand delights, with the hotly-anticipated Jane Birkin’s Songs of Serge providing a pre-festival pulse-quickener. A rare and intimate live performance by Serge Gainsbourg’s former muse will see her…
Ten collaborative music, theatre and film projects from Scotland
7 Nov 2012
Including Speed of Light, Pass the Spoon and Whatever Gets You Through the Night
Pass the Spoon. It sounded like an unlikely dish, with ingredients including off-beat artist David Shrigley (who wrote the libreto), modernist composer David Fennessy and Magnetic North director Nicholas Bone working with the Red Note Ensemble, but when…
Twenty top shows at the 2012 Edinburgh Festivals
11 Jul 2012
Highlights from the Fringe, Book and International Festivals
Having scanned the 23.6m shows, exhibitions and events across the festival in late July, August and early September, we pluck out the ones that simply cannot be missed
Interview: Cora Bissett and David Greig on Whatever Gets You Through the Night
25 Jun 2012
Night-themed project brings together theatre, music, film and a book
Cora Bissett, David Greig and Swimmer One have stayed up past their bedtimes to hang out with some of Scotland’s coolest actors, bands and artists. Anna Burnside takes an extra slug of coffee to find out Whatever Gets You Through the Night
Hot 100 2012: 19-11
11 Dec 2012
David Greig, Karen Gillan and Chris Hoy among Scotland's hottest cultural contributors in 2012
The Hot 100 is our list of Scotland’s 100 hottest individuals and groups who’ve made a splash this year, from comic book writers to comedians, artists to actors. If they've contributed to Scotland's cultural landscape in 2012, you'll find them here.
Creative Scots sign open letter to Creative Scotland
16 Oct 2012
As artists revolt and the Scottish Government steps in, the attacks on Creative Scotland continue
The stormy relationship between artists and Creative Scotland has picked up pace with 100 of Scotland’s leading artists writing an open letter to the agency’s chairman, Sir Sandy Crombie. The letter, from 9 October, laid out the reasons that artists…
Whatever Gets You Through the Night
29 Jun 2012
Powerful piece exploring the many Scotlands that exist in the wee hours
Not even the most hardened cynic could sniff at the ambition of this Vital Spark project headed up by Cora Bissett, who has invited writers and musicians from across the land to create work exploring the many Scotlands that exist between the hours of…
Hot 100 2011 - No. 49 to 1
16 Dec 2011
The definitive list of Scottish creative talent
The Hot 100 is the definitive list of Scottish creative talent. From fashion designers to performance artists, everyone who has made a sizeable splash in 2011 has a place in this countdown. It’s for people who’ve created a buzz, but it’s also about…
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart fuses karaoke with ceilidh music
18 Feb 2011
David Greig play pays homage to Borders legend in pub setting
The legend of the ‘teind’ or tribute paid by the fairy folk to the Devil every seven years is as old as the Southern Uplands and recounted in numerous Scottish Border Ballads, including the eerie ‘Tam Lin’. Playwright David Greig here pays homage to the…
Glasgow Girls
7 Nov 2012
Dynamic musical tribute to power of friendship and community that packs a fearless political punch
There’s a scene in this lively new National Theatre of Scotland-produced musical in which the youthful heroines sing of their deep affection for Glasgow, for all its rough edges. The show itself inspires a similar reaction: there’s the odd cheesy moment…
Cora Bisset on Glasgow Girls: the Musical
18 Oct 2012
The production tells the true story of three Drumchapel teenagers taking on the immigration system
The dramatic story of the 21st century Glasgow Girls, the teenagers from Drumchapel who, in 2005, banded together to take on the immigration system when one of their friends was threatened with deportation, is an obvious one for the stage. Cora Bissett…
Various artists - Whatever Gets You Through The Night
9 Oct 2012
Impressive collection of songs released as part of wide-ranging multi-media project
‘The night’s getting colder’, sings Withered Hand on opening brass-folk serenade ‘A New Case’, and his words reflect the moon-lit backdrop of this terrific pop anthology. Its exclusive songs explore contemporary Scotland at 4am, as part of Cora Bissett…
The Letter of Last Resort / Good With People
7 Aug 2012
Double bill of short dramas that push the nuclear button
As the independence referendum draws nearer, with Trident shaping up as a particularly thorny feature of the debate around Scotland’s future, a revival of these two short works by two of Scotland’s leading playwrights offers keen, if contrasting, takes…
Interview: Playwrights David Greig and David Harrower share a bill at Edinburgh Fringe
11 Jul 2012
Scottish playwrights share a bill at Edinburgh for first time
It took centuries of endeavour before the first man ran a four-minute mile. Yet as soon as he did, it happened again just two months later. Since Roger Bannister broke that barrier in 1959, many athletes have done the same. That, says playwright David…
Passing Through
6 Jul 2012
Scottish rom-com has a sense of fun that never fully translates into drama
If any more proof were needed that the Scottish rom-com has become a fully-fledged theatrical genre, Passing Through is it. Alistair Rutherford’s play weaves through Glasgow much as the production has travelled across Scotland over the last year…
Dear Glasgow theatre season focuses on Middle East and North Africa
21 Mar 2012
New project from Oran Mor’s A Play, a Pie and a Pint strand
With the Syrian crisis showing no sign of abating, the human story behind the various conflicts and uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa has seldom been so urgent. It’s an issue that David MacLennan, artistic director of Oran Mor’s A Play, a…
FOUND win the first ever List Award
16 Dec 2011
Edinburgh arts collective claim prize, while Cargo Publishing collect Best Newcomer
Edinburgh-based band and arts collective FOUND have won the first annual List Award. The Award, presented on Thursday 15 December at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery as part of The List's Hot 100 Party, recognises achievement in the arts over the…
Best of 2011: Theatre
14 Dec 2011
The best theatre work of 2011, including The Age of Arousal and The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Har
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart. The story of the overly curious girl/boy who encounters the Devil is as old as theatre itself, but David Greig’s inspired play-cum-ceilidh brought a dynamic twist to the Border Ballad form. Touring pubs around the…
The List launches new cultural awards
12 Dec 2011
The List Award 2011 shortlist includes David Greig, Karla Black, Aidan Moffat and David Mackenzie
The List introduces its own end-of-year cultural award, plus a Best Newcomer award. The awards complement The List's annual creative talent list The Hot 100, the 2011 edition of which is published on 14 Dec The winners to be announced at a Hot 100…
Edinburgh Festival of Politics 2011 - Highlights
8 Jul 2011
Richard Holloway, Sarah Boyack and David Greig among highlights
The Festival of Politics may be one of the junior members of the August fraternity, but it just keeps coming of age. An array of events, speakers and themes are on the agenda this year with technology and the upheavals across north Africa and the Middle…
The theatre shows to look out for at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011
9 Jun 2011
Dance Marathon, Ten Plagues and Tuesdays at Tescos among highlights
As ever the theatre programme of this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe is overflowing with keen ideas, exciting stories and risk-taking. The Traverse Theatre maintains its position as the beating heart of the Fringe, with Dominic Hill’s final programme…
Dunsinane
27 May 2011
Roxana Silbert's production of David Greig's play stars Jonny Phillips and Siobhan Redmond
Much has been made of the parallels between David Greig’s depiction of 11th century Scotland and modern day Afghanistan in his audacious sequel to Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The tortuous relationship between conqueror and vanquished is certainly…
Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland announce 2011 shortlist
12 May 2011
Kate Dickie, David Birrell and David Greig feature on CATS 2011 shortlist
Following an all-day meeting at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, the CATS judges have revealed the hotly-anticipated shortlist for the ten categories of Scotland's leading theatre awards for 2010-11. A highlight of the Scottish theatre…
