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The Garden of Adrian

The Garden of Adrian

11 Jun 2009

NEW WORK There can be few performers with the immense personal charm of Adrian Howells. His is a theatrical presence that inspires trust, and deservedly so. Perhaps only Howells could carry off this latest piece of performance, which involves a…

Oreet Ashery: Raging Balls & Golani Varanasi

Oreet Ashery: Raging Balls & Golani Varanasi

11 Jun 2009

NEW WORK Even the least articulate among us can suddenly become word-perfect when overtaken by a spasm of rage, often to compelling effect. The performance artist Oreet Ashery is keenly aware of this, and, inspired by the artist David Wojnarowicz’s…

Hear Me

Hear Me

30 Apr 2009

With RE-ID and As You Always Do Gappad established a reputation for devised physical theatre which addresses issues affecting the Polish diaspora in Scotland. Its latest piece takes the company in a completely new direction. Performer Agnieszka…

Interiors

Interiors

2 Apr 2009

NEW WORK We’ve all seen those moments when a friend wants to stay in the pub for an inordinate length of time, less for the need to drink than for pure companionship. Matthew Lenton, artistic director of Vanishing Point is looking toward that sense…

Kyoto

Kyoto

5 Mar 2009

PREVIEW NEW WORK Those ancient, lurking passions that linger in the subtext between two people, who, because of vicissitude and circumstance can’t consummate an attraction that exists between them for years on end is an experience common enough for…

Spectacular

Spectacular

27 Nov 2008

NEW WORK Contemporary Western Culture is at a greater distance from death than any that parallels or precedes it. While we endlessly represent death in movies, television and the theatre, these fictionalised, sanitised versions of an event all of us…

The Dogstone and Nasty Brutish and Short

The Dogstone and Nasty Brutish and Short

30 Oct 2008

This double bill, part of the jamboree of new theatre on a small scale laid on by the NTS and Traverse, looks very much a boy thing. Andy Duffy’s Nasty Brutish and Short deals with the deteriorating relationship between two brothers in a Glasgow…

Cockroach

Cockroach

16 Oct 2008

NEW WORK With Darwin’s bicentenary coming up in 2009, one can’t help but suspect that an awful lot of TV documentaries with hidden ideological aims have just been put on hold. A great torrent of material about how capitalism most closely mimicked…

Midsummer

Midsummer

16 Oct 2008

NEW WORK Edinburgh might not be Manhattan, but surely it merits a love story of its own. It is, after all, a romantic city. Step forward David Greig and Gordon McIntyre to fill this void. The dramatist and rock musician are collaborating on a…

Barry Henderson

A Slow Dissolve

16 Oct 2008

NEW WORK Last year, Barry Henderson’s first play, the Edward Hopper-inspired A Pleasant Kind of Loneliness, impressed critics when it premiered at the Arches. A Slow Dissolve, his new commission from Glasgay!, could well be the sleeper star of…

4 Boutique Shows

4 Boutique Shows

16 Oct 2008

1 To Kill A Kelpie In Matthew Smith’s eerie family drama, two grown brothers relive the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of their uncle, talking to the children they once were about the climate of fear they endured at their abuser’s tales of a…

Old People, Children and Animals

Old People, Children and Animals

19 Jun 2008

NEW WORK Tramway, Glasgow, Thu 19–Sat 21 Jun Many of us have elderly relatives, kids, even pets, but in our busy lives, how much time do we actually spend worrying about their welfare? Certainly, these three groups have rarely appeared on a stage…

The Infinite Pleasures of the Great Unknown

The Infinite Pleasures of the Great Unknown

5 Jun 2008

NEW WORK Tramway, Glasgow, Fri 6 & Sat 7 Jun The provocative Dr Mabuse trilogy, made by Fritz Lang in the 1920-30s, was banned by the Nazis, before the filmmaker fled the country. It’s frightening, though unsurprising, that a work steeped in the…

Swindle and Death

Swindle and Death

5 Jun 2008

NEW WORK Tron, Glasgow, Wed 11–Sat 14 Jun; Byre, St Andrews, Mon 16–Fri 20 Jun There’s a long history of plays by Scottish writers about the Scottish theatre, and too often these pieces become mired in self referential jokes. While Peter Arnott’s new…

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

(4 stars)8 May 2008

NEW WORK Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, until Sat 24 May Next time you’re trapped behind an oldie trying to use a cash point, quietly contemplating the benefits of euthanasia, you might want to reflect on Phil and Spanky, and buy yourself some patience.

As You Always Do

As You Always Do

8 May 2008

NEW WORK Tron Theatre, Glasgow, Wed 21–Sat 24 May Behind the stories of the media there are truths that we will never see. When we view reports of murders, disappearances and wars, our perspective is controlled by the scripting, editing and camera…

Skin Piel (Without Sin)

Skin Piel (Without Sin)

8 May 2008

NEW WORK The Arches, Glasgow, Tue 20-Thu 22 May Morally questionable animal testing aside, in vivo research has proven its worth through centuries of scientific study, with experimentation on, or dissection of, entire systems providing valuable…

Death Story

Death Story

8 May 2008

NEW WORK Oran Mor, Glasgow, until Sat 10 May The thriller format that we’ve come to associate with Alma Cullen’s film and television work in such programmes as A Touch of Frost and Inspector Morse is abandoned in her latest play for a more reflective…

That Night Follows Day

That Night Follows Day

24 Apr 2008

NEW WORK Tramway, Glasgow, Thu 1–Sat 3 May ‘My own observations show that we have rated the powers of children too low and that there is no knowing what they cannot be given credit for.’ Freud believed growing up became a matter of submitting to…

The Polish Play

The Polish Play

24 Apr 2008

NEW WORK Craigellachie Village Hall, Craigellachie, Aberdeenshire, Wed 30 Apr, then touring The issue of immigration becomes more controversial each day, and everyone has an opinion. We regularly hear what the politicians and the papers think, but we…

Can We Live With You?

Can We Live With You?

27 Mar 2008

NEW WORK Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Thu 3–Sat 5 Apr Edinburgh’s Lung Ha’s theatre company has always steered clear of politics. Although set up to give performing opportunities to people with learning disabilities, the company prefers to let the…

The Apprentice

The Apprentice

27 Mar 2008

NEW WORK Oran Mor, Glasgow, until Sat 29 Mar There’s a long tradition of theatre and film which explores bigger existential questions through what might, on the face of it, seem a familiar commercial vehicle. It’s possible, for example, to see…

An Advert For The Army

An Advert For The Army

27 Mar 2008

NEW WORK Oran Mor, Glasgow, Mon 7–Sat 12 Apr The question of how much we must compromise our principles in order to live our lives is one that has plagued cultures for as long as we’ve recorded them; it’s as much part of modern drama as it was in…

Oresteia

Oresteia

27 Mar 2008

NEW WORK Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Thu 27–Sat 29 Mar Critics tend to use the phrase ‘an uncomfortable night of theatre’ to describe the effect of a challenging piece on an audience. But in Lazzi’s one man version of Aeschylus’ tragic trilogy, the…

The Wall

The Wall

(4 stars)13 Mar 2008

The anxieties and dilemmas of teenage life seems to be the theme of the moment in Scottish theatre. But it’s hard to imagine that they could be approached with such guile, deftness and warmth as in DC Jackson’s new play for Borderline and the…

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