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The best Scottish Theatre productions of 2010

The best Scottish Theatre productions of 2010

My Romantic History, Roadkill, Sweeney Todd, The Government Inspector and Promises Promises

15 Dec 2010

Promises Promises Prolific Scottish playwright Douglas Maxwell hit a creative high-point at the beginning of the year with this blistering monologue told by a middle-aged, alcoholic teacher (Joanna Tope) who is provoked into violence when she…

The Government Inspector

The Government Inspector

(4 stars)4 Mar 2010

The prescience of Gogol’s comedy of political corruption, avarice and ineptness goes without saying. What’s remarkable about Communicado’s revival of The Government Inspector is that it manages to be riotously funny and entertaining while never losing…

The Government Inspector

The Government Inspector

26 Jan 2010

Back in the 1980s, Scottish theatre audiences could count on the likes of Communicado, Wildcat and 7:84 to maintain a live, lively commentary on contemporary events, often by drawing analogies sourced from Scottish history. It’s perhaps a force that’s…

Peter Kosminksy

Peter Kosminksy

(4 stars)5 Jun 2008

DOCUMENTARY/DRAMA SEASON More4, Sat 14–Sun 20 Jun In the era of Play for Today, the rabblerousing TV dramatist lurked in every nook and cranny of the BBC, cropping up on primetime slots to frighten the horses. Now though, the nation’s broadcasting…

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