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Lie of the Land

Lie of the Land

Torben Betts’ fierce poetry finds its natural home on the Fringe

31 Jul 2008

Many of us dream of a simpler existence in the countryside, but the sudden lack of people can be a shock to the system. Inspired by the personal nightmare that followed his own relocation from London, Torben Betts’ new play explores that sense of…

The Unconquered

The Unconquered

(4 stars)27 Mar 2008

REVIVAL Dundee Rep, Thu 3–Sat 5 Apr then touring Perhaps the greatest education we can receive is a sudden reorientation of perspective, and Torben Betts’ play, here revived by Stellar Quines in preparation for a tour ending in New York, makes this…

Peer Gynt

Review of the year - theatre

13 Dec 2007

The year began well at the Lyceum, with John Dove’s superb All My Sons setting the picket-fence lawns of postwar USA afire in a manner that reminded us that Miller’s message about the personal and political costs of capitalism is as inescapable today as…

The Unconquered

North Edinburgh Arts Centre, Wed 7 Mar, then touri

(4 stars)27 Feb 2007

NEW WORK Sometimes, as one leaves a theatre, one can already sense the divide within an audience over the play just watched. Torben Betts’ new piece for Stellar Quines is such a case. The bone of contention? In technique, this piece resembles nothing…

Unconquered, The

Betts on two horses

29 Jan 2007

Steve Cramer Tell me a little about the origins of The Unconquered. The central character’s a girl, I understand, who is brutalised for standing up to reactionary forces?

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