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Dundee Rep take on Peter Schaffer's pony tale Equus

Dundee Rep take on Peter Schaffer's pony tale Equus

18 Feb 2010

It’s not entirely down to Daniel Radcliffe’s torso that Peter Schaffer’s 1973 work Equus is undergoing something of a renaissance, but it was certainly the prospect of naked boy wizard that reignited interest in the play. It’s the kind of interest that…

Backbeat

Backbeat

(3 stars)18 Feb 2010

Iain Softley’s 1994 film Backbeat charted the pre-stardom career of The Beatles, focusing on the relationship between John Lennon, his best friend and fellow art student Stuart Sutcliffe, who succumbed to a brain tumour aged 22, and Sutcliffe’s lover…

Poppy and Dingan

Poppy and Dingan

18 Feb 2010

Imaginary friendships are a part of life for many children and, just like real ones, they come with no guarantees. When Kellyanne Williamson, a young girl living in the Australian outback, loses her invisible pals in Pobby and Dingan, life is never the…

Tron to stage Martin Crimp's The City

Tron to stage Martin Crimp's The City

10 Feb 2010

It is in the nature of cities, capital cities in particular, to juxtapose the trivial with the weighty. As city dwellers we are at once individuals with worries about bus tickets and groceries, and also part of something much bigger – the city itself…

What We Know

What We Know

10 Feb 2010

One of the changes at the Traverse since Dominic Hill’s appointment as artistic director is the theatre’s determination to mount a wide range of small scale work in its studio theatre. The success of David Greig’s Midsummer over the last year bears out…

The Beauty Queen of Leenane

The Beauty Queen of Leenane

10 Feb 2010

‘Someone said to me once that Ireland just skipped the 20th century and went from the 19th to the 21st,’ muses Scottish-born, Irish-bred actress Cara Kelly when asked about the ‘Irishness’ of her current role, in Martin McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of…

Tom Dale Company: Roam

Tom Dale Company: Roam

10 Feb 2010

The universal need to explore new territory – whether you’re a lion prowling a desert plane or a teenager leaving home – was the starting point for choreographer Tom Dale’s new work, Roam. ‘I wanted to find a parallel between the human need to explore…

Promises Promises

Promises Promises

(4 stars)10 Feb 2010

It’s no mere nod and a wink to lovers of Muriel Spark that the school teacher protagonist of Douglas Maxwell’s gripping new monologue is called Margaret Anne Brodie. The character herself may claim not to have read Spark’s famous novel of sex, power and…

Scottish Dance Theatre

Scottish Dance Theatre

10 Feb 2010

As an experienced choreographer, Janet Smith has always had much to offer Scottish Dance Theatre (SDT). But as the company’s artistic director, she’s also got an eye for outside talent. Smith has brought a diverse range of people in to work with her…

New Territories 2010

New Territories 2010

10 Feb 2010

The cutting edge dance and performance festival returns to Glasgow for its tenth outing. This year’s programme of specially commissioned work by international artists includes premieres of work by Australian performance installation artist Fleur Elise…

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