Theatre, Issue 660
5 articles
Sorted by popularity / date
The Memory of Water explores the complexities and humour of grief
5 Jul 2010
A good many plays have exploited the emotional state of people at funerals over the years, but few so well as Shelagh Stephenson in her West End hit of 1996. Not since David Storey’s rather more earnest In Celebration has the existential crisis brought…
Steel Magnolias
5 Jul 2010
Tron Theatre, Glasgow, until Sat 10 Jul
Robert Harling’s comedy-drama about a group of lifelong female friends in Louisiana has enjoyed endless revivals since its mid-80s premiere, largely thanks to the popularity of the film adaptation, which provided plumb roles for such Hollywood grande…
King Lear
2 Jul 2010
Botanic Gardens, Glasgow, until Sat 10 Jul
As is so often the case with outdoor performances, an audience’s ultimate enjoyment of this first show in Bard in the Botanics’ 2010 season might be more a matter of projection than performance. While some of the parts require – and are afforded – a…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Dumfries among outdoor theatre highlights for 2010
2 Jul 2010
The theatre season may be winding down in the Central Belt as we await the arrival of Edinburgh’s Festivals, but further afield there’s a rich selection of plays and performances for the outdoor theatre lover. The beautiful landscape and mild climate of…
Surge physical theatre festival brings The Venus Labyrinth to Glasgow
30 Jun 2010
If you spot something which defies description hovering around Glasgow city centre during the last weekend in July, chances are it’s Conflux at work. Set up in 2009 to support Scottish physical theatre, street arts and circus, Conflux is about to hold…
