Theatre, Issue 682

2011 Fringe for a Fiver - Theatre

Not got a brass razoo to your name? Don’t let that spoil your Fringe fun as we present 50 shows you can see for a mere five of your Scottish pound coins Alice in Wonderland and Other Adventures with Lewis Carroll Richard Smithies brings to life the…

A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Botanical Gardens, Glasgow, until Sat 9 Jul

Gordon Barr's outdoor production retains its Shakespearean sparkle

First things first: it is a bit of a shame that this year’s opening production for the 10th anniversary programme of Bard in the Botanics has been consigned to a small corner at the rear of the Kibble Palace. While the cast work as hard as ever and the…

Attention all Edinburgh Fringe performers: We take bribes!

Are you desperate for publicity? Are you willing to pay for it?

Are you desperate to get your show publicised? Are you hungry for that extra bit of exposure that will turn your no-budget show into the 5-star, million dollar production it deserves to be? And most importantly, are you willing to pay for it? We at…

Children's theatre production of Aesop's Fables

The Arches stage adaptation of classic tales

Like many of us, Belle Jones first came across Aesop’s Fables as a child. ‘My grandparents gave me a really lovely copy of the collected tales when I was young,’ recalls the Glasgow-based actress and director. ‘There’s so much variety in the fables, and…

Five Minute Theatre hosts 200 pieces of theatre over 24 hours

National Theatre of Scotland's ambitious live-streaming project

At 5pm on Tuesday 21st June, a global event will begin. Lasting 24 hours, there will be over two hundred online broadcasts of live performances created by anyone who wants to take part and viewed by a worldwide audience. As a celebration of the National…

Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut

Morag Fullarton's classic compact, lunch-hour friendly show

It’s nothing new of course, but the Oran Mor has been incubating many a theatrical hit in its lunchtime theatre slot of late, and the latest to make the jump into the evening hours and bigger stages is Morag Fullarton’s Casablanca: The Gin Joint…

Siobhan Davies Dance: Rotor

Experimental cross-artform dance from nine commissioned artists

‘I hate the word inspiration,’ says Siobhan Davies. Which may seem ironic, given how inspirational she has been to budding young dancers and choreographers over the years. But for Davies, inspiration implies a light bulb moment, when something just…

Surge - Street Art/Circus Festival

The development of circus, physical theatre and street arts returns for a second year

If you were out and about in central Glasgow last July, chances are you saw something rather special. Run by Conflux, the organisation set up to develop physical theatre, street arts and circus in Scotland, the Surge Festival featured a colourful array…

Interview: Celebrity choreographer Arlene Phillips

Strictly Come Dancing judge on her inspirations and what she looks for

The producer of Midnight Tango, which stars Strictly Come Dancing’s Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace talks about her life in dance What made you want to be a choreographer? I became a choreographer by chance. Dancing was always my first love, and it…

Avenue Q - The adult puppet musical

Tony Award-winning show touches on more grown up issues

Don’t judge a book by its cover – and in the case of Avenue Q, don’t judge a musical by its poster. This Tony Award-winning show may look like a toddler’s dream date, but Muppet-style puppets aside, it’s adult content all the way. ‘We deal with…

Knives in Hens

Revival of David Harrower's 90s play tours Scotland

Lies Pauwels’ revival for the NTS of David Harrower’s 1995 play is the very definition of ‘marmite’ theatre. From its opening moments, in which Susan Vidler as the Ploughman’s Wife, and Vicki Manderson as her alter-ego rampage around, flashing their…