Theatre, Lauren Mayberry
41 articles
Sorted by popularity / date
Interview: Peggy Shaw - Queer theatre icon discusses her new show RUFF
22 Mar 2013
'My shows are a spectacular take on my queerness and uniqueness'
For those who don’t know about your work yet, who is Peggy Shaw? In general, my shows are a spectacular take on my queerness and uniqueness, placed in ‘normal’ society from my own perspective. I write my shows from my body; from all parts of my body…
Davey Anderson's coming-of-age tale The Static mixes superheroes and ADHD
24 Jul 2012
Quirky physical theatre show from Scottish talent developers ThickSkin
ThickSkin Theatre has a hard-earned reputation for developing new Scottish talent. The company returns to this year’s Fringe to showcase the skill of Glasgow-based playwright Davey Anderson before heading off on a UK tour in the autumn. The Static is a…
Theatre show Confessions of a Grindr Addict explores modern age dating
24 Jul 2012
Sex is easy, dating difficult in 2012 edgy Edinburgh Fringe Festival show
What does a guy actually do on a date these days that doesn’t involve sex? This is the question posed by dark but comical one-man show Confessions of a Grindr Addict, written and performed by Australian Gavin Roach. Grindr, for anyone unfamiliar, is a…
The Hot 100 2011: 100-50
16 Dec 2011
The definitive list of Scottish creative talent
100: Gordon Ferris. Kilmarnock crime author makes good. The already packed Scottish crime writing field has finally found a bit of elbow room for another burgeoning talent. Joining the likes of Rankin, Brookmyre, McDermid and co is this Ayrshire-born…
Hot 100 2011 - No. 49 to 1
16 Dec 2011
The definitive list of Scottish creative talent
The Hot 100 is the definitive list of Scottish creative talent. From fashion designers to performance artists, everyone who has made a sizeable splash in 2011 has a place in this countdown. It’s for people who’ve created a buzz, but it’s also about…
Rudolf
7 Dec 2011
The Arches strike again with imaginative alt.panto starring Ross Allan and Rob Evans
For the last couple of years, The Arches have offered an offbeat alternative to the traditional panto – and this year’s Rudolf is no exception. The classic reindeer tale (red nosed fella, rejected by society, wins out in the end by saving Christmas) is…
Mister Merlin
7 Dec 2011
The Weegie-centric Tron panto continues to entertain despite uncertain future
Renowned for their particularly weegie take on a festive tale, the Tron may sadly be unable to continue their affordable Christmas shows due to the loss of their corporate sponsor. Unless they find another, the theatre will need to raise £20,000 a year…
The Crucible
15 Nov 2011
Stiff performances and lethargic pace dog Arthur Miller classic
Pored over by students across the globe and regularly revived, Arthur Miler’s The Crucible is an audacious choice as Strathclyde Theatre Group’s first production as an independent company following the closure of the Ramshorn Theatre earlier in the year…
One-woman theatremaker Lisa Nicoll returns with Home Run
20 Oct 2011
The play deals with the drug addiction and recovery of Scottish women
‘You train as an actress, writer, director or producer for years, but meeting real people and telling real stories is what makes really great theatre,’ says Lisa Nicoll, the one-woman theatre-making machine behind 2008’s Acceptance and short film ‘Truth…
Days of Wine and Roses
20 Oct 2011
Owen McCafferty's adaptation of JP Miller's teleplay is revived, with Keith Fleming and Sally Reid
Originally a teleplay by JP Miller from 1958, the story of Days of Wine and Roses is best known for the 1962 Oscar-nominated film starring Jack Lemmon. That story, which focuses on the plight of two average Americans, has been relocated to London by…
Interview - Amy Lamé’s Unhappy Birthday
17 Oct 2011
Morrissey at your birthday party? Glasgay! performer Amy Lamé wants to make it happen
Steven Patrick Morrissey. Icon. Owner of the best baritone in the biz. Vegetarian, animal rights activist and moulder of the most vertigo-inducing quiff since Johnny Bravo? Yes, yes, yes. But warm, approachable, fan-embracing performer who would jump…
Strange Hungers
17 Oct 2011
Glasgow Theatre company Fish and Game's wry send up of gay icons past at Glasgay!
Who were the gay icons of your youth? Wham? George Takei? Rosie O’Donnell... ? Everyone has at least one (perhaps strange) LGBT celeb that they looked up to as an alternative youngster – and what do you get if you combine this wry look at ‘back in…
Interview: Alt-cabaret act Bourgeois and Maurice
21 Sep 2011
Outlandishly glam neo-cabarat act bring their dark glamour to Glasgay!
Georgeois Bourgeois and Maurice Maurice (real names George Heyworth and Liv Morris) are a sight to behold on a stage. Glitter, shoulder pads, metallics, smeared lipstick, towering beehives and as much eyeliner as you could ever loot from Superdrug, the…
The Missing
21 Sep 2011
Powerful performance of Andrew O'Hagan's non-fiction script across several platforms
Part memoir, part investigative journalism, Scottish writer Andrew O’Hagan’s powerful non-fiction work doesn’t easily fit into any generic pigeon hole. It is fitting, then, that this stage adaptation of The Missing is accompanied by complementary art…
2011 Arches Live! theatre programme is biggest yet
24 Aug 2011
Over 30 performances of challenging theatre and live art
As Edinburgh’s yearly festivities wind down, Glasgow’s Arches steps up with another packed out schedule of new, challenging theatre and live art. Often regarded as a platform for exciting young Scottish artists, 2011’s Arches Live! programme is the…
Dan Canham: 30 Cecil Street
23 Aug 2011
A theatre's story told through unusual interpretation
Canham tells the story of a now dilapidated theatre in Ireland through movement and actions, set to a soundtrack of voices, everyday sounds and ambient noise. An unusual piece of dance-theatre with a surprising amount of humour, even if the recorded…
Translunar Paradise
16 Aug 2011
Moving portrayal of the pain of bereavement in dance, accordion and voice
Backed by accordion and voice, two dancers play out a relationship using only actions and mime, covering courtship, pregnancy, miscarriage and the after effects of war. A moving and evocative portrayal of the pain of bereavement, highlighting how…
The Sexual Awakening of Peter Mayo
16 Aug 2011
Quirky characters and quick-fire dialogue
This is sex for a generation of awkward Brits who relate to Mark Corrigan more than they might like to admit. Quirky characters and quick-fire dialogue are let down only by technical gaffs with house lights, not to mention backstage staff who talked…
Phillipa and Will Are Now in a Relationship
16 Aug 2011
A university relationship conducted via Facebook
A university relationship is tracked via a Facebook wall-to-wall, read aloud by actors backed by a screen with dates to contextualise comments. This is comedy which could be related to by anyone who has ever repeatedly refreshed a profile page that was…
Brotherly Love
14 Aug 2011
Tensions high and voices loud feels uncomfortable
Two very different brothers are all grown up but still harbour resentments in this hour-long play. Tensions are high and voices loud throughout but it feels uncomfortable, like walking in on an argument between people you barely know. Special points for…
Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov
12 Aug 2011
Depressing tale of decay of the upper classes in Russia
Adaptation of one of the later plays of the influential playwright, focussing on the decay of the upper classes in Russia. Depressing tale where everyone is perpetually dissatisfied, most characters are selfish or unrealistically idealistic and all the…
Bones
11 Aug 2011
Honest examination of real life on the dole
Nineteen-year-old Mark has just been released from prison to find himself in a world that’s almost as grim as the inside. Drink, drugs, violence and abuse are commonplace, as well as an unhealthy disrespect towards women and authority – likely a result…
Edinburgh arts institution the Forest Cafe gears up for its final Fringe
10 Aug 2011
Edinburgh's rough and ready creative hub closing down
Many Edinburgh-dwellers agree that it will be a sad day when the Forest Café finally closes its doors at the end of this summer. The rough and ready creative hub will be badly missed, but at least it’s staying open long enough for the Forest Fringe to…
Death Song
8 Aug 2011
Intense story of loss and secrets
Focusing on a bereaved father and daughter in the 1980s, Death Song is engaging and impeccably performed. Juan, a single father following the death of his wife, is a Mexican immigrant in America struggling to get work and keep his daughter safe, when a…
It’s Uniformation Day
8 Aug 2011
2001: A Space Odyssey got weird
Surreal from start to finish, It’s Uniformation Day aims to analyse ideas of happiness, human frailty and relationships in modern life. Other than that, it’s hard to say what happened. The three actors are our representatives on a strange rocket mission…
