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Mish Gorecki Goes Missing

Mish Gorecki Goes Missing

20 Apr 2010

As anyone who has been part of a family will testify, it’s not always easy to get your voice heard – especially when you’re the littlest. For nine-year-old Mish Gorecki, convincing her parents to listen to her is proving almost impossible, calling for…

The National Theatre of Scotland tackle Peter Pan

The National Theatre of Scotland tackle Peter Pan

15 Apr 2010

As the National Theatre of Scotland mounts its biggest production to date, Kelly Apter discusses the enduring appeal of Peter Pan with Hook actor Cal MacAninch

Huxley’s Lab brings together Grid Iron and Lung Ha’s theatre companies

Huxley’s Lab brings together Grid Iron and Lung Ha’s theatre companies

31 Mar 2010

Designer babies, excessive recreational drug use and rampant promiscuity may seem like very modern concerns, but in 1932 Aldous Huxley had them all covered. His chilling science fiction novel, Brave New World depicted a time when all humans are made to…

Three Sisters

Three Sisters

19 Mar 2010

Having found innovative new ways to serve up Brecht and Shakespeare to modern-day theatre goers, it stands to reason you’d cast around for another old guard figure to re-invent. So now, the formidable partnership of Filter theatre company and director…

The Hobbit

The Hobbit

19 Mar 2010

Peter Jackson spent over £200 million filming the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and bought himself some pretty nifty visual effects in the process. But there’s more than one way to lift JRR Tolkien’s words from the page, as theatre producer Vanessa Ford…

Children's Classic Concerts: Crash, Bang, Wallop 2

Children's Classic Concerts: Crash, Bang, Wallop 2

19 Mar 2010

Maybe it’s because they’re percussionists by trade, but Owen and Olly have a tendency to really hit the spot. Since taking over as presenters at Children’s Classic Concerts in 2008, Owen Gunnell and Oliver Cox have put together one exciting line-up…

Scottish Dance Theatre: NQR & The Life and Times of Girl A

Scottish Dance Theatre: NQR & The Life and Times of Girl A

(4 stars)19 Mar 2010

If it seems a little noisy in Dundee at the moment, it’s because there’s some serious groundbreaking going on there. Under the forward-thinking eye of artistic director Janet Smith, Scottish Dance Theatre (SDT) is producing work which forces us to alter…

Filter theatre company tackle Chekhov's Three Sisters

Filter theatre company tackle Chekhov's Three Sisters

9 Mar 2010

Having found innovative new ways to serve up Brecht and Shakespeare to modern-day theatre goers, it stands to reason you’d cast around for another old guard figure to re-invent. So now, the formidable partnership of Filter theatre company and director…

Vanessa Ford's stage adaptation of The Hobbit hits Edinburgh

Vanessa Ford's stage adaptation of The Hobbit hits Edinburgh

9 Mar 2010

Peter Jackson spent over £200 million filming the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and bought himself some pretty nifty visual effects in the process. But there’s more than one way to lift JRR Tolkien’s words from the page, as theatre producer Vanessa Ford…

Scottish Dance Theatre - NQR & The Life and Times of Girl A

Scottish Dance Theatre - NQR & The Life and Times of Girl A

(4 stars)9 Mar 2010

If it seems a little noisy in Dundee at the moment, it’s because there’s some serious groundbreaking going on there. Under the forward-thinking eye of artistic director Janet Smith, Scottish Dance Theatre (SDT) is producing work which forces us to alter…

If I Was a Mouse I Would Hide in Your Hood

If I Was a Mouse I Would Hide in Your Hood

5 Mar 2010

The myth that creating work for children is the easy option may have been busted years ago, but clearly not everybody got the memo. Musician, composer and presenter Paul Rissman is a leading light in the field of children and young people’s music, and…

Northern Ballet Theatre's Wuthering Heights comes to Edinburgh

Northern Ballet Theatre's Wuthering Heights comes to Edinburgh

4 Mar 2010

There are no shortage of love affairs in the annals of English literature, but few burn with the passion of Cathy and Heathcliff. The tragic hero and heroine of Emily Brontë’s 19th century novel Wuthering Heights have been lifted from page to stage and…

English National Ballet: Giselle & Men Y Men

English National Ballet: Giselle & Men Y Men

2 Mar 2010

A strong male dancer lifting his female partner gracefully into the air is one of the defining images of classical ballet. Which is why getting it right is a cornerstone of ballet training. So it took some getting used to when the dancers at English…

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…

Kelvingrove Kids Fun

Kelvingrove Kids Fun

18 Feb 2010

If you’re a primary school aged child growing up in the Central Belt, people are falling over themselves to entertain you with fun workshops. Pre-schoolers do increasingly well, too. But when it comes to those tricky teen years, the well of…

Martin Amis - The Pregnant Widow

Martin Amis - The Pregnant Widow

(3 stars)18 Feb 2010

(Jonathan Cape) On page 395 of this 465-page endurance test, Martin Amis promises the following from one of his characters: ‘Gloria Beautyman, at least, will be giving us something that Life badly needs. Plot’. Life, Martin – and indeed your latest…

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…

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…

Henning Mankell - The Man From Beijing

Henning Mankell - The Man From Beijing

(3 stars)29 Jan 2010

(Harvill Secker) As all Wallander fans will testify, Henning Mankell does a good line in legal professionals. His long-running series about the flawed but eminently likeable detective has sold millions worldwide, not to mention spawned TV adaptations…

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

(3 stars)26 Jan 2010

There is a moment, quite near the end of this mostly jolly musical, when Nazi Germany comes to Edinburgh. The hairs stand up on the back of your neck, and it’s almost possible to imagine what life under the swastika was really like. Other than that…

Rambert Dance Company

Rambert Dance Company: The Comedy of Change

26 Jan 2010

Some dance works make you think, some make you feel – and some rip through you like a tornado, lifting your spirits and blasting away all cares. A Linha Curva (a curved line) is one such piece. Created by Israeli-born, Holland-based choreographer Itzik…

More for less: Kids

More for less: Kids

20 Jan 2010

Like the slot machines in Vegas, a day out with a family of four can drain your resources in the blink of an eye. So, until they start bringing in a wage of their own, here are a few places where children can have fun for zero pounds. Glasgow City…

Traces

Traces

20 Jan 2010

When you’re in the business of making people’s jaws drop, it can be difficult to engage their brains at the same time. But French-Canadian circus troupe, Les 7 Doigts de la Main (The Seven Fingers) wants to stimulate more than just your adrenal glands.

How Cold My Toes

How Cold My Toes

19 Jan 2010

The changing seasons can be a baffling concept for little ones. Sometimes it’s light at bedtime, sometimes it’s dark, not to mention alternating supplies of snow, rain, sunshine, falling leaves and budding flowers. When you’ve only encountered spring…

Stomp

Stomp

6 Jan 2010

Our instinctive desire to hit things that make a noise is evident from an early age. For the sake of our parents’ sanity, most of us grow out of it. But fortunately, Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas never quite managed to shake that desire…

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