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Hidden World - Litter of Sandals

28 Feb 2008

NEW WORK Oran Mor, Glasgow, Mon 25 Feb–Sat 1 Mar Being able to address the oppressive regimes of recent world politics in mainstream lunchtime theatre is a luxury some countries simply do not have. In Hidden Worlds, playwright Stuart Delves…

Waiting For Godot

Waiting For Godot

(4 stars)28 Feb 2008

MODERN CLASSIC Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow, until Sat 8 Mar Our thirst for enquiry may be waning in an age when answers are so readily available at the click of a mouse. But the Citizens’ company’s production of Beckett’s masterpiece, perhaps the least…

Hello, Dolly!

Hello, Dolly!

14 Feb 2008

MUSICAL Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Tue 26 Feb–Sat 1 Mar If light entertainment is your bag, then you can’t beat a tried and tested classic. Hello, Dolly!, first performed in 1964, is the kind of bright and breezy musical that doesn’t take itself too…

Resurrection

Resurrection

14 Feb 2008

ADAPTATION Oran Mor, Glasgow, Mon 11–Sat 16 Feb Whether it’s your carbon footprint or choice of chicken, it seems the individual’s responsibility for the choices they make are under more scrutiny now than ever. But Resurrection, playwright Nicola…

Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot

31 Jan 2008

MODERN CLASSIC Taking on arguably the greatest play of the 20th century is no mean feat, particularly given that, in Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece, the surface simplicity is a mere cheeky masquerade for the complexities that lie within. So, is…

Manipulate

Manipulate

17 Jan 2008

PUPPET ANIMATION FESTIVAL Dundee Rep, Tue 22–Thu 31 Jan Even for hardened theatre goers, a performance that plunges the dark depths of the human psyche using puppets is pretty exceptional. Manipulate, a new festival promoting puppetry, shadow…

Barry

Barry

17 Jan 2008

REVIVAL Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow, Tue 22–Sat 26 Jan Feminism in its various guises has been around for many years, but Rowan Tree Theatre Company’s new production of Frederic Mohr’s one woman show Barry hints that women haven’t advanced quite as…

St Nicholas

St Nicholas

(4 stars)29 Nov 2007

ONE MAN SHOW Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre, Peebles, Thu 13 Dec, then touring. Reviewed at Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow) Critics may well shift awkwardly in their seats during this piece, and it’s nothing to do with the hard benches in the Citz…

The Tragedie Of Macbeth and The Tragedie Of Hamlet

The Tragedie Of Macbeth and The Tragedie Of Hamlet

15 Nov 2007

CLASSICS Hudson Hotel, Edinburgh, until Mon 17 Dec Communicating Shakespeare’s contemporary relevance is always contentious. To draw links with modern day society or not, that is the question. Artistic director and actor William Mann, of…

Only The Men

(3 stars)1 Nov 2007

NEW WORK Touring A play that deals with the emotional intricacies of father-son relationships is certainly nothing new. Reeling and Writhing’s new work inspired by the landscape and history of remote Sanna Bay in Ardnamurchan, explores the issues…

Only The Men

Only The Men

18 Oct 2007

NEW WORK Byre Theatre, St Andrews, Thu 25 Oct; Platform, Glasgow, Tue 30 Oct; Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh, Wed 31 Oct; CCA, Glasgow, Thu 1–Sat 3 Nov Music speaks to us in ways words or actions cannot, or so the cliché goes. This is certainly the…

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