Simon Dessain

Teechers

Fast-paced youth production despite large cast

23 Aug 2011

This is how to do it. A fast paced youth production of Godber’s now well worn play in front of a really good sized audience. The rotation of performers for each character, as a result of a very large troupe, was a pity as there were stand out…

Tim FitzHigham

Irrepressible, energetic and nutty self portraits

11 Aug 2010

Tim FitzHigham is a sparkling 5 star performer. With the many aquatic capers under his belt, the Ark at the Pleasance, is indeed the perfectly conceived venue for his non stop, irrepressible, energetic and nutty self portraits that form the core of his…

Short Circuit Comedy

Short of comedy

21 Aug 2009

Short Circuit Comedy presents 4 debut comics providing free comedy. The choice made by placing no price was on this occasion an approximation of the value. The rule may be hard, but the rule it is - that the show goes on even when the audience is…

Dundee Literary Festival

29 Jun 2009

This Festival, which has just completed it’s fifth year, is thrusting through the crowded Scottish Festival scene – there are now at least 135 other festivals in Scotland. Dundee has focused on 2 strands, the quality of the writers and the Dundee…

Simon Gage’s head did not explode at the Science Festival launch

7 Apr 2009

1000 people came to this 21st birthday party and enjoyed an evening competing with their children to enjoy the 7 floor of activities and exhibitions. The party was launched by the Science Festival Director, Simon Gage, who stepped forward to correctly…

StAnza 2009 - Poets of the Scottish Enlightenment and 18th Century Gaelteachd

24 Mar 2009

The complexity of the title and the juxtaposition therein were neatly represented in the two speakers, a St Andrews academic, Prof Robert Crawford and a Gallic speaking poet and actor, Angus Peter Campbell from the far west. Angus Peter Campbell was…

StAnza 2009 gets off to a fiery start as Robert burns

19 Mar 2009

The launch of StAnza on the evening 19th March in the Byre Theatre, St Andrews was attended by those from seven to seventy. Festival Director Brian Johnstone reminded us of the modest start of StAnza in 1998, the distant Scots diapora was represented by…

Richard Demarco's countdown to 80

6 Feb 2009

The Edinburgh institution that is Ricky Demarco continues to blow like a hurricane through Auld Reekie. Marking the 40th anniversary of Telford College, Demarco has put on an exhibition, which opened last night, of items from his Demarco European Art…

Mr Loveday’s Little Outing

20 Aug 2008

This is an adaptation for the stage of Evelyn Waugh’s short story undertaken by the director and performed by a group of young confident actors and actresses bringing their very own show to The Fringe for the first time, and as such is an affirmation of…