Reviews

Citizens Theatre - Lanark - Photo by Eoin Carey

Citizens Theatre: Lanark: A Life in Three Acts

August 28th, 2015 by

I came home from the play and looked out my copy of the novel.  It is hard to believe how yellow the pages have grown – more brown towards the edges. The glue in the spine has become brittle, so the book can only be opened with great care, and probably not with a view […]

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Caroline Bowditch - Falling in Love with Frida

Caroline Bowditch: Falling in Love with Frida

August 28th, 2015 by

This is the second production inspired by Frida Kahlo that I’ve seen this summer. The first, The Four Fridas, was an enormous spectacle put together by Greenwich & Docklands International Festival’s Bradley Hemmings. It included a mesmerising and moving flight of the Voladores. Caroline Bowditch’s piece is the opposite in scale – intimate and friendly […]

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Le Patin Libre - Vertical Influences - Photo by Murdo Macleod

Le Patin Libre: Vertical Influences

August 27th, 2015 by

Vertical Influences presents a pair of contemporary dance pieces set on ice. The first piece, Influences, places the audience in a typical configuration, in the side seats above the ice rink. We watch the width of the rink where five dancers/skaters explore notions of groups and loneliness. There are soft and striking passages, though the […]

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Traverse - Swallow - Photo by Mihaela Bodlovic

Traverse Theatre Company: Swallow

August 27th, 2015 by

Three bright white slabs hover above a pitch black floor – isolated, yet full of potential. Fred Meller’s stark design beautifully compliments Stef Smith’s new play Swallow, which follows three women as they fiercely navigate a moment in their lives when they feel utterly alone. A slim door that rotates is the only other set […]

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Ellie Dubois - Ringside

Ellie Dubois: Ringside

August 27th, 2015 by

I sat outside on a cool evening in a quiet back corner of Summerhall chatting with Ellie Dubois, the creator and director of Ringside. It was the time on my ticket, but they were running about five minutes behind, so Ellie kindly asked if that was all right. We chatted about how hot the venues […]

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