Tag Archives: Devised theatre

NIE and Tobacco Factory Theatre: Hansel and Gretel ¦ Photo: Claire Haigh

NIE and Tobacco Factory Theatre: Hansel and Gretel

December 7th, 2012 by

In a cottage in a deep, dark, specifically Eastern European forest, a family suffer a bad, completely empty-cupboarded famine. It’s important that we understand that this famine is a serious problem, but also that the forest is very far away – and so we are worried for the family, but not too concerned that a […]

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A response to Aqui e Agora / Here and Now

September 10th, 2012 by

A response to Os Bem-Intencionados / The Well-Intentioned, Brazilian company LUME Teatro’s new work in progress… We are called into the ‘green room’ at the Sede de LUME – the company’s rehearsal and workshop space – and see a number of tables furnished with lime green satinette cloths, arranged in a circle around a dancefloor. […]

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Nathalie Marie Verbeke and Charlotte De Bruyne: XXXO

Edinburgh: On the Cusp of the Awards

August 23rd, 2012 by

So where was I? Ah yes – the Total Theatre Awards shortlist meeting, and having 28 shows to see in a week, above and beyond the things I already had booked. Well, I’ve done that. Since the Total Theatre Awards shortlisting meeting on 16 August, I’ve run madly around town, determined to see all the […]

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Forced Entertainment: The Coming Storm ¦ Photo: Hugo Glendinning

Forced Entertainment: The Coming Storm

June 23rd, 2012 by

What is it that makes a good story? This is the deceptively simple question Forced Entertainment coyly pose in the opening moments of new productionThe Coming Storm. And it’s a big one! Their responses are multiple, thoughtful and partisan, as you might expect from a company whose body of work has steadily dismantled many of […]

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RedCape Theatre and Turtle Key Arts: 1 Beach Road ¦ Photo: Nik Mackey

RedCape Theatre and Turtle Key Arts: 1 Beach Road

March 6th, 2012 by

This beautifully staged and physicalised piece provides everything that one could wish for in terms of metaphor and images related to sand and sea. As Jane’s mind crumbles due to the tragic progress of early onset Alzheimer’s, so too does the sand in her pockets and beneath her feet. A real strength of 1 Beach Road is […]

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