A leisurely stroll through the park is the perfect way to begin the experience ofPaperbelle. Frozen Charlotte’s charming production is hidden away in the botanical gardens – a long walk from the city centre, but worth the pilgrimage in order to enter such a delightful story for 2-5 year-olds. We are asked to remove our […]

A lecture theatre painted womb-red. Headphones and an instruction sheet – we’re going on a journey, welcome onboard. An empty stage, populated by a pair of lady’s shoes and a pair of rather brief briefs. The lights are dim, there’s a hum in the air. We await instructions. Headphones on, and we are taken on […]

The Lonely One is a true example of a simple narrative beautifully executed with real heart and intelligence. Based on an extract from Ray Bradbury’sDandelion Wine, the typically lyrical dialogue immediately evokes a sense of place, transporting us into the heat of a suburban American summer’s night. The ‘lonely one’ himself is a shadowy and almost […]

A co-production with Horsecross Arts and Assembly Festival, Communicado Theatre Company’s Tam O’Shanter is a musical telling of the famous Robert Burns poem that details a drunken night of fun, laughter, martial strife and debauched supernatural encounters. A vibrant and physical production created and directed by Gerry Mulgrew, Communicado’s work keeps Burn’s poem as its core but […]

Having won a Fringe First last year for the critically acclaimed Your Last Breath, Curious Directive’s second Fringe production comes loaded with some expectation. Much of this young devising company’s work explores the role that science plays in life, and in After the Rainfall, loss, colonialism, nuclear power and human ambition are thrust sharply under the microscope. […]