MurleyDance present three distinct pieces of choreography, performed by highly trained ballet dancers. There is the sublime precision of line you would expect, just as there is control and exactitude in the execution of the smallest elements of the work. Ballet, like any activity refined beyond the realm of normality to the height of its […]
Tag Archives: Edinburgh Fringe 2014
Unfolding Theatre: Lands of Glass
August 19th, 2014 by Edward WrenAlessandro Baricco’s novel Lands of Glass is brought to the stage by Unfolding Theatre in this spellbinding production, containing charming storytelling, enchanting singing, and a whole orchestra made entirely of glass. Set in the fictional town of Quinnipack, Lands of Glass is an intricate tale of imagination and destiny told by an incredibly strong ensemble […]
Ridiculusmus: The World Mouse Plague
August 18th, 2014 by Beccy SmithAs a companion piece to the complexity and seriousness of (Total Theatre Award Shortlisted) The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland, Ridiculusmus premiere this low key, high comedy two hander loosely framed around the archly metatheatrical concept of putting on a show. This durational art piece is (obviously) about a plague of mice whose main […]
Broken Spectacles: Head in the Clouds: The Peregrinations of Marie Marvingt
August 18th, 2014 by Sarah DaviesHead in the Clouds is a warm, gentle, and genuinely enjoyable solo show that explores the story of Marie Marvingt, a French woman from the 1800s whose key desire, following her mother’s death, is to learn to fly; first metaphorically and then literally. Based on a true story, Marie does indeed fulfil her wish, and […]
Catherine Ireton: Leaving Home Party
August 18th, 2014 by Edward WrenLeaving Home Party is the story of Catherine Ireton’s journey from Ireland to Scotland, a neat little show about the search for the self. The story is told mostly through song while Ignacio Agrimbau provides a masterful musical accompaniment. The music in the piece is mostly excellent, leaning heavily on musical theatre in its composition […]