Reviews – Archive

Now or Later

Christopher Shinn has so much to say about American politics, Islam, homosexuality, freedom of expression and life in the public eye that his play Now Or Later, at the Royal…

Sep 18 2008 | View Comments

365 from the National Theatre of Scotland follows a series of teenagers emerging from care, and taking their first steps towards independence in ‘practice flats’. David Harrower’s drama explores the…

Sep 12 2008 | View Comments

Sons of York

By Stephe Harrop

In December 1978, with the Winter of Discontent in full swing, three generations of a working-class family gather in a living-room in Hull. Patriarch Dad is in denial about his…

Sep 8 2008 | View Comments

Sueño Lorca – Lorca Dreams

By Stephe Harrop

Lorca Dreams is a strange and playfully morbid fantasia on the life and works of Federico García Lorca. Performed in Spanish with English surtitles, the piece weaves together extracts from…

Sep 1 2008 | View Comments

Elephant’s Child

By Stephe Harrop

In The Elephant’s Child and Just So from Metta Theatre, a company of eight present a series of semi-improvised animal fables, followed by a puppet-opera explaining the origin of the…

Aug 27 2008 | View Comments

Factory Hamlet

By Stephe Harrop

It’s a production without concept, in which the actors feverishly juggling words, words, words keep revealing brilliant new facets of a familiar text, then tossing them away with spendthrift unconcern.

Aug 11 2008 | View Comments

Her Naked Skin

By Stephe Harrop

Her Naked Skin is a bit like its heroine: courageous, demanding, articulate, divided, unpredictable and – despite good intentions – ultimately alienating.

Aug 7 2008 | View Comments

Fringe Diary Part 2: Preview Week

By Matt Boothman

The Edinburgh Fringe is a safe space where the loss of a grand or two equals a successful show and your career isn’t necessarily on the line if your idea doesn’t quite come off.

Aug 6 2008 | View Comments

The Female of the Species

By Mika Eglinton

Although the wordy speeches in The Female of the Species occasionally veer into intellectual spin and overcooked dramatic effects, the auditorium was generally alive with laughter.

Aug 5 2008 | View Comments