Archive for October, 2016
Jumpy
★★★☆☆ Genuine:
There is a generosity and sincerity to Jumpy at the Lyceum, allied to some impressive acting, even if the end result is not as overwhelming as it might be.
Me and My Girl
★★★★☆ Thoroughly tuneful:
Very fine performances and some chorus numbers of an exceptional standard mark out Me and My Girl, EDGAS’s latest foray into non-G&S material at the Church Hill, to Saturday.
Celtic Resistance
Wind Resistance for Celtic Connections
Celtic Connections is to stage Karine Polwart’s Wind Resistance, the five star Edinburgh Festival hit show, at the Tron Theatre for five performances only.
As the Crow Flies
★★★★☆ Ground-breaking:
Anarchic, clever and hinting of ritual, Greg Sinclair’s experiment with the theatrical performance of improvised live music with young people, As the Crow Flies, is a strangely calming experience.
Jackie Wylie for NTS
Edinburgh-born artistic director for National Theatre of Scotland
The National Theatre of Scotland has announced that Jackie Wylie, who was artistic director of the Glasgow Arches fom 2008 to 2014, has been appointed artistic director.
PPP: One Thinks of It All as a Dream
★★★☆☆ Mixed bag:
There is an odd combination of the poetic and the straightforward to One Thinks of It All as a Dream, the latest Play, Pie and a Pint lunchtime theatre at the Traverse.
The Full Monty
★★★★☆ Appealing:
Cheeky and rollicking, the touring production of The Full Monty also has its share of pathos and politics, and is a satisfying affair.
The Horror, The Horror
Edinburgh Horror Fest – first edition:
The inaugural Edinburgh Horror Festival is dragging a quartet of fringe Edinburgh venues down into its netherworld layer for a weekend of devilish theatre, magic, cabaret and comedy from Friday, 28 October 2016.
Where The Crow Flies
★★★★☆ Complex:
Subtly written and excellently performed, Where The Crow Flies, In Motion Theatre Company’s touring production, is a lucid and compelling tale.
