Allan Wilson
Sean and Daro Flake It ‘til They Make It
★★★★☆ Cone-tastic comedy
Sean and Daro Flake It ‘til They Make It, Laurie Motherwell’s new cone-tastic comedy at the Traverse until Sunday 23 April, is the theatre’s first in-house production in its 60th Anniversary year.
The Multiverse is Gay
★★★★☆ Weirdly wonderful
The Multiverse is Gay, at the Lyceum Rehearsal Studio until Saturday, is written for the Lyceum Young Company with great imagination by Lewis Hetherington and directed with flair by Sophie Howell.
Stornoway, Quebec
★★★★☆ Wild Gaelic Western
Theatre Gu Leòr’s, Stornoway, Quebec, is a wild Gaelic Western, based loosely around the real figure of Donald Morrison, the Mégantic Outlaw, and set in a failing hotel in Quebec.
H.M.S. Pinafore
★★★★☆ Works beautifully
Edinburgh University’s Savoy Opera Group’s latest production brings a new approach to HMS Pinafore, one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular comic operas.
frisson (in a bar)
★★★☆☆ Warm and caring
Production Lines’ frisson (in a bar) continues to look at the lives of three of the four people that were first seen via Zoom in last week’s frisson (online) and introduces three new characters.
frisson (online)
★★★☆☆ Cunning exploration
frisson (online) by Production Lines is “a coming out story in two parts”, with the first told online over Zoom this week, and the second due to be performed live in the Leith Arches next week.
40/40
★★★★☆ Joyful inspiration
Two Destination Language’s 40/40, at the Fruitmarket Gallery as part of the Manipulate festival before a mini tour, is full of optimism and fun, providing a truly joyful inspiration.
Birdie and Arthropoda
Manipulate returns for 2023
The Manipulate Festival returns for a 10 day event, making use of a variety of venues to showcase Scottish and International visual theatre, puppetry and animated film, for adult audiences in Edinburgh. Allan Wilson reviews two shows from the opening weekend.
Once Upon a Snowstorm
★★★★☆ Gently Engaging
Once Upon a Snowstorm at the Traverse is a gentle, snowy tale based on Richard Johnson’s picture book, adapted and directed by Jo Timmins, that totally engages its target audience of children aged 5 – 8 and their parents.
4Play
★★★☆☆ Comedy capers
Comedy is definitely a priority as the four members of Edinburgh playwright collective 4Play bring four pieces of new work to the Traverse stage, much to the delight of a capacity first night audience.
