Danielle Farrow
Where Do Fairies Come From?
★★★☆☆ Fun fairy facts:
There is a relaxed and welcoming air to Where Do Fairies Come From? at Paradise in Augustines that makes for an ideal morning’s entertainment.
The Last Days of Mankind
★★★★☆ A glorious mess:
The Last Days of Mankind, an international co-production at the reborn Leith Theatre, is an exasperating but ultimately worthwhile exploration of the horrors of the 1914-1918 war. Both resolutely adult and appealingly childish, it convinces and confounds almost equally.
Those Worrisome Sleeps
★★☆☆☆ Fractured fantasy:
Those Worrisome Sleeps, RFT’s excursion into fantasy and dark magic at Sweet Grassmarket, has an unusual atmosphere and a vigorous earnestness that never translate into a convincing whole.
The WWI Wardrobe Project
★★★☆☆ Historical accuracy:
The WWI Wardrobe Project has emotional force as well as a certain charm as Immersive Response’s production seeks to make 1917 more immediate.
Creative Salon
Open event for performing arts at Traverse:
The second Creative Salon event for Edinburgh’s performing arts community is to take place at the Traverse tonight, Tuesday 16 Feb 2016.
Much Ado About Nothing
✭✭✭✩✩ Mixed success:
Arkle’s Much Ado About Nothing at the Royal Scots Club overcomes a less than well thought-out central concept to deliver a solid, enjoyable production.
A Winter’s Oresteia
★★★☆☆ Bloody tragic:
There’s more bloodletting and familial back stabbing than a whole decade of Eastenders in James Beagon’s crafty updating of the tale of the end of the Trojan wars for Aulos Productions.
Once Was Human – Review
✭✭✩✩✩ Opening the door
Joel Mason’s Once Was Human, his brief, haunting but somewhat didactic play about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, is at the Hidden Door art festival this week.
Review – 1933: Eine Nacht Im Kabarett
✭✭✩✩✩ Musically sound
Dress up, take part and join in at Anke’s, the Berlin night-club created in Summerhall, for this politically-charged production set on 30 January 1933, the night Hitler became Chancellor of Germany.
Review – As You Like It
There are no tricks or real surprises in Arkle Theatre Company’s As You Like It at The Royal Scots Club, but this accessible, pacy production would be an ideal introduction for Shakespeare novices.
