James Boal
Beauty and the Beast
★★★★☆ Santa… claws?
A splendid script and pitch perfect performances make a tale as old as time feel as fresh as a daisy at Musselburgh’s Brunton Theatre.
The Shakespeares – Scenes From a Marriage
★★★☆☆ Yesteryear once more:
Storyboard Theatre’s The Shakespeares – Scenes from a Marriage goes over the well-trodden ground of the private life of that writer from Stratford. Even if nothing new surfaces, there is enough interesting acting to hold the attention.
For the Love of Cousins
★★★☆☆ Fiesty:
Zipping along with a fiery energy and a nice turn in family backchat, For the Love of Cousins provides an entertaining hour in the immersive confines of the Wee Red Bar.
One, Two, Three, Yippee
★★★☆☆ Brutal:
Brutal, witty and sharply observed, Jack Elliot’s new play about small town violence in Midlothian is bundled into the Wee Red Bar with no little elan by Blazing Hyena.
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
★★★☆☆ Pumping:
Gleefully raw and pumping gore, In Your Face Theatre’s immersive production of Martin McDonagh’s bloodbath-thriller, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, lives right up to the company’s name.
