Kathryn Howden
Tracks of the Winter Bear
★★★☆☆ Two winter’s tales:
Tracks of the Winter Bear, the Traverse’s pre-Christmas show which plays up until Christmas Eve, is an odd beast.
The Slab Boys
✭✭✭✭✩ Hyper-real humour:
Funny, well performed and intelligent, the revival of John Byrne’s hugely popular The Slab Boys at the King’s gets a great deal right but falls frustratingly short of being a definitive production.
Theatre Review – Any Given Day
* * * * Traverse Theatre Review by Thom Dibdin Thunderous in its dark, brooding intensity and emotionally sapping outcome, Linda McLean’s pair of conjoined plays for the Traverse is a twisted night of theatre which explores our fear of the unknown with a chilling eye for detail. This is not fun-show, good-times entertainment. Indeed, […]
Theatre Review: Every One
* * * * Royal Lyceum By Thom Dibdin Tough and emotional, Jo Clifford’s new play for the Royal Lyceum takes an unblinking look into the tragedy of a death in the family, in a production which breaks theatrical conventions and crosses social boundaries. This is genuinely exciting stuff, which is a touch surprising for […]
