Raining on the parade: the magic of David Greig and Mark Knopfler’s musical adaptation of the much-loved 1983 film Local Hero is lost on Crystal Bennes.
Crystal Bennes
Articles by Crystal Bennes
4 February 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh • National
Review: Anthropocene at King’s Theatre, Edinburgh
31-2 Feb, then touring
By Crystal Bennes
Missed the boat: Crystal Bennes reviews Scottish Opera’s new commission about scientists on a research expedition to Greenland.
7 December 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh • National
Review: Mouthpiece at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
1-22 December
By Crystal Bennes
Using a voice: Crystal Bennes writes on the ‘ethical quandary’ of representation in Kieran Hurley’s examination of class and the appropriation of stories.
1 December 2018
Reviews
Review: Black Beauty at the Traverse, Edinburgh
29-30 November
By Crystal Bennes
Horsing around: Crystal Bennes and Tom Jeffreys write a rhyming review of Red Bridge’s production of Black Beauty.
29 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: Zugunruhe at Zoo Southside
Until 26 Aug 2018
By Crystal Bennes
‘Anxious behaviour’: Crystal Bennes reviews a solo show based on the migratory instincts of the marsh warbler.
29 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh review: First Snow/Première Neige at Canada Hub
By Crystal Bennes
Crystal Bennes writes on a bilingual play that explores ideas of independence, identity and duality in Québec.
28 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh
Edinburgh Review: La Cenerentola at Festival Theatre
24 – 26 August 2018
By Crystal Bennes
A frenzied, facetious production: Crystal Bennes reviews Opéra de Lyon’s performance of Rossini’s Cinderella.
23 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018 • Reviews
Edinburgh Review: Carmen Funebre & Silence at Pleasance at EICC
By Crystal Bennes
Striking images: Crystal Bennes compares two works by Polish company Teatr Biuro Podrozy.
23 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: Status at Summerhall
Until 26th August 2018
By Crystal Bennes
Crystal Bennes responds to an opinion-splitting Fringe First winner by synthesising professional and public reviews.
22 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: Coriolanus Vanishes at Traverse Theatre
Until 26th August 2018
By Crystal Bennes
Overburdened and oversensationalised: Crystal Bennes is unmoved by a monologue that tries to do too much.
22 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh
Edinburgh Review: The Beggar’s Opera at King’s Theatre
16 - 19 August 2018
By Crystal Bennes
‘Deeply, profoundly ridiculous, but an enjoyable night at the theatre all the same’: Crystal Bennes reviews an attempted update of John Gay’s ballad opera.
19 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh fringe review: Freeman at Pleasance
Until 27th August
By Crystal Bennes
Destroyed lives: Crystal Bennes writes on a powerful exploration of racially-motivated miscarriages of justice.
19 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: Off-Kilter at Dance Base
Until 26 August 2018
By Crystal Bennes
Everything is not going to plan: Crystal Bennes reviews a piece of visual theatre about disrupting routines.
16 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: Expendable Chapters at Greenside at Infirmary Street
Until 18 August 2018
By Crystal Bennes
Unmoored: Crystal Bennes reviews a play loosely based on Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar.
13 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: Passionate Machine at Zoo Charteris
Until 27 August 2018
By Crystal Bennes
Sleeping is a kind of time travel… Crystal Bennes reviews a spoken word performance by Rosy Carrick.