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Christine Irvine



Articles by Christine Irvine


Review: I Can Go Anywhere at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
17 December 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh • Reviews

Review: I Can Go Anywhere at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

7-21 December
By Christine Irvine

‘Pure Dickens’: Christine Irvine writes on Douglas Maxwell’s power-struggle play about a Mod-obsessed asylum seeker and a disillusioned academic.


Review: The Monstrous Heart at Traverse, Edinburgh
28 October 2019
Reviews • Glasgow • National

Review: The Monstrous Heart at Traverse, Edinburgh

22 October - 2 November
By Christine Irvine

Family monsters: Christine Irvine reviews Oliver Emmanuel’s dark, tormented play about an estranged mother and daughter.


Review: Solaris at The Lyceum, Edinburgh
18 September 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh • National

Review: Solaris at The Lyceum, Edinburgh

12 Setpember-5 October, then touring
By Christine Irvine

Airlock of the heart: Christine Irvine reviews a visually dazzling but psychologically unsatisfying adaptation of the sci-fi classic from David Greig and Matthew Lutton.


Review: The Ugly One at Tron Theatre, Glasgow
10 July 2019
Reviews • Glasgow • National

Review: The Ugly One at Tron Theatre, Glasgow

4-20 July
By Christine Irvine

Slapstick under a scalpel: Christine Irvine reviews Debbie Hannan’s pastel-plastic production of Marius von Mayenburg’s satire on beauty and fame.


Review: Them! at Tramway, Glasgow
2 July 2019
Reviews • Glasgow • National

Review: Them! at Tramway, Glasgow

27 June-6 July
By Christine Irvine

All change: Christine Irvine writes on the shape-shifting theatrics of Pamela Carter and Stewart Laing’s exploration of change.


Review: Interference at City Park, Glasgow
21 March 2019
Reviews • Glasgow • National

Review: Interference at City Park, Glasgow

16-30 March
By Christine Irvine

Last year’s model: Christine Irvine writes on attitudes towards technology in National Theatre of Scotland’s trilogy of tech-inflected dystopian shorts.


Review: Creditors at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
4 May 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh • National • Reviews

Review: Creditors at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh

April 27 - May 12
By Christine Irvine

Angry and childishly misogynistic: Stewart Laing’s new Strindberg adaptation doesn’t challenge itself enough.


The Motherf**ker With The Hat at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow
9 March 2018
Reviews • Glasgow • National • Reviews

The Motherf**ker With The Hat at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow

March 1 - March 17
By Christine Irvine

Locked and loaded: the Scottish premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ comedy is “blisteringly enjoyable”.


Review: The Last Bordello at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow
19 February 2018
Reviews

Review: The Last Bordello at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow

February 10 - February 17
By Christine Irvine

Salacious bombast: David Leddy’s obscene homage to Jean Genet might require a reading list.


Review: Achilles at Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
29 January 2018
Reviews • Glasgow

Review: Achilles at Citizens Theatre, Glasgow

By Christine Irvine

“Company of Wolves’ micro-exploration of grief and pain seems achingly timely.”


Review: The Lying Kind at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow
14 July 2017
Reviews • Glasgow

Review: The Lying Kind at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow

6 - 22 July 2017
By Christine Irvine

Satirical comment beaten into submission: Christine Irvine reviews the Tron Theatre’s resurrection of Anthony Neilson’s Christmas-time comedy.


Review: Shackleton at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow
19 June 2017
Reviews • Glasgow

Review: Shackleton at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow

14-17 June 2017, then touring
By Christine Irvine

Chilling isolation in an untameable wilderness: Christine Irvine reviews Blue Raincoat’s retelling of Ernest Shackleton’s doomed expedition.


Review: Off-Kilter at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow
15 May 2017
Reviews • Glasgow • National • Reviews

Review: Off-Kilter at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow

May 10 - May 13
By Christine Irvine

A characteristically touching return: Christine Irvine warms to Ramesh Meyyappan’s new solo show exploring mental health through physicality and magic.


Review: Charlie Sonata at the Lyceum, Edinburgh
14 May 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh

Review: Charlie Sonata at the Lyceum, Edinburgh

29 April - 13 May 2017
By Christine Irvine

Christine Irvine discovers Douglas Maxwell’s new work combines “the magic of a Grimm Brothers fairy-tale, with the magic of being fourteen and off your head on peach schnapps.”


Review: Daphne Oram’s Wonderful World of Sound at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow
14 May 2017
Reviews • Glasgow

Review: Daphne Oram’s Wonderful World of Sound at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow

9 - 13 May 2017
By Christine Irvine

Colour-telly ambience: Christine Irvine reviews the world premiere of Blood of the Young’s play about a pioneer of electronic music.


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