Vroom vroom: Fergus Morgan reviews James Ley’s X-rated comedy about a man who rides his car in more ways than one.
Edinburgh
4 November 2021
Reviews • Edinburgh • National
Review: Life is a Dream at The Lyceum, Edinburgh
29 October - 20 November
By Fergus Morgan
Rescued from obscurity: Fergus Morgan reviews an under-appreciated play by Pedro Calderon, in a sparse, metatheatrical production by Wils Wilson
7 September 2021
Reviews • Edinburgh • National
Review: Screensaver Series and The Rite of Spring at Horizon (online)
23-27 August
By Ben Kulvichit
Shapes and colours: Ben Kulvichit reviews two contrasting dance works as part of the Horizon showcase’s public programme.
11 February 2021
Reviews • Edinburgh • National
Review: Chalk Walk, Edinburgh
8-27 February
By Crystal Bennes
Rambling conversation: Crystal Bennes writes on the nourishing simplicity of Ben Harrison’s promenade performance.
3 February 2021
Reviews • Edinburgh • National
Review: Manipulate Festival (online)
27 Jan - 07 Feb
By Lilith Wozniak
Object lesson: Lilith Wozniak writes on the Edinburgh-based puppetry and visual theatre festival’s experiments in digital physicality.
6 November 2020
Reviews • Edinburgh • National
Review: Dot. Dot. Dot. at Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh (online)
1-2 November, then touring
By Andrew Edwards
‘A story without an ending’: Andrew Edwards writes on Daniel Kitson’s account of the pandemic, from within the thick of it.
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.
7 December 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh • National
Review: Strange Tales at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
7-21 December
By Crystal Bennes
Found in translation: Crystal Bennes on the bizarre pleasures of Pu Songling’s classical Chinese fables, adapted for the stage by Grid Iron.
18 September 2019
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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.
9 June 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh • National
Review: 549: Scots of the Spanish Civil War at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
6-8 June
By Crystal Bennes
National heroes: Crystal Bennes writes on Scottish nationalism in her review of Wonder Fools’ play about four Scottish miners who volunteered to fight in the Spanish Civil War.
29 May 2019
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Review: The Duchess [of Malfi] at The Lyceum, Edinburgh
17 May - 8 June, then touring
By Crystal Bennes
Reinterpreting revenge: Crystal Bennes writes on contemporary relevance in Zinnie Harris’s retelling of John Webster’s bloody tragedy.
26 March 2019
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Review: Local Hero at The Lyceum, Edinburgh
By Crystal Bennes
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.
4 February 2019
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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.
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.