Multiple Choice

3 stars

***

Five actors sit in a line in what is essentially a rehearsed reading, i.e. they all have their scripts with them. What was not clear was if the actors are their characters or if they’re reading the characters’ … Read More

Phys Ed

4 Stars

****

In sporting competition the difference between success and failure is at its most acute in a Cup Final – elation for the winners and disappointment for the losers. Simon Carter’s play successfully catches this atmosphere. For … Read More

Pip Utton is Charles Dickens

5 Stars

*****

Pip Utton is a storyteller who can keep an audience spellbound with his skills to inform, amuse and move. His style in his portrayal of Dickens is conversational and witty. He opens with Dickens’ death in … Read More

Foursome: Purple Panda Theatre

3 Stars ***

John and Chloe have been together for two years. They share a flat with Ben a fairly straight up pharmacist and the rather more scruffy Jack, a buffoon of a Welshman, who likes rugby play stations … Read More

The Prodigals

4 Stars

****

The Prodigals by Joe Harmston and Ray Goudie is a big production musical being premiered at this year’s Fringe. The well-known biblical story is given a contemporary setting. The two sons have been brought up by … Read More

Lights, Camera, Walkies

3 Stars

***

Lights, Camera, Walkies written by Tom Glover and directed by Katherine Hare cracks on at a rapid pace in this comedy which verges on farce. Two dog owners, Derek the owner of Buster and Wilbur the … Read More

A Review of Theatre Reviews (1)

It is approaching the half-way point of the Fringe and perhaps it is a good time to take stock of the Theatre productions I have seen so far. I get the impression from talking to people of the desire to … Read More

Bluebeard: A Fairy Tale for Adults

4 Stars

****

Milk Presents Theatre Company’s production is based on the folktale written by French writer Charles Perrault. Their interpretation is very quirky and you get the feeling the members of the company must have had great fun … Read More

King of Scotland

4 Stars ****

King of Scotland, written and directed by Ian Heggie, with the Glasgow Actors in association with the Tron Theatre, is a one man monologue of great character comedy and political bite.

Jonathan Watson is Tommy McMillan, who … Read More

The School of Night

4 Stars ****

From the creators of Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, comes the improv show which gives Shakespeare and other literary forms the same treatment.

Ken Campbell leads the troupe with confidence through Chaucer, Shakespeare and anything else the audience … Read More