Bluebeard: A Fairy Tale for Adults

4 Stars

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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

Barry and Stuart – The Show

4 Stars ****

If you don’t want to be chosen to go up on stage in this show, don’t sit in the first few rows. Equally, don’t look too closely if you don’t want some clues to … Read More

Little Matter

5 stars *****

Whatever I say about this show will not do it justice. It’s got (custom made!) puppets, live music, vocal harmonies, a beautiful set, philosophy, smatterings of science, a dark and hopeful story and entrancing … Read More

The Last Days of Gilda

3 Stars

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Gilda played by Gael Le Cornec is a single, attractive young woman living in a Brazilian favela in this tragicomedy written by Rodrigo de Roure who lives in Rio de Janeiro. She makes a living by … Read More

Now That She Has Gone

2 Stars

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Ellen Snortland’s solo performance is based around the dysfunctional relationship she had with her mother who was of Norwegian descent. In the opening sequence Ms Snortland is at her mother’s bedside as she is close to … Read More

How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup

3 Stars

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Paul Hodson’s humorous adaptation of J.L.Carr’s novel will resonate with those who have witnessed or even achieved sporting success against all the odds. The play is set in a time before the modern era of massive … Read More

The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik

4 Stars

****

Tim Watts’ one man show is an absorbing and impressive blend of many art forms, ranging from the high-tech to traditional puppetry. Animation both live and cartoon-like as well as prepared sequences takes the audience on … Read More

Silken Veils

4 Stars

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Leila Ghaznavi has a huge input in this production as writer, director, producer and taking the lead role of Darya. The play is extremely moving and dramatic, yet infused with much humour.

Set in America, it is … Read More