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‘Suffused with goodwill, invention, care & Christmas cheer’: Lyceum Christmas Tales Live – Edinburgh (Online review) ★★★★

In Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin19th December 2020Leave a Comment

Lyceum Christmas Tales may have been born out of necessity, but the whole enterprise has taken on a beauty and importance of its own.

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‘Offers humour, emotion & political impact’: FIBRES – Stellar Quines & Citizens Theatre (Online theatre) ★★★★

In Online shows, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin28th November 2020Leave a Comment

Fibres, the online filmed version of the 2019 Citizens and Stellar Quines co-production, offers humour, emotion and political impact.

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Visual & audio treats from the Traverse Festival

In Edinburgh Festival, Online shows, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin30th August 2020Leave a Comment

There is some very promising writing talent on show in the Traverse Festival, and it is done justice both by the standard of performance and production from the venue.

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‘A story that needs to be told’: FRAGMENTS OF HOME – Shedinburgh ★★★★

In Online shows, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin19th August 2020Leave a Comment

Fragments of Home works both as a theatrical performance and as a film, with Annie George’s performance striking a delicate balance.

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‘There is a real humanity there’: MIRACULOUS – Edinburgh (Online review) ★★★★

In Online shows, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin2nd August 2020Leave a Comment

In Miraculous, Borderline Theatre Company and the Gaiety Ayr have created a bouncy online version of David F Ross’ comedy caper novel about an Ayrshire band that once had an unexpected number one hit.

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‘Actively enhances the intimacy of the original’: THE COOLIDGE EFFECT – Wonder Fools (Online review) ★★★★

In Audio, Online shows, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin31st July 2020Leave a Comment

Wonder Fools have revived their intriguing two-hander The Coolidge Effect about the insidious effect of pornography, for an audio, lockdown production that actively enhances the intimacy of the original.

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NEWS: Edinburgh Fringe receives £1.25 million ‘life raft’ from Scottish Government

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, News, Plays, Regional theatre, Scotland by Thom Dibdin21st June 2020Leave a Comment

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, the charity which oversees the Edinburgh Fringe, has been awarded £249,000 grants and a £1million interest-free loan to help support it through Covid-19 recovery.

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‘A devastating moment for our industry’: Edinburgh’s Lyceum Theatre in hibernation

In News, Plays, Regional theatre, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin29th May 2020Leave a Comment

Edinburgh’s Lyceum Theatre has entered a period of “hibernation” as a building-based producing theatre, postponing all 2020 shows and entering into negotiations with all staff over redundancies.

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‘Does exactly what it says on the tin’: CIRQUE BERSERK – Touring ★★★

In Circus, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin13th March 2020Leave a Comment

Newbury-based circus company Cirque Berserk! appears at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre as part of its 2020 tour. The company brands itself as ‘Real Circus made for Theatre’ and it does exactly what it says on the tin.

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‘Funny, heart-warming & joyous show’: EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE – Touring ★★★★

In Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin5th March 2020Leave a Comment

A real joy to watch from start to finish. the story behind Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is one of courage against adversity, but one that is full of humour and love too.

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‘Enough energy to light Hampton Court for 500 years’: SIX THE MUSICAL – Touring ★★★★

In Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin5th February 2020Leave a Comment

You’ll lose your head over Six The Musical, which is bringing a new audience to the Festival Theatre just a week ahead of the show’s Broadway debut.

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‘Its heart is undoubtedly in the right place’: OOR WULLIE – Touring ★★★

In Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin30th January 2020Leave a Comment

Oor Wullie, the touring musical from Selladoor, Dundee Rep and DC Thomson has moments of comic brilliance.

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‘Deserves to be remembered for years to come’: THE KING & I – Touring ★★★★★

In Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin27th October 2019Leave a Comment

The collective charisma of the cast in a stunning production of The King and I earns a well-deserved standing ovation.

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‘As finely-tuned a theatrical machine as you are likely to see’: BARBER SHOP CHRONICLES – Touring ★★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin26th October 2019Leave a Comment

There is a winning combination of the playful and the profound in Barber Shop Chronicles which allies serious stagecraft and knowledge to sheer enjoyability.

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‘Little in the way of pre-Halloween excitement’: FRANKENSTEIN – Touring

In Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin23rd October 2019Leave a Comment

Confused in its execution, this touring version of Frankenstein has high production values but offers a rushed retelling of the story that fails to work in practice.

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‘How can you resist it?’: MAMMA MIA! – Touring ★★★★

In Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin24th September 2019Leave a Comment

It’s not just one of us who was pleased to have Mamma Mia! back on the Edinburgh Playhouse stage – an air of expectation and excitement filled the entire auditorium for the show.

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‘Provides some moments of genuine theatrical magnetism’: SOLARIS – Edinburgh ★★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin17th September 2019Leave a Comment

Dealing with troubling questions about human interaction, the Lyceum’s adaptation of Solaris is – like all the best science fiction – not really about alien planets but about our own world.

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‘Fierce, unapologetic, thought-provoking & radical’: EVERYTHING I SEE I SWALLOW – Edinburgh Fringe

In Cabaret, Circus, Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews by Katharine Kavanagh18th August 2019Leave a Comment

Fierce, unapologetic, thought-provoking and radical, Everything I See I Swallow may not the circus show you wanted, but it’s the circus show you needed.

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‘Simple yet well executed’: PINK HOUSE – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Musicals, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin18th August 2019Leave a Comment

Exploring grief and the impact of trauma on memory and family relationships, Paradigm Lab’s Pink House by Madison Pollack at PQA Venues is somewhat heartbreaking and completely honest.

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‘Likeable & informative’: THUNDERSTRUCK – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin17th August 2019Leave a Comment

Thunderstruck by David Colvin at Assembly Checkpoint is a deeply felt and human tale, whose relationship with its source and inspiration nevertheless makes for some uncertain moments.

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