DI John Rebus has retired, but his mind is never far from the job – even when he’s been invited as a plus one to a swanky dinner party. Rebus: A Game Called Malice takes the detective off the streets of Edinburgh and into the realms of Agatha Christie’s famous sleuths; this new play (currently in a short run at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch) has been written by Ian Rankin and Simon Reade, and sees John Michie follow in the footsteps of John Hannah and Ken Stott as the titular character.
‘Atmospheric if slightly thin’: REBUS: LONG SHADOWS – Rose Theatre, Kingston ★★★
Rebus: Long Shadows is a bit of a mixed bag, lacking in intensity and with a plot which is overly complicated, but the production is suitably atmospheric and engaging to watch unfold.
‘A riveting thriller that had me gripped throughout’: REBUS: LONG SHADOWS – Touring ★★★★★
The past catches up with the whisky-swilling ex-DI in Rebus: Long Shadows, a brooding, noirish, thriller especially written by Rankin for the stage and skilfully adapted by Rona Munro.
‘Never going to catch fire’: REBUS: LONG SHADOWS – Touring ★★★
Despite boasting the talents of two of Scotland’s greatest writers and a more than adequate cast, Rebus: Long Shadows is nowhere near as compelling as the stage debut of Edinburgh’s most celebrated fictional policeman should be.
‘Packed with biting wit’: Muriel Spark: Creme de la Creme – Edinburgh ★★★★
On the eve of the centenary of Muriel Spark’s birth, the Usher Hall was packed for Muriel Spark: Creme de la Creme, an evening of readings, reminiscences and a performed reading of the Edinburgh-born author’s only play.
‘Packed with biting wit’: Muriel Spark: Creme de la Creme – Edinburgh ★★★★
On the eve of the centenary of Muriel Spark’s birth, the Usher Hall was packed for Muriel Spark: Creme de la Creme, an evening of readings, reminiscences and a performed reading of the Edinburgh-born author’s only play.
Alan Cumming, Michael Frayn and David Hare lead theatre charge at Edinburgh Book Festival
Edinburgh Book Festival 2015 tickets go on sale tomorrow morning with a strong number of theatre-related events in the mix, including a talk with actor Alan Cumming about his memoir, Not My Father’s Son.