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‘Has all the good cheer you could want in a panto’: RAPUNZEL: THE PANTOMIME – Musselburgh (Online review) ★★★★★

In Online shows, Pantomimes, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin22nd December 2020Leave a Comment

While a live audience is oxygen to panto performers, recorded Rapunzel at the Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh is a triumph, and placing the trials of 2020 the heart of this retelling of this well-loved tale makes perfect sense.

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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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‘A timeliness & emotional truth’: SHRAPNEL – Production Lines (Online review)

In Online shows, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin21st November 2020Leave a Comment

There is a timeliness and emotional truth to Shrapnel, Production Lines’online play by CMFWood, that is enhanced by being presented live.

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‘Much to enjoy & explore’: In Someone Else’s Shoes: Edinburgh’s Unexpected Summer (Online review) ★★★★

In Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin8th October 2020Leave a Comment

Someone Else’s Shoes, the Traverse’s immersive online presentation conceived and directed by Hannah Price, is a thought-provoking and wistful evocation of Edinburgh without its festivals.

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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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‘Surprising & endlessly entertaining affair’: PRIDE & PREJUDICE* (*SORT OF) – Touring ★★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin27th January 2020Leave a Comment

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) has a superbly wide frame of reference, and which is thought-provoking as well as being sheer good fun.

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‘Remains a vital piece of theatre’: A TASTE OF HONEY – Touring ★★★

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

Some outstanding performances overcome a series of gimmicky directorial choices in the UK National Theatre’s touring production of A Taste of Honey at the King’s.

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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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‘Characters create an interesting dynamic’: MADAME GEORGE – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin26th August 2019Leave a Comment

Madame George, by award-winning playwright Keir McAllister at Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose on Chambers Street is a dark comedy filled with easy laughs that are tinged with a great sadness.

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‘Queer identities couldn’t be explored in a more delicate way’: THE HAPPINESS PROJECT – Edinburgh Fringe

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin22nd August 2019Leave a Comment

The first thing that strikes about The Happiness Project is the colours. Shocking pink and neon yellow on a plain background and plastic-grass floor.

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‘Truly magical’: THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★★

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin19th August 2019Leave a Comment

In a world full of fear and worry, we all need a reminder that there’s still hope. Luckily, in The Man Who Planted Trees at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, two storytellers and their puppets are here to give us just that.

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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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