Scotsman theatre & comedy reviews
October 7, 2011
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Apocalypse!
Tron Theatre, Glasgow ****
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Calum's Road,
The Tron, Glasgow ****
The Hunted,
Rothes Halls, Glenrothes ****
Twelfth Night,
Perth Theatre ***
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The Fun of the Fair
Edinburgh Playhouse ***
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Wayne McGregor/Random Dance: Far
Edinburgh Festival Theatre ****
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October 6, 2011
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NOW in its fourth year, the Traverse Theatre's season of lunchtime theatre, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, opens next week with the first of five world premieres, Dig by Katie
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THE posters have gone up in Aberfeldy for its November music festival, curated in its second year by none other than novelist Ian Rankin.
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October 5, 2011
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The Symphonie Fantastique is usually presented with all horns blazing, but the slimline SCO can bring out its revolutionary essence, argues conductor Robin Ticciati.
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Fancy treading the boards in a period drama? Our reporter slips into something uncomfortable to find out more about a play where the audience is the cast – costumes and all.
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Building on their success with the award-winning piece of voyeurism, Interiors, theatre company Vanishing Point now have
a whole house for the audience to spy on, and directo
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October 4, 2011
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THERE was a familiar face on Doctor Who last week. It was a character called Craig Owens, who we'd previously met as the Doctor's flatmate in series five.
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When the curtain goes up on Slava's Snowshow, the auditorium is filled with children and adults. Ninety minutes later, there's not an adult in sight. Such is the power
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SCOTLAND, you may have read last week, is "in the grip of depression". Beyond the headline, of course, the picture was complicated. Prescriptions for anti-depressants
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Comedy review: Jason Manford
Edinburgh Playhouse ***
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October 3, 2011
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Louie Spence was once described by Paul Morley as "joining the dots between John Inman, Liza Minnelli, Kermit the Frog, Tim Curry, H from Steps, Danny La Rue, Freddie Merc
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Jonathan Trew: 'The big telly names are all on tour to promote their new DVDs in time for Christmas'
The Edinburgh Fringe is not long over and, after a steady diet of stand-up, your correspondent's funny bone has been much tickled; my ribs have been split and, on a couple
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October 1, 2011
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The Arches, Glasgow
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September 30, 2011
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DIRECT From Broadway. Three words you could be seeing more often if Howard Panter has his way.
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The cherished stories of Para Handy and the Vital Spark provide an opportunity for an experienced cast to mull over what it means to live well in straitened times
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The new head at Perth Theatre wants to expand audiences without alienating regulars
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