The Rum Diary
Johnny Depp returns to his Fear and Loathing days to star in Bruce Robinson’s hectic adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s 1961 novel.
The Well Digger’s Daughter (La fille du puisatier)
Daniel Auteuil’s well-stated remake of Marcel Pagnol’s 1940 original.
KIN
The show unearths an emotional and necessary discussion, it just requires greater development of the final product.
Romantics Anonymous (Les émotifs anonymes)
The French Film Festival gets underway in style with Jean-Pierre Améris’ exquisitely subversive rom-com.
The Barber of Seville
Period costumes and colourful sets get Scottish Opera back to the traditional days of the art form in their staging of Rossini’s classic.
Men Should Weep
With this production comes a comment on social unity, and how the press must continue to offer a stage for our current protesters to occupy.
Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times
Rossi masterfully shapes a wider conversation the whole print media network must have.
GFT: November
It’s all about love at GFT this November, whether it be obsessive, maniacal or nostalgic.
27
Morgan’s investigation is touching, but dawdles on the philosophical points we already know so much about.
Interview: Donna Rutherford
Donna Rutherford speaks to us ahead of her show KIN, taking place at the Traverse this November.
Contagion
Though comical on occasion, Contagion probes our restless attitudes towards viral opinion sharing and panic at the hands of medical conspiracy.
Days of Wine and Roses
As Theatre Jezebel brings Owen McCafferty’s new version of JP Miller’s screenplay, the nature of alcoholism is unmercifully questioned.
You Cannot Go Forward From Where You Are Right Now
David Watson looks into the idea of lost communication and how we may find solace in the more physical relationships we once enjoyed.
You’re Fired! – where do the 2.57 million unemployed in Britain turn now?
We must surely unite against a government which has so readily taken away everything from us.
Apocalypse!
An intriguing, rough and ready performance, which when tweaked, will fall slickly into the black comedy genre.
Occupy Wall Street – an infectious movement bringing us back to the original financial powerhouse?
Our fury at the western empire which has forced us onto the streets continues to be realised.
GFT: October
It’s an eclectic mix which pits heavy cinema and bleak subject matter against celebrations and festivals this October at GFT.
Your Problem, Not Mine – is studying abroad the only option left?
We should look towards solving our own problems as opposed to running away from them.
The Missing
John Tiffany’s production darkly realises our fears while tinting them with a burning desire for community.
Nth Power – is renewable energy expensive, and what ways can we look to a cleaner future?
The services and money are available, and built in is a system of return; it’s simply about whether the government wants to do it.
Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
Weaving political relevancy with fairytale storytelling, Lochhead’s classic text finds itself refreshed and updated by director Tony Cownie.
Review: New Works II
The second half of New Works features the same discussion on identity, but with an extra political kick.