Claire Wood

@cmfwood

Claire has a day job in advertising and an unofficial evening-time job haunting the theatres of Scotland. (And further afield, when she can find an excuse.) She's happiest just before curtain up.

www.cmfwood.blogspot.com

Reviews: 355

Other Articles: 4

Traverse Theatre

Cathy

Fun, funny heartwarming story of hope

Pleasance at EICC

Collaborator

A love letter to circus, to couples, and to collaboration

Traverse Theatre

After Party

Technicoloured canter through one woman’s final choice

Traverse Theatre

Water Colour

Gorgeous jigsaw puzzle of a play about finding your feet

Pleasance Courtyard

Cruising

Quick-witted play about romance, relationships and the climate crisis

Summerhall

The Borrowed Room

An early glimpse at some houghtful, full of heart theatre

Airdrie Town Hall

The Junkie Miracles

A powerful play from the heart

Summerhall

Shitbag

Punchy perky theatre that celebrates life alongside chronic illness

Underbelly Cowgate

Jessica Durand: Over The Top

Sparkling mischievous romp through mud, mayhem, and sculleries in stately homes

Festival Theatre

Figures In Extinction

Nederlands Dans Theater and Complicité deliver a breathtaking alarm call to arrest our own extinction before it’s too late

Royal Lyceum Theatre

Faustus in Africa!

Incredible inventive retelling of the man who sold his soul for plundering pleasures

The Famous Spiegeltent

TIME

Soaring soulful songs mourn love lost

ZOO Southside

Small Town Boys

Spirited sparky retelling of vital social history

Gilded Balloon @ Patter House

Midnight at the Palace

Exuberant new musical celebrates freedom of expression in sixties San Fran

Summerhall

The Ceremony

Quietly intriguing, sometimes charming, interactive theatre

Underbelly Cowgate

I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar

The musical comedy show you never knew you needed

Church Hill Theatre

Cutting the Tightrope

A powerful collection of short plays exploring themes of censorship and freedom of expression

Pleasance Dome

Alright Sunshine

Feisty funny theatre with standout performance

Pleasance at EICC

Tom At The Farm

Unflinching examination of what it is to be a man

Traverse Theatre

Nowhere – Here & Now Showcase

Magnetic storytelling about one man’s search for meaning

Summerhall

NIUSIA

Timely, touching reminder of things we mustn’t forget

Assembly George Square Studios

Refuse

Sharp funny theatre will steal your heart

Gaza Food and Stories

Heartbreaking storytelling from Palestine

Dance Base

Dancehall Blues

Menacing yet lyrical modern dance that’s shot through with beauty