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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.

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Reviews: 348
Other Articles: 4
LIES
Summerhall

LIES (£¥€$)

A mesmerising demonstration of why the world’s finances are in such a pickle

Traverse Theatre

Jess and Joe Forever

A captivatingly sweet love story and a yearning plea for a better world.

Army Reserve Centre

Stand By

Slick and stylish immersive theatre that lacks a bit of heart

The Revlon Girl
Assembly Roxy

The Revlon Girl

A funny, feisty, heart-wrenching story of how lipstick can look like hope.

Last Resort
Summerhall

Last Resort

Boisterous, brilliant theatre that shines a light on the treatment of detainees in Guantanamo Bay.

Traverse Theatre

Nassim

A polished, heartfelt, and involving production about the frustrations of miscommunication

Summerhall

Séance

Stupendously sinister, suspenseful immersive theatre in a pitch-black container from Darkfield

Shame
Assembly George Square Studios

Shame

Timely multimedia theatre from Glasgow company Tidy Carnage

Summerhall

How To Act

Pacy, gripping theatre that questions our assumptions.

Sky Is Safe
Summerhall

The Sky Is Safe

Compelling depiction of stories rarely told, by brilliant Scottish writer/actor Matthew Zajac

beauty
Opinion

Beauty

Writer and director of a new play by Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group explains how labels can stick

Jo Clifford
Interview

Eve

We talk to transgender writer and performer Jo Clifford about this deeply personal show.