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: 348

Other Articles: 4

Queens Cartoonists

Assembly Roxy

The Queen’s Cartoonists

Infectiously foot happy jazz – with bonus cartoons on the side

Payday Party

Pleasance Dome

Payday Party

Sassy, spirited theatre from Common Wealth

The Mistake

theSpace on North Bridge

The Mistake

Masterful, devastating story-telling delivers a call to disarm

Peaceophobia

Omni Q-Park

Peaceophobia

Spirited, site-specific production about the lives of young, car-loving Bradford Pakistanis

Summerhall

Pain and I

Searingly beautiful insight into a life lived in pain

Royal Lyceum Theatre

You Know We Belong Together

An eloquent plea for representation and inclusion

Dance Base

Antigone, Interrupted

New exploration of Greek classic is captivating

Velvet Determination

Greenside @ Nicolson Square

Velvet Determination

Self-effacing story-telling and live piano performance

Bolero Extended

Dance Base

Bolero-Extended

Quirky, flirty majestic dance with live cello accompaniment

Ben Hart

Pleasance Courtyard

Ben Hart: Wonder

Wonderfully awe-inspiring magic from Fringe regular

Crossing The Void

theSpace on the Mile

Crossing The Void

Funny, touching tale of grief and friendship

Snipping Tool

Pleasance Courtyard

Made in India/Britain

Laugh out loud funny show about trying to find your people

King's Theatre

An Untitled Love

Eclectic, irreverent, and delicious dance from Kyle Abraham and A.I.M

Little Women

Assembly Rooms

Little Women

Musical adaptation of the famous book is frothy, fun and full of heart

Festival Theatre

A Little Life

A touching beautiful story exploring the redemptive power of male friendship

Leith Theatre

Ibeyi

An eclectic night of magical music from twin duo

Muster Station: Leith

Site-specific theatre grabs you by the throat and then laughs in your face

ZOO Southside

Unwanted Objects

Quirky, charming story captivates with songs

Svengali

Pleasance Courtyard

Svengali

Fascinating depiction of the powerplay between the sexes

One Woman Show

Traverse Theatre

One-Woman Show

Witty, knowing pastiche of all sorts of things

Dance Base

Are You Guilty?

High-energy imaginative contemporary dance

Summerhall

One of Two

Funny, devastating tale of familial love and not fitting in.

Summerhall

Caste-ing

Punchy piece calling out ongoing discrimination faced by black actors

The Village And The Road

Scottish Storytelling Centre

The Village and the Road

Musical meditation on the magnetic lure of moving on