Interview: Peter Arnott
Emma Hay speaks to the Traverse Theatre’s artist in residence, playwright Peter Arnott.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Olivia Fuchs modernises Benjamin Britten’s operatic take on Shakespeare’s classic
Interview: Peepolykus
Emma Hay chats to Peepolykus’ John Nicholson and Javier Marzan about The Arthur Conan Doyle Appreciation Society.
The Arthur Conan Doyle Appreciation Society
Theatre Theatre and Peepolykus brilliantly capture the darker side of the festive spirit.
Ginger & Rosa
Quietly and relatively powerfully challenges the roles of religion, art and individuals in politically tense times.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
This much-done story of mix-ups and magic has been given a new lease of life by Matthew Lenton.
Interview: Matthew Lenton
Emma Hay talks to Vanishing Point’s Matthew Lenton about doing Shakespeare for the Lyceum, and sticking up for subsidised arts.
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
This LV revival doesn’t quite meet the momentum of the 1998 movie, but offers light entertainment nonetheless.
Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies
Though it compiles an interesting history, Forbes’ film is too preoccupied with how instead of why.
Interview: A Band Called Quinn
A Band Called Quinn talk about their new co-production with Grid Iron, Biding Time (remix), and corporate music machines.
I Dreamed a Dream
High-energy, classy and slick production about the fairytale rise of a star. Whatever you expect, this won’t be it.
The Letter of Last Resort / Good With People
Greig and Harrower bring together issues from political independence to moral obligation in this intelligent and thoughtful coupling.
Mess
Funny, bright and insightful drama about anorexia that will turn your preconceptions upside-down.
Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present
Akers and Dupre’s documentary is a precise and delicate capturing of Marina Abramović’s MMA exhibition.
Interview: Blythe Duff
Blythe Duff talks to Emma Hay about bullying, nuclear fallout and Arthur’s Seat ahead of her Fringe role at the Traverse.
EIFF 2012: Galas
Fujiwara has confidently bracketed the festival in between two very different, but eagerly anticipated films.
The Captain’s Collection
Dogstar give a well-rounded sense of both Fraser’s life and the context in which he lived.
Even the Rain
Paul Laverty has scripted a film that resounds loudly with revolutionary events of the last twelve months.
Review: Danza Contemporanea de Cuba
An interesting exploration of how contemporary dance is progressing into the twenty-first century and how it could potentially continue.
Anne Boleyn
Fun piece of theatre that dispels any illusion that classical and historical texts must be weighty or dull.
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Spirit-lifting piece of cinema which lacks the gumption to follow through with criticism.