What’s On: Easter in Edinburgh
Here you’ll find the ten definitive hot-tickets of the next two weeks
Antigone
Maria Oller’s production has simplified the complex, making an accessible and enjoyable piece of theatre.
Elena
Andrei Zvyagintsev’s critically acclaimed film is enjoyable, but lacks any substantial comment.
If Not Us, Who?
Holloway’s point is that it’s important not to be ambivalent to oppression. And if we don’t do something about it, who will?
Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy
If there was ever a need for Welsh to champion the underdogs of Scottish society, it’s now.
Interview: Clare Duffy
Playwright Clare Duffy talks to Emma Hay about getting lost in translation and Sumerian goddesses ahead of her play ANA at the Traverse.
The Muppets
Jason Segel’s fast, feel-good and funny script is a seamless addition to Jim Henson’s classics.
Appel d’Air (Call of the Air)
Meticulously constructed, with every gesture, pause and revelation expertly executed.
Coriolanus
Ralph Fiennes’ bloody, bold and brutal retelling of Shakespeare’s tragedy is hurled into the twenty-first century.
Interview: Alison Peebles
Alison Peebles chats to us on the oral culture of music ahead of Dogstar’s production of The Captain’s Collection, one of the company’s earliest creations.
Let’s Talk Thatcher. Finally.
Whatever the public take away from The Iron Lady, let’s hope they talk about it.
The Tree of Knowledge
Darkly funny and tragically reflective look at how two men have shaped our culture, economy and potentially our future.
Mister Merlin: A Pure Magic Panto
Tron Theatre’s rootin’ tootin’ tunes work a treat and show off a script that is as intelligent as it is funny.
The King and I
With promise of giant gold Buddhas, acrobatic dancers and a ten-piece orchestra, Leicester Curve’s lavish spectacle opens in Edinburgh this Christmas.
Interview: Jo Clifford
Exhilarating interview with Jo Clifford on the free-market and capitalism ahead of her newly commissioned work for the Traverse.
2 Frogs in the West (2 Frogs dans l’Ouest)
Dany Papineau’s bold and ambitious coming-of-age road-movie.
Edinburgh Christmas Round-up
Get the wellies out, layer up and brave the outdoors; panto season is upon us!
Why we need to do better than The Wire
It doesn’t even have to be a cop-drama we make, or even a whole season, it just has to demand more from us as viewers.
Route 132
Québécois director Louis Bélanger’s Route 132 grapples with death and rebirth in a witty and poignant journey.
27
Whatever your standing on religion, science, ageing and disease is, Abi Morgan’s new play will surely challenge it.
X-Factor: A Big Turn Off
We are a creative country; surely there are better ways to cultivate this than televised talent shows?