Ernest; or Much Ado About Muffins
An even lighter-hearted take on Wilde’s silliest of plays, this musical is boosted by a surprisingly good repertoire of songs.
Robin Ince’s Blooming Buzzing Confusion
A mind-expanding hour, proving that science doesn’t need to be dumbed down to be funny.
Shakespeare in the Garden: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A solid adaptation of the Bard’s light-hearted romp, with several stand-out performances.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
One of the world’s leading a capella groups, the South African ‘ambassadors’, don’t disappoint.
The Capone Trilogy: Lucifer
The 30’s gangster genre gets a heart and a soul, in this powerful mid-chapter of the Capone trilogy.
The Capone Trilogy: Vindici
Revenge is a dish best served ice-cold in this patchy but powerful Noir.
The Capone Trilogy: Loki
Vaudevillian high-jinks mix perfectly with Chicago’s criminal underworld, in this energetic production.
Circa: Beyond
Having received rave reviews for 2013’s Wunderkarmma, Circa return with another spellbinding performance.
20 Feet From Stardom
A powerhouse performance on all counts, and an unapologetic celebration of spectacular musical ability.
Union
A timely, bawdy and very human journey into the too-little-known tale of how Britain came to be.
The Confessions of Gordon Brown
A delightfully bitchy look inside the mind of one of the giants of British politics, let down by a lack of brevity.
Tilt Your Thinking: A Murder of Shorts
Murder is on the mind, as a series of short films take death as their subject matter.
Snapshots: Claire Lamond
Puppetry with a social conscience, as Scottish mining has a final day in the sun in Claire Lamond’s latest work.
1933: Eine Nacht Im Kabarett
A lively and loving take on 1930’s burlesque, let down by an overly ambitious set-up.
Preview: Manipulate 2014
A look ahead to arguably Scotland’s most beguiling festival, dedicated to animation, puppetry and visual theatre.
Extremely Bad Dancing to Extremely French Music
A pseudo-profound look at life that isn’t as clever as it thinks it is.
Crime and Punishment
Explorations of human psychology rarely whip along at such a thrilling pace, in this new adaptation of the Russian classic.
Cedar Lake Ballet
Skill and soulfulness combine in a dazzling display of how life affirming dance can be.
The Idiot at the Wall
A haunting slice of early 20th Century Hebridean life, with a bitter sting in the tale.
Dido and Aeneas & Bluebeard’s Castle
A delicious cocktail of delicate arias and exquisite staging, from these two stunning explorations of the deadly power of love.
Mark Thomas leads LGBT protest
Comedy-as-protest, as performers, activists and Festival-goers gather round the Russian Consulate.
Keith Farnan: Fear Itself
An inventive exploration of fear in all its forms, delivered with an unusually kind comedic ear.