Reviews
Coriolanus Vanishes
Fire Exit and Tron Theatre produce outstanding and provocative play
A Machine They’re Secretly Building
Proto-type Theater explore government surveillance and call the audience to arms in Glasgow
And Then Come the Nightjars
Melancholy rural two-hander makes for captivating and intimate drama.
Channelling Jabez
Name-droppy family history piece about a failed cross-Channel swimmer
A Number
Zinnie Harris raises questions about individuality in this restaging of Caryl Churchill’s investigation into genetics.
Fiddler on the Roof
Edinburgh Music Theatre deliver a musical classic which has grown slightly stale.
Spamalot
Slightly reminiscent of a school production, but thoroughly enjoyable nonetheless
Ding-Dong (A Bit of a Farce)
An enjoyable, up-to-date farce, with a surprising serving of pathos
My Country: A Work in Progress
Glasgow is the first stop for The National’s poignant, unexpectedly funny examination of Brexit Britain
Anita and Me
Heartwarming stage adaptation shows Meera Syal’s coming-of-age novel still has political relevance today.
The Crucible
Thrilling new production of Miller’s allegorical tale full of lessons for these strange times
Doctor Faustus
A promising debut from a fledgling theatre company as they revive an old classic.
All The Little Lights
Sensitive handling of difficult subject matter in play about child sexual exploitation.
William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (Abridged)
Reduced Shakespeare Company romp is heady, bawdy, thrilling and highly satisfying
The Red Chair
Sarah Cameron’s captivating solo performance balances between a twisted fairytale and dark reality.
Further Than the Furthest Thing
Revival of Zinnie Harris’s play shows promise but is overstretched by ambitious production elements.