Reviews
Douglas Macintyre & Grant McPhee with Neil Cooper
Hungry Beat: The Scottish Independent Pop Underground (1977-1984)
Superb, vivid book for throbbing indie hearts everywhere
Hopes and Dreams
Troubling secrets lurk in everyday story of a marriage gone sour
Space Hippo
Amazing shadow puppetry as a hippo and her robot adventure in space
Helter Skelter
An examination of the Manson Family that lacks depth and character development
The Ballad of Mulan
After ten years of war can Mulan, disguised as a man, go back to being a woman in peacetime?
Stop the World, We’re Getting Off
Interesting post-apocalyptic drama is not without its problems
Stuart McPherson: The Peesh
Clever use of a ‘boys-gone-wild’ tale in the service of a routine of sensitivity and frank vulnerability
Buffy: Revamped
Excellent one-man show sinks its fangs into all seven seasons of Buffy
Dreams of the Small Gods
Wordless depiction of evolution, skilfully told through trapeze and floor work
Jack Harris: Teaching Teachers How To Teach
Former secondary school teacher delivers excellent educational comedy
Irvine Welsh’s Porno
Renton, Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie make a funny, sweary return to the stage
James Roque: Badong
A promising solo debut beautifully combining anecdotes, physical gags and a multimedia approach
Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa: Monsoon Season
Fascinating snapshot of the ‘historically accurate’ Jesus-lookalike’s life in Sri Lanka, US and the UK