Eliza Gearty
On the doors
Promising first attempt from new writer despite some fairly soul-destroying scenes
Max Scratchmann
Max Scratchmann is a well-known British writer and illustrator. His poems and short stories have appeared in many anthologies and magazines, and he runs the Edinburgh performance poetry company, Poetry Circus.
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Carol Ann Duffy
Frost Fair
Poor representation of Duffy's work fails to impress
An Edinburgh Christmas Carol
What has the potential to be an amazing piece of seasonal theatre ultimately fails to deliver
Tosca
Scottish Opera deliver an exhilarating night of Puccini
Andrea Spisto: Butch Princesa
Garrulous, wandering and disjointed cabaret of inconsistent quality
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
An audience of delighted youngsters actually enjoying Shakespeare’s words
Hard to be Soft: A Belfast Prayer
A charged evening of dance addressing the city's toxic gender image
Hotel Paradiso
Innovative and extraordinary, this circus can only become even greater
Goliath in the Water
A truly inventive piece of physical theatre
Bout
An outstanding and exhilarating piece of work