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4 days ago |
britishtheatreguide.info | Donald Stewart
It hardly seems possible that 35 years ago, I was sitting at Borderline Theatre's future new venue—the converted Darlington Church in Ayr—whilst the BBC were filming Robbie Coltrane performing this very same one-man play. But here we are 35 years later, and Franca Rame and Dario Fo’s masterpiece, the most “blasphemous play in history”, is back speaking truth to power. And how that has become such a cliché, particularly in the context of where we are today.
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6 days ago |
fringereview.co.uk | Donald Stewart
Songs of the Wayfarer Claire Cunningham as part of Dance International Glasgow Genre: Disability Arts, Movement, Solo Performance, Theatre Venue: Tramway Theatre Glasgow Festival: FringeReview Scotland Narratively this eventually took time but worked very well. Directed with a ponderous opportunity to reflect on the words being used, it mixed layers of meaning with layers of performance. Technically adept, the sculpture of crutches to one side of the stage was powerful reminding us that...
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1 week ago |
fringereview.co.uk | Donald Stewart
The Gray Plays Outwith It Theatre Company Genre: Short Plays, Theatre Venue: Oran Mor, Glasgow Festival: FringeReview Scotland The four short plays, some extracts, were of a quality underneath the celestial sky painted and designed by the playwright himself – when does that ever happen? Directed with skill, this was an evening of great quality, with the appreciative audience witnessing from the assembled cast why it is Gray’s work should be more celebrated. Playing to a full auditorium they...
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2 weeks ago |
fringereview.co.uk | Donald Stewart
The structure of the performance was interesting insofar as it challenged our perceptions of performance as well as our interactive responsibilities as an audience. Choreography was fluid, which matched the contemplative nature of the subject matter. Technically, it had a sombre atmosphere and quiet approach to every aspect of it which managed to ensure that we were brought into the centre of a fairly relaxed atmosphere.
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2 weeks ago |
britishtheatreguide.info | Donald Stewart
On the evening when the sons of two pugilists from the 1990s were pulling back the curtain to try and bring nostalgia to an 18-foot ring in a football stadium, up in Perth, a 1980s film was finding new life as a musical. Nostalgia—might just be what it ought to be… Restless Natives, as a film, was a slow burn. Happening at a time of renaissance in Scottish film, it had a wistfulness, a whimsy and a joy at its centre. But it also had complexity that over time burnt brightly.
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