Joyce McMillan

Edinburgh

Columnist and Theater Critic at The Scotsman

Columnist and Theater Critic at Scotland on Sunday

Columnist and theatre critic writing mainly for The Scotsman, living and working in Edinburgh and around Scotland. Interested democracy, human rights.

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Articles

David Greig on his final production at Edinburgh's Lyceum Theatre: 'it felt vital that this play be seen in Scotland'

1 week ago | scotsman.com | Joyce McMillan

The American playwright Katori Hall was born in Memphis, Tennessee, 44 years ago; so it’s perhaps not surprising that early in her career, when she was still only in her twenties, she was moved to write a play that revolves around one of the most momentous events ever to take place in her home city. On 4 April 1968, the great civil rights leader Martin Luther King was shot dead on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel, Memphis.
Theatre reviews: Penguin | The Sunshine Spa

2 weeks ago | scotsman.com | Joyce McMillan

Penguin, Tron Theatre, Glasgow ★★★★The Sunshine Spa, Oran Mor, Glasgow ★★★Two shows, and two powerful encounters between Arab and western culture, featuring performers with physical disabilities: it’s a strange coincidence, in Glasgow theatre this week, and a moving and revealing one.
'I love the soup to nuts aspect of the place'

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Joyce McMillan

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Alan Cumming on the magic of Pitlochry Festival Theatre: 'I love the soup to nuts aspect of the place'

2 weeks ago | scotsman.com | Joyce McMillan

As Pitlochry Festival Theatre gears up for its summer season, the venue’s new artistic director Alan Cumming tells Joyce McMillan what makes it so specialIt’s a beautiful late spring day on the banks of the River Tummel at Pitlochry; and inside the handsome complex of theatre buildings at Port Na Craig, just across the river from the town, the pace of work is intense, as the pressure builds towards the opening performances of this year’s summer season.
Theatre reviews: Water Colour | Goodbye Dreamland Bowlarama

2 weeks ago | scotsman.com | Joyce McMillan

Water Colour, Pitlochry Festival Theatre ★★★★Goodbye Dreamland Bowlarama, Oran Mor, Glasgow ★★★It’s no news, to anyone paying attention, that young people in the 2020s have it tough, with many struggling to imagine any future at all, in a world so royally messed up by previous generations.
Keli, Edinburgh review: 'magnificent'

3 weeks ago | scotsman.com | Joyce McMillan

Keli, Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh ★★★★★Ten days, and two new shows about the scars left by Scotland’s mighty coal industry, and its bitter end in the miners’ strike that was called off 40 years ago this spring.
Why Starmer is a gift to SNP - and how Swinney could waste it

3 weeks ago | scotsman.com | Joyce McMillan

One year on from his surprise decision to return to frontline politics as leader of the SNP and First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney is one politician, in a largely disgruntled UK, who must be struggling to believe his luck.
Muckle Flugga by Michael Pedersen review: 'an extraordinary first novel'

3 weeks ago | scotsman.com | Joyce McMillan

Like all the best adventure stories, Michael Pedersen’s debut novel Muckle Flugga begins with a map. It’s a map of an imagined island at the far northern tip of Shetland; a small island complete with lighthouse, bothy for accommodating visitors, cliffs, caves, coves, and also unexpected gardens, and wild places.
Edinburgh International Children's Festival: 'a celebration of joy'

3 weeks ago | scotsman.com | Joyce McMillan

After years of curtailed ambition, the Children’s Festival looks set to return to its former glory, says Joyce McMillan When Noel Jordan arrived from Sydney in 2015, to take on the role of Festival Director at the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival, he had no idea what a rollercoaster his decade in charge would turn out to be.
Theatre reviews: Blinded by the Light | Mistero Buffo

4 weeks ago | scotsman.com | Joyce McMillan

Blinded by the Light, Barony Theatre, Bo’ness ★★★★ Mistero Buffo, Oran Mor, Glasgow ★★★★The playwright Sylvia Dow is a Bo’ness woman through and through, profoundly devoted to the Forth shore community where she taught and still lives.