Neil Cooper
Writer, Theatre Critic at The Herald (Scotland)
Writer and Critic at Freelance
Writer and Critic - The Noise of Art - https://t.co/exx718N6Yg. @heraldmagazine. @thelistmagazine @FlemingArtColl. @The_Drouth
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3 days ago |
heraldscotland.com | Neil Cooper
Julia Murray as Jade and Yana Harris as Clare in Meme Girls by Andy McGregor (Image: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan) Theatre Meme Girls Òran Mór, Glasgow Fame, as every wannabe pop star knows, costs. In the social media age, where everyone is famous for a lot less than five minutes, you can go viral as the next big thing one minute and be last year’s spam within seconds.
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1 week ago |
heraldscotland.com | Neil Cooper
Sara Amini in Saria Callas (Image: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan) Theatre Saria Callas Òran Mór, Glasgow Neil Cooper Three stars What makes a girl’s world is everything in Sara Amini’s new play, whether it is singing revolutionary anthems on the school bus with the gang, dancing at a wedding or singing at the temple of Madonna, Maria Callas and the sublime beats of Iranian pop.
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2 weeks ago |
heraldscotland.com | Neil Cooper
The cast of Blinded by the Light by Sylvia Dow (Image: Kelman Greig-Kicks-NeonEight Ltd) Theatre Blinded by the Light Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Neil Cooper Four stars In December 1982, twelve miners descended 2000 feet below the surface of Kinneil Colliery in Bo’ness. This was no ordinary working day, however, but a sit-in protest at the announcement by the National Coal Board of the pit’s imminent closure.
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2 weeks ago |
heraldscotland.com | Neil Cooper
Fatima Jawara and Stephen Smith Taylor in The Sunshine Spa (Image: free) Theatre The Sunshine Spa Òran Mór, Glasgow Neil Cooper Three stars The heat is on when Iain meets Zainab after going in search of a place to cool down. Being downtown Marrakesh, however, things don’t quite turn out as planned. Iain is a gay man from Manchester who turns up at Zainab’s spa.
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3 weeks ago |
heraldscotland.com | Neil Cooper
Phil McKee as Brian and Liberty Black as Keli in KELI by Martin Green. (Image: Mihaela Bodlovic) KELI Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh When the massed ranks of Scottish brass champions the Whitburn Band join forces at the end of Lau accordionist and guitarist Martin Green’s new play, alternating with the Fife based Kingdom Brass, the sound they make together is one of unity laced with a bittersweet mix of sadness and euphoria.
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My @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine review of …Earnest? the Say it Again, Sorry? company’s riotous interactive romp through Oscar Wilde. Seen at @KingsandRoyal Theatre, Glasgow. On tour across the UK. https://t.co/CiQNPcwrjZ https://t.co/xiHD0YcwBy
My @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine review of Mistero Buffo, Joseph Farrell’s translation of Franca Rame & Dario Fo @OranMorGlasgow at @PlayPiePint until May 10 https://t.co/joEksqpaLG @AyrGaiety May 15-17 https://t.co/3nxvYS6Rjb https://t.co/8SUfEO7Wwa
My @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine review of LIFE, Maria MacDonnel’s play about a life drawing model who comes in from the cold. Seen at @captheatres Studio, Edinburgh. Touring until the end of May. https://t.co/wHEmPfzGdX https://t.co/hyGMMduMhG