Rory Ford

Aug 19, 2024 | scotsman.com | Josephine Balfour-Oatts |Rory Ford |Susan Mansfield |Joyce McMillan

Our latest batch of Fringe theatre reviews includes an enriching new post-rock version of an old Irish folk tale, a compelling piece of abstract theatre, and a sweet, upbeat coming-of-age musical Táin ★★★★ Scottish Storytelling Centre (Venue 30) until 25 August Welcomed into the compact George Mackay Brown library upstairs at the Scottish Storytelling Centre with a nip of whisky and a piece of shortbread, the audience appears to be receiving a promise that they’ll have a storytelling...

Aug 19, 2024 | scotsman.com | Josephine Balfour-Oatts |Ariane Branigan |Rory Ford |Susan Mansfield

Our latest batch of Edinburgh Fringe theatre reviews includes a thoughtful examination of grief and love, a wry monologue, and a neat interactive murder mysteryThe Book of Mountains and Seas  ★★★★Pleasance Courtyard (Venue 33) until 25 AugustIn this digital age every life leaves a trail, but when Archie, a young Chinese-American, is attacked and killed in New York, all his parents have of their son is his Yelp reviews page.

Aug 16, 2024 | scotsman.com | Anahit Behrooz |Alexander Cohen |Rory Ford |David Kettle

Our latest batch of Fringe theatre reviews includes an unflinchingly sincere and compassionate gender statement, a wildly entertaining rumination on bisexuality, a shocking act of violence, and a life-affirming comedy from three women in their sixtiesHYPER ★★★★Summerhall, Former Women's Locker Room (Venue 26), until 26 AugustThe defining featuring of the hyperpop genre is its balls-to-the-wall maximalism. Think the nervous system hijacking kineticism of Charli XCX or Lady Gaga.

Aug 15, 2024 | scotsman.com | Josephine Balfour-Oatts |Rory Ford |Susan Mansfield |Fergus Morgan

Our latest batch of Fringe theatre reviews includes a heartfelt five-star paean to the politics of possibility, a melancholy poetry collection, two strangers meeting on a bench at 2am, and a frantic satire of local governmentLessons on Revolution ★★★★★Summerhall (Venue 26) until 26 August Lessons on Revolution is a monument to Marshall Bloom (1944-66), the leftist radical and former president of the student union at the London School of Economics.

Aug 15, 2024 | msn.com | Rory Ford

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