Frisky And Mannish: Extra Curricular Activities @ Assembly Hall ★★★ Review by Lorna Irvine | 31 Aug 2012 Since 2008, Frisky & Mannish have climbed the glitter trail to stadium pop via the Fringe – they have earned their stripes.This is their greatest hits package. They know the transformative power of a pop anthem andContinue reading “From The Skinny Archive: Frisky And Mannish”
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The Arts Are Not A Luxury
I grew up in a small working- class rural town in Perthshire, Scotland. Nothing much happened there; we didn’t have much money and TV was our only dose of culture. In my house, books were shoved into cupboards, hidden away like skeletons, and theatre, with the exception of am- dram panto, wasn’t “for the likesContinue reading “The Arts Are Not A Luxury”
Dear Billy Is Back!
Gary McNair returns with his big hearted show celebrating the inimitable Billy Connolly, Dear Billy: A Love Letter to The Big Yin. Following on from its successful run last year, the show, which is a patchwork of stories McNair has collected from people all over Scotland, is back for another tour, including the Edinburgh Festival.Continue reading “Dear Billy Is Back!”
From The Skinny Archive: My Shrinking Life
My Shrinking Life @ Tron | Theatre Review | The Skinny ★★★★ Review by Lorna Irvine | 14 Nov 2012 Twelve years ago, celebrated Scottish actor Alison Peebles was diagnosed with the degenerative condition multiple sclerosis. This unsparing show for the National Theatre of Scotland deals through semi-autobiographical monologue, dance and physical theatre with Alison’s experiencesContinue reading “From The Skinny Archive: My Shrinking Life”
Tron Theatre Autumn Season
Since 2008, Andy Arnold has been the Artistic Director of Glasgow ‘s legendary Tron Theatre. But this autumn winter season marks what will be his last. He confessed to having “very mixed emotions” upon leaving his tenure. His 40th show as director is receiving a world premiere on Thursr, 19th October. It’s from the ever-Continue reading “Tron Theatre Autumn Season”
Her Master’s Voice: Nina Conti Says Goodbye
The brilliant, gifted ventriloquist Nina Conti may be better known these days for the ritual humiliation of audience members, as she gets people up onstage, slaps weird masks on them and makes them say ridiculous or filthy things, but back in the day, her act was much, much darker: a kind of psychological cleansing thatContinue reading “Her Master’s Voice: Nina Conti Says Goodbye”
Theatre Isn’t Yer Living Room!
If, as Dr Ramani Durvasala posits, we’re living in an age of massive entitlement and incivility, this could explain the rise in theatre bad behaviour. According to an article in The Guardian (published yesterday) there’s been a huge rise in violence, disruption, loud food consumption, etc. across the UK. Several actors and members of theatreContinue reading “Theatre Isn’t Yer Living Room!”
A Drop Of The Dark Stuff
Clout Theatre: How A Man Crumbled I’ve got a real love of Bouffon. For those of you who have never had the pleasure to witness it, Bouffon is the grotesque side of clowning. It’s European generally, although there’s definitely an overlap in physical performance terms with dance and theatre from the Far East, a laContinue reading “A Drop Of The Dark Stuff”
Dance Preview: Too Close To The Sun
Photos by Jassy Earl You can always rely on Barrowland Ballet to create work for wee ones and families alike that is fun, playfully imaginative and yet highly multilayered. So it is with their new piece, Too Close To The Sun. Interrogating complex issues around climate change and collective anxiety, through the prism of IcarusContinue reading “Dance Preview: Too Close To The Sun”
Disco Pigs: A Twisted Irish Fairytale
Enda Walsh ‘s Disco Pigs as both stage play and film adaptation, the latter directed by Kirsten Sheridan, launched the career of a certain young Cillian Murphy. I’ve seen a pretty underwhelming recent version of the play, to be honest, but the 2001 film is wonderful: a blistering and beautiful concoction, with Murphy as Pig/DarrenContinue reading “Disco Pigs: A Twisted Irish Fairytale”
Hit The North 