EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: XY, Pleasance Courtyard, August 1 2013
XY is a show with an intriguing concept - it comprises several short plays, all written without specifying gender.
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BWW Reviews: EVITA, Kings Theatre, Glasgow, June 3 2013
First staged in 1978, Evita is Andrew Lloyd Webber's and Tim Rice's musical based on the life and death of political figure Eva Peron.
BWW Reviews: THE SASH, Kings Theatre, Glasgow, May 21 2013
Taking place on July 12th, the day of the infamous orange walk, the play centres around a staunch protestant father, Bill and his son Cameron who has started questioning his own beliefs and his participation in the walk.
BWW Reviews: THE RIOT OF SPRING, Tramway, Glasgow, May 10 2013
Rob Drummond has worked with a cellist and a dancer to create a piece of theatre that fuses dance, narrative and music in an attempt to honour (though not recreate) this controversial ballet.
BWW Reviews: HAIRSPRAY, Kings Theatre, Glasgow, May 7 2013
Set in 1960s Baltimore, Hairspray follows the story of enthusiastic teen Tracy Turnblad, played by Freya Sutton, as she fulfils her dreams of dancing on her favourite television show.
BWW Reviews: TAYLOR MAC, The Arches, May 5 2013
Nothing quite strikes fear in my heart upon entering a performance like the words 'audience participation'.
BWW Reviews: HIGH SOCIETY, Kings Theatre Glasgow, April 30 2013
Released in 1956 and featuring music and lyrics from Cole Porter, High Society is a musical based on the earlier play and film The Philadelphia Story.
BWW Reviews: BEHAVIOUR FESTIVAL, The Arches, April 23 2013
Behaviour is the Arches' annual live theatre festival that promises to provide a snapshot of the most exciting international artists alongside their Scottish counterparts.
EDIBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: MAN 1, BANK 0, Gilded Balloon, August 19
Michael Elm reviews the real life David vs Goliath story that is Patrick Combs Man 1, Bank 0.
EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: WITHOUT YOU, Underbelly, August 16
It's not often one gets to see a live performance by an actor who originated a role on Broadway so conclusively that every other take on the part (in this case, Mark Cohen in RENT) seems like an imitation.
EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: ASHER TRELEAVEN: TROUBADOUR, Gilded Ballon, August 15
To call the audience sparse at Asher Treleaven's Troubadour would be an understatement.
EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: KAPUT, Udderbelly Pasture, Dairy Room, August 15
Michael Elm reviews the chaos that is Tom Flanagan's KAPUT.
EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: RAINBOW, Zoo Southside, August 13
Michael Elm reviews Emily Jenkin's latest brilliantly grim play.
EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: HI-DE-HOMO, C Venues, August 12
Having whipped Fringe audiences into something of a big gay frenzy last year with their enormously charming and very much sold-out offering 'Little Shop of Homos', the London Gay Men's Chorus Ensemble - a new name; last year they were known as Far From Kansas - are back.
EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: BULLET CATCH, Traverse Theatre, August 9
Michael Elm faces Rob Drummond's BULLET CATCH and lives to tell the tale.
EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: KILLING TIME, Bedlam Theatre, August 8
Killing Time, an entertaining last hour before the Apocalypse reviewed by Michael Elm.
EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: THE LONELY ONE, Underbelly, August 7
Michael Elm revels in the tension-and light tricks-of The Lonely One at the Underbelly.
EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: FLANEURS, Summerhall, August 8
There are two kinds of people in the world, says storyteller Jenna Watt: bystanders and flâneurs.
EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: CAMILLE CLAUDEL, Pleasance Courtyard, August 4
Camille Claudel waits patiently, a sculpture herself, as the audience enters the studio theatre of the Pleasance Courtyard.
EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: NICK MOHAMMED IS MR SWALLOW:2012, the Pleasance Courtyard, August 6
Excellent character comedy from the very talented Nick Mohammed at the Pleasance.
EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: BOY IN A DRESS at Stand 3, August 5
A weird and wonderful show; Boy in a Dress does impress.
EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: THE BLIND, August 3
Noise and energy were present in equally large measures as THE BLIND launches at the Edinburgh festival.
EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: CELIA PACQUOLA - DELAYED, August 1
Michael Elm reviews a preview of Celia Pacquola's upcoming Edinburgh show and compares it to a cup of tea.
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