In the UK, the arts are facing a dilemma. Visual arts, theatre, ballet, and a host of other art forms … More
Category: Reviews
Review: STaG’s New Works Festival
New Works is an annual festival by STaG, during which each night consists of two plays: one twenty and one … More
Arts Review: What Girls Are Made Of
Tramway, dir. Orla O’Loughlin, 09-13/04/19
Single Review: Josie Duncan & the Dusk -Oh, To Be a Bird
I’m listening to Josie’s “velvet untorn” voice while on a train, again travelling from my family home in the Highlands … More
Arts Review: The Taming of the Shrew
Tron Theatre, Dir. Michael Fentiman, 20-30/03/19 As I went to turn my phone off, aware that the performance would start … More
Live Review: Bogha-Frios: LGBT + Voices in Folk – at Celtic Connections
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 3/1/19 “Get ready for some cheesy chords!” jokes a musician as we open Bogha-Frois (Gaelic for … More
Arts Review: Spring!
Scottish Ballet, Chor. Sophie Laplane and Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Theatre Royal, 4th April 2019 The Scottish Ballet’s most recent performance, … More
Live Review: Elephant Sessions – at Celtic Connections
QMU, 19/1/19 For my first night at Celtic Connections this year it really couldn’t have gone better. I was desperate … More
Live Review: Distant Voices – at Celtic Connections
QMU, 31/1/19 As the Qudos lights dim, our night starts with the knowledge that there will be a unifying factor … More
Arts Review: National Opera Studio at Scottish Opera
Dir. Orpha Phelan, King’s Theatre Edinburgh, 01/02/19 When I think of opera, I imagine either one opulent story of love, … More
