Let’s stop adapting for the stage for the sake of it
Image courtesy of ING Nederland/Flickr. Adapting from novels and films has long been a part of the theatrical tradition but there is arguably a need to discuss whether or not…
EUSOG gets set to take Pleasance by storm
Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group (EUSOG) returns to the Pleasance Theatre stage this week with The Addams Family. The first of three productions planned for this academic year, the show…
Shawshank demands more of our judiciary system
Image courtesy of Mark Yeoman A variation on the usual King’s Theatre format, The Shawshank Redemption has been adapted from Stephen King’s original short story for the stage with this…
The Strange Case of Jekyll & Hyde
Morna Pearson’s rewrite of Stevenson’s classic short story brought Jekyll and Hyde to Edinburgh, using the revised location to help draw out the contrast between dark and light that runs…
