The Royal Lyceum Theatre and Citizens Theatre take on a Brecht comedy classic with Mrs Puntila and Her Man Matti, adapted from Brecht’s original by Scottish crime writer Denise Mina. Directed by DOT Theatre Istanbul’s Murat Daltaban, the play attends to drunkenness and class conflict. Mrs Puntila (Elaine C. Smith) is a rich lady of […]
Dominic Hill ’s interpretation of Cyrano de Bergerac is decadent, passionate and faultless. Not only a feast for the eyes but also the soul, Edwin Morgan’s Scots reimagining of Edmond Rostand ’s world-renowned story is breath-taking in its energy, stomach-aching in its hilarity and heart-wrenching in its suffering. Such a production is an absolute privilege to watch. The play revolves around the charismatic cadet Cyrano, a man with a wealth of talent hidden behind […]
Image courtesy of Johann Persson. Based on Sarah Waters’ debut novel and adapted for the stage by Laura Wade, Tipping the Velvet, tells the tale of a Victorian love affair between two women. Having watched Kitty Butler on stage singing and dancing as a male impersonation act every night for the last week, Nancy Astley […]