Fringe Reviews: Ha, HAHAHA-HAMLET, Jeju

Ha is a phenomenally poignant and daring piece with a message just as haunting as its delivery. ★★★★★ A woman sits on a chair in the dark. A stage light illuminates a face with her mouth wide open and hints at her naked form. The sound of her breath starts slow before becoming irregular, and…

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Fringe Reviews: Dance & Theatre

The Crucible – ★★★★ Nine sturdy-looking wooden chairs horseshoe the stage. A woman dressed like a governess stands in the centre with a lit lantern as she watches the crowd fill the seats. A few chairs downs from me sits a performer with a white bonnet covering her face. The lights dim and music starts,…

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Review: Murder on the Orient Express, Granite Noir

Murder on the Orient Express lands in Aberdeen, kicking off crime-writing festival Granite Noir.   Agatha Christie’s tale, Murder on the Orient Express, adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig, is the first of a jam-packed programme of events celebrating the art of writing and storytelling in Aberdeen. Follow Hercule Poirot as he boards the…

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Review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

 Fiona Tenneb heads to Edinburgh Playhouse to see Donny Osmond in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.   Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Playhouse proved to be an unforgettable evening of music, dance, and hilarity, elevated to new heights by none other than Donny Osmond’s electrifying performance as Pharaoh. From the very…

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Review: Jack and the Beanstalk, Aberdeen

★★★★★ The Panto is a festive institution in Aberdeen every year and this year it returned to His Majesty’s Theatre to tell the story of Jack and the Beanstalk.  With my best boo and ‘oh yes it is’ practiced, I joined my fellow theatre goers in the packed HMT to experience the colour and magic…

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