At the Fringe Festival’s 36th venue, theSpace on North Bridge, we sift into a small impromptu venue for Skin & Bone Theatre’s production of Irvine Welsh’s Filth. The worry with a one-man show where the lead actor is tasked with portraying multiple roles is that lines between characters will become blurred. But Jake W. Francis flawlessly transitions from Detective … [Read more...] about Review: Filth at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
What to see at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Running from August 3 – 27, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2018 is fast approaching. If you haven’t circled all your favourites on your Fringe brochure yet and need some help selecting the shows you want to see this festival season, here is Glasgowist’s pick for theatre shows on across Edinburgh this summer. East Belfast Boy Directed by Emma Jordan, East Belfast Boy … [Read more...] about What to see at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Review: Ma, Pa, and the Little Mouths at the Tron theatre
Ma and Pa seem obsessed with the past, recalling unreliable memories, and conversing in an endless cycle of stories they have heard and told before yet can’t quite remember. Karen Dunbar and Gerry Mulgrew ooze sharp, sly wit and fantastical characterisation bordering on the grotesque as the aged Ma and Pa. Charlotte Lane’s inspired set design blends muted tones of cream and … [Read more...] about Review: Ma, Pa, and the Little Mouths at the Tron theatre
Opening Night: Jersey Boys at the King’s Theatre
Melding old school Rock n’ Roll with pop and Motown, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons became one of the most recognisable quartets in American history with a back-story as compelling as their countless hits. The audience, filled with long serving fans of famous tunes, gears up for this performance of Jersey Boys in The Kings Theatre in Glasgow on a drizzly Wednesday night. … [Read more...] about Opening Night: Jersey Boys at the King’s Theatre
Aye Write! Festival: Irvine Welsh discusses new book Dead Men’s Trousers
Dead Men’s Trousers, Irvine Welsh’s highly anticipated new novel, is the final chapter in the Trainspotting saga. Until his publisher asks for another, he’s teases. The synopsis for the final installment chronicling the lives of a group of drug-taking misfits in Edinburgh says that Mark Renton is now an international jet-setter successfully managing DJs around the world, the … [Read more...] about Aye Write! Festival: Irvine Welsh discusses new book Dead Men’s Trousers