Review: Group Portrait in a Summer Landscape
Set in the midst of social and political unrest in the run up to the Scottish Independence Referendum of 2014, Peter Arnott paints a fluid picture of a fractured family,…
Review: Anna Karenina
The Lyceum’s Anna Karenina is an astonishing accomplishment — seductive, disturbing, and tragic. The production is visually stunning and, despite the small cast, the play feels grandiose and immersive. At…
The Arabian Nights
There are one thousand and one ways to reinvent the classic Arabian Nights, and Suhayla El-Bushra has dreamt up a tale perfect for all ages. Despite a worrisome start, this…
Love Song to Lavender Menace
Love Song to Lavender Menace is an endearing performance about an LGBT bookshop in 1980s Edinburgh. It tells the story of an LGBT bookshop that has been forced to close…
Charlie Sonata
Charlie Sonata, directed by Matthew Lenton, is an unconventional, modern day fairy-tale that follows a man’s descent at the hands of his emerging addiction to alcohol. Sandy Grierson – already…
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Image credit: Pia Johnson Picnic at Hanging Rock The Lyceum Until 28th January Matthew Lutton’s eerie interpretation of the 1967 novel, Picnic at Hanging Rock is both thrilling and engaging,…
Blackwell’s Presents: An Evening with Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin crosses the stage, looking every inch what you expect of a crime writer. He sits down, takes a sip of whiskey and examines the audience with the same…