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A Girl and A Gun, Summerhall
Guest Review by Sandra Howell We Are All Complicit Louise Orwin, the writer, director and actor of A Girl and A Gun, is manipulating us, like all good play/screenwriters. We theatre and cinema-goers, sit in the dark, feeling: good, excited, scared and part of the action. We suspend our disbelief for entertainment. We are exposed…
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Not About Heroes, Pleasance Dome
Totally about Heroes and the Futility of War Guest Review by Sandra Howell Not About Heroes is a play written by Stephen McDonald about the relationship between Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, the futility of war and the personal and artistic growth of Wilfred as a man and a poet. First performed in 1982, this production is…
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Seanmhair, Bedlam Theatre Edinburgh
Poetry and Pain: Dark Comedy and Cruelty Guest Review by Sandra Howell The mood was set by the dark scenery of black brick, interspersed with flashes of light. Hywel John has written a tightly scripted tale, set in 1950s Edinburgh, it is as brutal and harsh as the humour. The cast of three, Jo Freer,…
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The Dreamer, Pleasance Courtyard Edinburgh
Guest Review by Sandra Howell Believe the Hype- Just Don’t Live the Dream Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre’s ensemble and Gecko Theatre collaborated to produce and perform a modern play inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream and a story called The Peony Pavillion by Tang Xianzu, who, according to the publicity, was a contemporary of Shakespeare.…