Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland shortlists |
The shortlists for this year's Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland have been released.See here for details:shortlistsFor more frequent blog updates go here:Scottish theatre blog
Posted by on Sat, 17 May 2008 17:01:00 GMT |
The sexism of Ratatouille |
I wrote this article for The Scotsman at the weekend:ARE WOMEN JUST HARDER TO DRAW?I'VE just watched the new Pixar animation, Ratatouille, and I'm aghast. In a cast of 16, there is only one significan...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:44:00 GMT |
Scottish theatre home and away |
Feeling remiss for not posting for so long. Sorry fans. At home the autumn season has started in earnest with Shakespeares at the Citz and the Royal Lyceum and Davey Anderson's Rupture at the Traverse...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:57:00 GMT |
Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland |
Someone should write a play based on the meeting when the country's reviewers draw up the shortlists for the Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland. Admittedly you'd want to call it 12 Monkeys rather...
Posted by on Sat, 12 May 2007 16:22:00 GMT |
Blackbird in NYC |
David Harrower's Blackbird has a rave review by Ben Brantley in today's New York Times. He says the play by "a largely unheralded" writer (like Knives in Hens never happened) "promises to be the most ...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:58:00 GMT |
new look theatre site |
I've done a bit of a re-jig of my website. See what you think: Scottish Theatre Links
Posted by on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:28:00 GMT |
Watch out! It's the Black Watch watch |
Black Watch continues to plough a path to theatrical domination as John Tiffany wins best director in the Critics Circle Awards. All the other winners are for productions south of the border: Best new...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:20:00 GMT |
Playing at friends |
I know it's pathetic to have enjoyed reaching the milestone of 100 MySpace "friends", many of whom I have never met nor even communicated with. But how much lower have I sunk now I'm making friends no...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 02:15:00 GMT |
Who watches the Black Watch watch? |
Black Watch has won the South Bank Show Award for theatre, giving me a topical way into talking about the building-less nature of the National Theatre of Scotland in a Guardian blog.Don't suppose it's...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:14:00 GMT |
Big Brother and the theatre |
Like the rest of the world, the Scot-Nits email group lapsed into a discussion of Big Brother last week. There was initially nothing to distinguish the comments from those of any other group, but it s...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 02:55:00 GMT |
