Mark Fisher's Scottish Theatre Blog

The Port Glasgow family who made a five star theatre hit

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:56:00 +0000

Published in the Scotsman WHEN Jess Thorpe and Tashi Gore put the advert in the paper, they had no idea what to expect. They knew they wanted to do...

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The Captain's Collection, theatre review

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:22:00 +0000

Published in Northings YOU probably heard the fuss kicked up by fans of the Smiths in the run-up to Christmas. They were outraged with department...

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Mark Fisher on The Edinburgh Fringe Survival Guide

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:56:00 +0000

Mark Fisher, author of The Edinburgh Fringe Survival Guide Pic: Lotte Fisher Published in The List The theatre critic's new book delivers some...

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The Infamous Brothers Davenport, theatre review

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:52:00 +0000

Seen at the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh Four stars IN the theatre is a stage. On the stage is a panelled room. In the panelled room is a wardrobe. In...

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TV Preview: Late ‘n’ Live Guide to Comedy

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:47:00 +0000

More on this story on the Edinburgh Fringe Survival Guide blog Published in the Scotsman SOME call it the comedians' graveyard. Others say it's...

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Too Many Penguins?, theatre review

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:15:00 +0000

Published in the Scotsman MacRobert Arts Centre, Stirling YOU know that feeling when you've invited the relatives over for Christmas and it seems...

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Sleeping Beauty, theatre review

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:49:00 +0000

Published in the Guardian King’s Theatre, Glasgow Three stars AS Karl Marx nearly said, history repeats itself – the first time as pop music,...

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The Tree of Knowledge, theatre review

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:46:00 +0000

Published in the Guardian Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Four stars DAVID Hume is getting maudlin. He has found out that, far from liberating the...

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Hansel and Gretel, theatre review

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:42:00 +0000

Published in the Guardian Two stars Citizens Theatre, Glasgow IN his Christmas shows for the Citz, playwright Alan McHugh has shown a particular...

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A Christmas Carol, theatre review

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:13:00 +0000

Published in the Guardian Five stars WICKED witches and angry giants may be stalking stages across the land, but none can be as terrifying as the...

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Clare Grogan and Karen Dunbar interview

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:11:00 +0000

Published in the Scotsman KAREN Dunbar is remembering her very first entrance in the panto at the King’s, Glasgow. It felt like she was covered in...

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Elaine C Smith on the HMT panto and SuBo musical

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:58:00 +0000

Published in Scotland on Sunday IT WOULD be no surprise if Alex Salmond was the butt of a pantomime joke or two this season, but only at His...

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Cinderella, Dundee Rep, theatre review

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:02:00 +0000

Published in the Guardian Three stars CINDERELLA? You know, the one set on a boat with a bunch of retired magicians living on the top deck....

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Jackie and the Beanstalk, theatre review

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:22:00 +0000

Published in the Guardian MacRobert, Stirling Four stars IF anyone still thinks panto is a throwback to a misogynist past, they need to take...

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Panto and Christmas show preview

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:49:00 +0000

DECEMBER is the busiest month in the theatre calendar, as everyone from community groups to the National Theatre of Scotland adds their bit of...

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Going Dark, theatre review

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:28:00 +0000

Published in the Guardian Three stars YOU see a pinprick of light. It could be the beam of an optician testing your peripheral vision. Or it...

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Traverse Autumn Festival 2001 preview

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:24:00 +0000

Published in Scotland on Sunday ARTISTIC director Dominic Hill may have switched his address from the Traverse to the Citizens, but his spirit is...

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27, theatre review

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:48:00 +0000

Published in the Guardian Four stars Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh MAUREEN Beattie enters with her hair dripping wet. It's not a conventional way...

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A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, theatre review

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:59:00 +0000

Published in the Guardian Citizens Theatre, Glasgow IN 1967, an unknown playwright called Peter Nichols sent a script on spec to the Citizens...

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Saturday Night, theatre review

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:11:00 +0000

Published in Northings Tramway, Glasgow, 8 October 2011, and touring SILENT MOVIES survived for decades before audiences got to hear what...

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The Salon Project, theatre review

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:54:00 +0000

Published in the Guardian IS it a fancy-dress party? An elaborate cabaret? A rerun of The Good Old Days? An esoteric piece of durational art? It's...

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Saturday Night, theatre review

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:34:00 +0000

Published in the Guardian FOR a mesmerising 90 minutes, we don't hear a single word from the six actors in Saturday Night, a new work from the...

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The Hunted

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:33:00 +0000

Published in Northings Scottish Youth Theatre, Glasgow, 8 October 2011, and touring DESPITE the enormous changes brought about by the...

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Apocalypse: A Glamorously Ugly Cabaret

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:25:00 +0000

Published in Northings CABARET is the artform we associate with decadence and a kind of end-of-the-world desperation. Perhaps the Emperor...

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Apocalypse: A Glamorously Ugly Cabaret, theatre review

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Fisher) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:48:00 +0000

Published in the Guardian Tron, Glasgow Three Stars IT'S the end of the world as we know it and Catherine Gillard and Nancy Walsh feel fine....

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