Flora Gosling
Jun 28, 20223 min read
Review: Medea (Bard in the Botanics)
An Exercise in Intensity Starring Nicole Cooper
At first, we hear angry shrieks in the distance, whispers about a woman who doesn’t fit in,
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min read
Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Scottish Opera, at Theatre Royal Glasgow)
Do you ever take a nap in the middle of the afternoon without setting an alarm? You don’t know when you will wake up, you don’t know what...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20224 min read
Review: The Tempest (Tron Theatre)
Like being stranded on Prospero’s island, watching a performance of Shakespeare’s The Tempest can feel like being wrapped up in a strange...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min read
Review: The Winter's Tale (Bard in the Botanics)
There’s something rather paradoxical about The Winter’s Tale being performed in the summer. In this adaptation, the stage is draped in...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min read
Review: The Importance of Being...Earnest? (Pleasance at the EICC)
Be warned, this is a dangerous show. It involves no pyrotechnics. It has no elaborate stunts. It doesn’t even feature wild animals. No,...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min read
Review: The Comedy of Errors (The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Garden Theatre)
The new, temporary Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Garden Theatre is reminiscent of a water park. It feels as though we are about to witness some...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min read
Review: Twelfth Night (Bard in the Botanics)
It’s funny to think that open-air performances have once again become the main way to see in-person theatre in Britain. The “default”...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min read
Review: Romeo and Juliet - One-Man Musical (TheSpace at Surgeon's Hall)
This year there are (at least) five productions of Romeo and Juliet at the fringe. When a show is trying to trying to add a little more...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min read
Review: The Flies (Bunker Theatre)
Most multilingual theatre uses subtitles, but Exchange Theatre has a rather different approach. In all of their productions, some nights...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min read
Review: Romeo and Juliet (Theatre Royal Glasgow)
Romeo and Juliet is notoriously difficult to stage. Being probably the most famous play of all time puts pressure on to produce something...