In anticipation of Upside Down, a new play premiering as part of the Edinburgh Alternative Theatre Festival, I sat down with write Sekai Waterman and producer Emma Schoenmakers to discuss much-needed diversity on the stage and how to squeeze the most out of a tight rehearsal schedule.
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Led by Arild Andersen on the double bass, Tommy Smith on saxophone, and Paolo Vinaccia with the drums, the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra create an up-beat, but slightly repetitive, night of music that promises a trip through the stories of the most popular Norse gods.
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The story of a young woman in a miserable marriage who pursues a doomed romance with another man, this new adaptation of Leoš Janáček’s Kátya Kabanová is a gorgeously-designed piece of theatre.
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A feel-good, bright, and cheesy night of fun, Bill Kenwright’s 2019 revival of this Andrew Lloyd Webber classic is a treat for all ages and tastes. Sold into slavery for annoying his brothers with prophetic dreams, the story chronicles the life of Joseph, son of Jacob.
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This winner of the Papatango New Writer’s prize is a compelling and challenging piece of theatre to watch. Tackling the tension between ingrained personal belief and the ethical morals of wider, Western society, ‘The Funeral Director’ (by Iman Qureshi) does not shy away from the big issues and challenging the audience’s sympathies.
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The Dark Carnival offers a unique perspective on the underworld and the afterlife, one where doom and gloom has been traded for husky jazz and smuggled whisky. God has seemingly left everyone adrift in a gap between the dreaded Hell and an ‘at capacity’ Heaven which turns desperate souls away, and the living let opportunities to connect with the dead pass them by.
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