In 1649, the ‘Puritan Interregnum’ started in England. As a part of its rejection of lavish Catholicism, theatre performances were banned. The ‘drolls’ were then developed: illegal, secret comic performances that mingled scenes from Shakespeare with other entertainment.
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This exhibition of Bridget Riley’s work is set in ten rooms of the Royal Scottish Academy. It is ordered mostly chronologically. This collection covers 70 years of Riley’s work, which was produced between the late 1940s and 2019.
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Though they do not speak, the cast of Filament manage to weave a complex and insightful narrative about the tumbles we all take as we grow. This, in combination with their seriously impressive acrobatics, makes for an entertaining and emotional performance.
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A love letter to music, and how it can carry us through the hardest times in life, ‘Black is the Color of My Voice’ is a powerhouse piece of solo theatre that immediately grabs your attention and serenades you.
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‘Ladybones’ was originally explained to me as ‘a show about OCD and archaeology’. Intrigued, I went along, and ran out wanting to grab strangers by the shoulders and tell them about it.
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Tom Rosenthal has the most wondrous comic stage presence I have ever seen live in my life. Walking in with butterflies in my stomach (I’ve been watching Friday Night Dinner, which he’s in), I saw a video projected of three Toms dressed in colourful clothing dancing unusual and gripping routines, waving at me and the audience.
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