Lyceum
Tristan & Yseult
★★★★★ Brilliant
Tristan & Yseult, at the Lyceum until Saturday, is not only a hymn to the power of love in all its constructive and destructive beauty, but also a hymn to the urgency of the live theatrical experience.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
★★★★☆ Imposing
Adaptations of Muriel Spark are never in short supply on the Edinburgh stage, but the National Theatre of Scotland’s production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a monumental production in many ways.
Private Peaceful
★★★★☆ Heartfelt
Private Peaceful is only at the Lyceum for one weekend, but is certainly worth catching. The touring production, from The Production Garden in association with Exeter Northcott, is affecting and wonderfully acted.
Hang Time (EIF)
★★★★☆ Shattering
Zora Howard’s Hang Time is an overwhelming juxtaposition of racialised violence and interior possibility. The Flea Theater of New York’s production, written, directed and produced by Howard, is having its European premiere at the Lyceum as part of the International Festival.
A Trial – after An Enemy of The People (EIF)
★★★★☆ Substantial
A Trial – After An Enemy of The People, at the Lyceum at the International Festival, is a highly satisfying and constantly intriguing theatrical experience.
The Burns Project
★★★★☆ Nuanced
The Burns Project, by James Clements (in collaboration with the National Trust for Scotland) at the Lyceum, is an engaging, beautifully performed piece full of both vitality and subtlety.
Lyceum at Home on Stage
★★★★☆ Inviting
The Lyceum’s At Home on Stage provides an affecting series of performances, losing a little when divorced from their original settings, but convincing nevertheless.
Sweat
★★★★★ Unmissable
Sweat by Lynn Nottage at the Lyceum until June 13, is a production of rare power and complexity.
Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil
★★★☆☆ Subtly resonant
Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil at the Lyceum is a sensitive exploration of community, family and football that has much to commend it, but stretches itself a little thin.
One Day: The Musical
★★★★☆ Accomplished
One Day: The Musical, from the Royal Lyceum and Melting Pot, is a hugely ambitious production that has a correspondingly large impact, even with the odd problem in execution.
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