Lesley Hart in Shimmer, August 2004 Pic: Douglas Robertson

SCOTTISH THEATRE REVIEWS: Traverse Theatre

11 November 08 The Guardian

The Dogstone/Nasty Brutish and Short

If new plays are a measure of the times, the National Theatre of Scotland's series of Traverse Debuts tells us these are depressing days.

31 October 08 The Guardian

Midsummer

By David Greig and Gordon McIntyre

It is not every day you see a raucous pop musical set on the streets of Edinburgh. But right now, there are two.

28 October 08 The Guardian

Cockroach

By Sam Holcroft

No one could accuse Sam Holcroft of lacking ambition. Her full-length debut is an attempt to marry Darwin's theory of evolution to the male propensity for war . . .

30 September 08 The Guardian

Cherry Blossom

By Catherine Grosvenor

The disorientation we feel watching Catherine Grosvenor's Cherry Blossom is the disorientation of her characters. They are economic migrants, venturing from Poland to the UK with more drive than language skills.

Nova Scotia

By John Byrne

Published in The Guardian 6/5/08

Rupture

By Davey Anderson

Published in The Guardian 27/9/07

Damascus

By David Greig

Published by Scotland on Sunday 12/8/07

Damascus

Published by Variety 6/8/07

Night Time

By Selma Demitrijevic

Published by Scotland on Sunday 5/8/07

Carthage Must be Destroyed

By Alan Wilkins

Published by The Guardian 2/5/07

Strangers, Babies

Published by The Guardian 2/3/07

Tilt: White Point/Broke/Distracted

Published by the Guardian 9/11/06

Tilt: White Point

By David Priestley

Tilt Broke

David Lescot, trans Iain F MacLeod

Tilt Distracted

By Morna Pearson

Published by UK Theatre Net 6/11/06

Petrol Jesus Nightmare

By Henry Adam

Published in Variety 27/8/06

Petrol Jesus Nightmare

By Henry Adam

Published in Scotland on Sunday 6/8/06

Gorgeous Avatar

By Jules Horne

Published in The Guardian 12/5/06

Gorgeous Avatar

Published in Hi-Arts -/5/06

Melody

By Douglas Maxwell

Published in The Guardian 17/3/06

I Was a Beautiful Day

By Iain F MacLeod

Published in The Guardian 27/10/05

In the Bag

By Wang Xiaoli

Published in The Guardian 5/5/05

Shimmer

By Linda McLean

Published in Scotland on Sunday 8/8/04

The Nest

By Alan Wilkins

Published in The Guardian 22/4/04

The Nest

Published in Hi-Arts 4/04

The Slab Boys

By John Byrne

Published in Hi-Arts 01/04

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