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Published 31 January 2018
John Kennedy - Capital Critic
actual lines, can time the pauses with utter professsionalism - he has much to answer for. 'Unbelievable, unprecedented, unique, jaw-drop‐ ping' - just some of the superlatives extracted from 2017 critics under threat of being invited to review the 2018 tour. Never has ambiguity been exploited so far and by so much. Never has the hallowed thespian ethos been so challenged. Never have the piteous cries of 'Never again come and wreak havoc on our theatres!' been so plaintively uttered. But still they come.
by John Kennedy here is always something great to see at the King's and Festival heatres. Here I preview some of the coming attractions! PRESSURE King's heatre | 13-17 February D Day, June 1944.
Choreographed and directed by Northern Ballet's Artistic Director, David Nixon OBE, his most recent creations for the company include hits Cinderella, he Great Gatsby and Beauty & the Beast. he new production immerses audi‐ ences in the mystical underwater world of Andersen's famous fable with designs by Kimie Nakano (sets), Tim Mitchell (lighting) and David Nixon OBE (costumes). he production also features an original
scribed performance and touch tour for visually-impaired patrons.
Ballet Hispánico Performs the UK Debut of CARMEN.maquia and Linea Recta | Festival heatre | 6 to 10 March 2018
par tner ing , Gustavo R amírez Sansano's CARMEN.maquia is a bold and electrifying reimagining of this tragic tale. he evening begins with Linea Recta, in which Annabelle Lopez Ochoa imagines an original and ex‐ plosive movement language premised upon the theme of part‐ nership and performed to lamenco guitar by Eric Vaarzon Morel.
1974. he UK faces economic crisis and a hung parliament.
350,000 lives depend on the most important weather forecast of all time.
Northern Ballet presents THE LITTLE MERMAID Festival heatre Edinburgh | 22 24 March 2018 Northern Ballet brings the Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale to Edinburgh on the inal leg of its tour. Telling the story of a young mermaid who is willing to give up everything she knows in the search for love, the Leeds-based company returns to Edinburgh with perfor‐ mances of this new ballet at Festival heatre in March.
score by Sally Beamish.
temporary dance to Edinburgh.
David Nixon OBE, Artistic Director at Northern Ballet, said: 'he Little Mermaid is an enchanting story and the fantastical underwater world of the mermaids evokes such beautiful imagery. So many people have grown up with this classic tale and so I am looking forward to bringing this new production to Scotland for the irst time and reintroducing our audience to the world beyond the waves.'
Don't miss the UK debut of Ballet Hispánico performing CARMEN.‐ maquia, a Picasso-inspired, contem‐ porary take on Bizet's beloved clas‐ sic, and Linea Recta.
Northern Ballet is holding addition‐ al events at the theatre including a pre-show talk as well as an audio-de‐
Causing further chaos nationwide, Olivier Award winning West End lit‐ erally smash-hit comedy TPTGW is back again.
Ballet Hispánico, the US premiere Latino dance organization, brings its bold and eclectic brand of con‐ THIS HOUSE directed by Jeremy Herrin | Festival heatre |27 - 31 March 2018
Based on the remarkable real-life tale of two warring Allied meteorol‐ ogists tasked with predicting the weather conditions for the D Day landings, David Haig's acclaimed play Pressure will play at he King's heatre this February..
Undaunted, irrepressible ever putting the cathartic before the hoarse voiced throngs begging them to shuffle-off their mortal coils out of mercy for humanity.
he physically charged and sensual choreography in CARMEN.maquia fuses contemporary dance with nods to the Spanish paso doble and lamenco. A stunning set design by Luis Crespo and minimalist blackand-white costumes by David Delin evoke the paintings of Pablo Picasso. Highly original and full of elaborate
In a culture hostile to cooperation, it's a period when votes are won or lost by one, when there are ist ights in the bars and when sick MPs are carried through the lobby to reg‐ ister their vote. It's a time when a staggering number of politicians die, and the building creaks under idiosyncrasies and arcane traditions. Set in the engine rooms of Westmin‐ ster, his House strips politics down to the practical realities of those be‐ hind the scenes; the whips who roll up their sleeves and on occasion bend the rules to shepherd and co‐ erce a diverse chorus of MPs within the Mother of all parliaments. James Graham's critically acclaimed and prescient political drama THIS HOUSE which played to sold-out houses at the National heatre, Chichester Festival heatre and in the West End will begins its irst ever UK tour with dates at Festival heatre Edinburgh (27 - 31 March).
he Play hat Goes Wrong | Fes‐ tival heatre |12 - 17 March 2018 DISCLAIMER - he Edinburgh Re‐ porter accepts no liability for in‐ juries sustained through audiences laughing themselves in to apoplectic stupor. Creator of the 'Art Of Coarse' series, Michael Green, deined a Coarse Ac‐ tor as one whom whilst having a pathological aversion to leaning his
At he Royal Lyceum 15 Feb to 10 March 2018 he Belles Stratagem by Hannah Cowley adapted and directed by Tony Cownie A witty riposte to Farquhar's he Beaux Stratagem, Hannah Cowley's rediscovered gem turns the tables on the farcical goings-on and has the women coming out on top. We ind ourselves in Georgian Edin‐ burgh where the elegant New Town is springing up all around, and the newly opened Assembly Rooms are the centre of social life and romantic intrigue. Despite being betrothed to him since birth, Letitia Hardy inds herself out of favour with the charming and arrogant Doricourt upon his return from Europe, as he declares that continental woman are so much more sophisticated than 'dull Scottish lassies'. Determined not to marry without love, Letitia formulates a hilarious plan to capture his attention: behave so badly that he calls off the wed‐ ding, and then seduce him in dis‐ guise! Meanwhile, Doricourt's close friend Sir George, has a beautiful new wife, the country-born Lady Frances. Escaping his overprotective gaze for an afternoon, she draws the attention of the rake, Courtall, who vows to seduce her. Anticipate Tony Cownie's adapta‐ tion having all the wit, mischief and sumptuous design audiences have come to expect from his ebullient re‐ cent productions at he Lyceum, he Venetian Twins and hon Man Molière.