Peter & Wendy (EIF)
September 7, 2009
Lyceum
2-5 Sep, times vary
Watching this adaptation of J.M.Barrie’s classic by New York company Mabou Mines, it seems curious that it has become a childrens’ favourite. Peter Pan brings images of swashbuckling or flying over the streets of London to mind: the Disney cartoons and Christmas pantomimes are probably to blame. But the story is – we find out here – a complex emotional tale concerning the rather more adult issues of early maturity, responsibility and innocence. Read more
The Last Witch (EIF)
August 27, 2009
Lyceum Theatre
23-29 Aug, 7.30pm
Rona Munro’s The Last Witch, the flagship production in this year’s EIF theatre programme, is a poetic, visceral and deeply sensual reimagining of the story behind the last woman to be burned for witchcraft in Scotland in 1727 (which also happened to be the year of Isaac Newton’s death). Read more
Faust (EIF)
August 24, 2009
Lowland Hall, Ingliston
18-22 Aug, 7.30pm
Massive site-specific extravaganzas, it seems, are the new black, with this highly anticipated and fully booked example being no exception. However, too often in such endeavours the daunting scale and temptation to stretch boundaries distracts from the storytelling. Read more
EIF: 14 August-6 September
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