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REVIEW: Bibi Club – Feu de garde

Reading Time: 2 minutesMontreal’s own Bibi Club brought their unique sound to Edinburgh as the first stop on their brief, three part UK tour promoting their latest album Feu De Garde.  Performing at Sneaky Pete’s, the dynamic duo composed of Adèle Trottier-Rivard and Nicolas Basque, captivated the assembled audience with a powerful hour-long set featuring their latest work and older favorites in a blend of English and French. Whimsical and wonderful and yet grounded in experience, the album is composed of fresh and intense explorations of experiences and concepts.

FEATURE: A History of Scottish Drama in Six Plays

Reading Time: 3 minutesScottish theatre has a rich and varied history, not confined to the written text. As explained by journalist and critic Fergus Morgan at the launch of his new podcast “A History of Scottish Drama in Six Plays”, it has undergone a rather unique evolutionary process, often out of necessity, from the obstacles in its way.

REVIEW: A Streetcar Named Desire

Pitlochry Festival Theatre - A Streetcar Named Desire.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis production of Tennessee William’s 1947 play A Streetcar Named Desire originated from the Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Directed by Elizabeth Newman, the story of Blanche DuBois unravels itself around us, as she visits her sister Stella, and her brother in law, Stanley Kowalski, in the sultry heat of the New Orleans summer. As Stella and Stanley personalities clash, and the attraction to one of his friends and colleagues grows, Blanche’s history comes back to haunt her in unforgettable and iconic fashion.  

REVIEW: The Boys In The Band

Reading Time: 3 minutesEdinburgh University’s Theatre Company is currently in a rich vein of form, with the latest being a terrific adaptation of Mart Crowley’s 1968 play “The Boys In The Band”, co-directed by Elle Catherine Willcocks and Aaron de Verés. The first act opens with Michael (played by James Cumming), fastidiously arranging his New York apartment for his friend Harold’s birthday party. The 1960s era is set with crackly gramophone recordings of movie soundtracks, and one by one, we’re introduced to our party-goers, with tantalising hints as to their interrelated histories and relationships – Donald (Ewan Little) observer of the group; Emory (Noah Sarvesvaran) with an unusual taste in birthday gifts, Bernard (Kikelomo Hassan), and a couple comprising teacher Hank (Dylan Kaeuper) and artist Larry (Issac Williams). Whilst they await their guest of honour, they’re unexpectedly joined by Michael’s old (and notably straight) college roommate from Georgetown, the tuxedo-clad Alan (Rufus Goodman). Emory’s ‘birthday present’ to Howard in the form of Cowboy (Ewan Guthrie) also arrives, before the guest of honour himself appears – Harold (Oscar Bryan).