Mark Fisher
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Whaur’s Yer Wullie Shakespeare Noo? review – when John Home outdid Stratford’s Bard - AOL (opens the original)
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It is the most famous heckle in Scottish theatre history. In an exclamation of nationalist zeal after a performance of Douglas at Edinburgh’s Canongate playhouse in 1756, an audience member declared playwright John Home to be better than England’s most revered dramatist. “Whaur’s yer Wullie Shakespeare noo?” went the cry. Safe to say posterity cares for Shakespeare more than Home, but the performance of Douglas remains a symbolic flashpoint. As presented by Brian Logan, writer, director and Guar
Whaurâs Yer Wullie Shakespeare Noo? review â when John Home outdid Stratfordâs Bard (opens the original)
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Ãran Mór, GlasgowBrian Logan revisits the 18th-century production of Homeâs Douglas in a shouty comedy about nationalism, religion and the power of theatre It is the most famous heckle in Scottish theatre history. In an exclamation of nationalist zeal after a performance of Douglas at Edinburghâs Canongate playhouse in 1756, an audience member declared playwright John Home to be better than Englandâs most revered dramatist. âWhaurâs yer Wullie Shakespeare noo?â went the cry. Safe t
All at Sea review â faked death of âcanoe manâ inspires waves of intrigue (opens the original)
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Live theatre, Newcastle Fictionalising the true story of John Darwin, Alison Carrâs gripping two-hander follows the unexpected consequences of its antiheroâs bid to escape debts It sounds like a good plan. With credit cards maxed out, Colin Wilson will set off in his canoe and never come back. Once he is presumed dead, his wife, Deborah, will claim the life insurance. Pension and mortgage payouts will follow. Meanwhile, Colin will go into hiding until they can make a fresh start. Inspired by
All at Sea review – faked death of ‘canoe man’ inspires waves of intrigue - AOL (opens the original)
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It sounds like a good plan. With credit cards maxed out, Colin Wilson will set off in his canoe and never come back. Once he is presumed dead, his wife, Deborah, will claim the life insurance. Pension and mortgage payouts will follow. Meanwhile, Colin will go into hiding until they can make a fresh start. Inspired by the true story of “canoe man” John Darwin, Alison Carr’s two-hander looks as though it will head into the sitcom territory of Can You Keep a Secret? Like that BBC comedy, in which M
Happy Days review â Beckettâs bewitching heroine buries her existential fears (opens the original)
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Pitlochry Festival theatreIn what feels now like a premonition of the climate crisis, Siobhán Redmond is compelling as the everywoman putting on a brave face in an unforgiving landscape Samuel Beckettâs play is always staged with a radiant brightness. It is hot enough to set a parasol alight. If, on its premiere in 1961, that resonated with audience anxieties about nuclear Armageddon, in 2026, it feels like a premonition of the climate crisis. Is this how it ends? Emma Baileyâs set is a dun
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