Saskia McCracken studies Modernist Literature at the University of Glasgow. She is passionate about theatre, and her interests range from Aristophanes, Shakespeare and Marsha Norman to fringe projects and new productions by emerging writers. She has published several short stories and is currently writing her dissertation on Virginia Woolf's feminist animal politics.
A delicious family treat - and the witch is the cherry on top. In 2013, choreographer Christopher Hampson created and debuted first major ballet versi...
The Tramway Studio 4 is not so much in the round as in the rectangle. The ceilings are high and the stage is bare. Four dancers face the wall. There’s...
Why is it easier to imagine the end of the world than it is to imagine the world changing for the better? Plan B for Utopia opens with this question, ...
Lisa Nicoll’s new two-woman drama is simple and sharp. Carrie’s husband is in jail, her newborn is teething, and everyone in her neighbourhood is spra...
This extraordinary dance piece is a fusion of British Sign Language (BSL) and dance, or BSL as dance. The performance draws attention to the layering ...
According to director Martin O’Connor, this production about army widows was inspired by Lope de Vega’s Fuenteovejuna, a 17th century Spanish play to ...
It’s not every day that you see fifty locals from your new neighbourhood armed and on the hunt for a vampire with iron teeth. And when I say armed I m...
Scottish Ballet’s Autumn Season 2016 presents an outstanding display of new productions by established and emerging choreographers: Crystal Pite, Soph...
There are three questions that come to mind when thinking about this production of Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting. Is it up to the considerable hype? Is...
