ThreeWeeksDAILY a cinema, first bya cinema,first homicidalbirds – sing,wail, andplay, trapped in obsessive birdwatchers– uptight, The Birds. Four near-identical extras expansion ofHitchcock’s horror Funny andcrazed musical Birdhouse (Jammy Voo) ratingtw |[Amber-Page 4/5 Moss] C nova, until26 Aug (not12),9.50pm. brutal. Beautifully andhalf-ashamedsmiles laughs. to drag from theaudience twisted Highly discomfiting, manages it still have suddenlygodown. thelights something monumental,onlyto Itseemedto promisebluntly abrupt. forout onthese anhour, theendis in aSouthern drawl. Having held the crimedripped,piece by piece, Row ADeath script. cell; detailsof life to create cases new astark Roslyn drew inspiration from real disorder,and multiplepersonality them. With ofmurder themes possibly faze her. played She with firework display couldn’t outside the audience. Latecomers anda her uniquelystrong voice ruling black eyes burned withcold depth, character soabsolutely thather Lucy Roslyn hastaken onher The StateVs JohnHayes ratingtw |[Amber-Page 2/5 Moss] (not 11,18),8.00pm. Bridge,until24theSpace onNorth Aug Facebook. fashion and family choices, history myself care of aboutthethemes life. ButIfound ithard to make ofhuman of thepointlessness Perhaps it’s apositive celebration and never even managingthat. to goever soslightlywrong, at all,withthingsonlythreatening minusanyvampires. drama Infact, like Stephanie Meyer minusthe people ever say Itsounds that? and seriously, ‘chagrinned’? Do script isbrimmingwithcheesiness, a littleunbelievable. Meanwhile the Iask?)changes, makes itstilted, and (amonologuewithscenechanges andawkwardfumbled lines scene motivational.and certainly However, social life isoccasionallyamusing steps towards self-discovery anda one married woman finallymaking This extremely lightcomedy about Tasty MonsterProductions) With InAssociation Bagnall SingleMarriedGirl (Heather THEATRE WED 14 AUG 2013 EDITION #12: a daily helping of Festival reviews from ThreeWeeks -check www.ThreeWeeks.co.uk for more reviews, interviews and features eventually, freed. the monsters empathisedwithand, birds themselves are given avoice, road tripandlightviolence. The shadow puppetry, anentrancing by Greg outfor Hall.Shout the powerful originalcompositions through epicfolk, dark, including holler leadingtheirharmonies withEmilyKreider’sfantastic, manic and become birds. Thesongsare where thewomen rage andconfess for pensive interpretative bits unclear, thenarrative makingroom but thesymbolism issometimes andreallygoofy richinmetaphor, make goodhistorians). It’s both and thenby bird trauma. (Voyeurs Uncanny Valley’. the Fringe thisyear, choose ‘The you seeonepiece oftheatre at it leaves theaudience inawe. If formedone thatissoperfectly heart-warming andintriguingshow, in theirmovements. Itisafunny, impeccably polishedandconfident seen inyears; thetrioasawholeare Ihave acting stage some ofthebest kindman.Honestly staggeringly of acripplinglyawkward but facial expressions andemotions capturesperfectly themovement, nevercan Gjerløw understand. worldrobot, somethingtheoutside Frode Gjerløw, falls inlove witha meteorologist Wilson, played by Theendearingandloveableacting. movement andtrulyengaging combines puppetry, powerful intelligent piece oftheatre, that andspectacularly A futuristic Theatre)(Superbolt The Uncanny Valley ratingtw |[Gavin 4/5 Leech] 5.30pm. Assembly George Square, Aug, until25 because she“neverbecause wants to be thinks hisgirlfriendwon’t work out to thesmallboyengagement, who to awoman whohasbroken her the couple married for 56years, ofhumanexistence.essence From strikes like atthe result, subject, its and retaining quirks ofspeech.The love, never altering theanswers ordinary peopleinterviewed about recreate andviews stories given by theatre.of documentary Four actors often affectionately amusingpiece Love‘The amoving Project’: and life. Thisispowerfully illustrated by ofeverydaybut insimplerhythms drama isnotfound onthestage, themost meaningful Sometimes Look Right /Every Day] The Love Project [Look Left ratingtw |[AliceTaylor] 5/5 (not 12),12.25pm. BristoSquare, Aug until25 touch your heart. quiet resonance fail thatcannot to actors’ skilfulrecreations -have a near him”, theanecdotes -andthe eccentricity, withashocking Interactive pastoral play about Child) I Could’ve (Idiot Better Been ratingtw |[Katharine 3/5 Wootton] Zoo Southside,until26 Aug, 5.30pm. Terence’s show isonefor you. andcharmingly then musical, dry the bucketful, your authorshonest, literary references shoved inby crass roads. Yet, ifyou like your dangerously dodgyandrather consequently veers down attimes of theconceited author, theshow the strait-jacketescape stereotype community. Trying abittoo hard to of awriter andhisplace inthelocal folk Terence songs, thelife paints ifforgettable withwitty punctuated more literary event, thantheatrical andall.Adecidedly village perverts tittering a wholevillage: gossips, succeeds inevocatively crafting meagre tools Terence Blacker ofwine.Butfroma glass these with aguitar, aukulele, astool and There’s onlysomuchyou do can (Terence Blacker) My Village Aliens AndOther ratingtw [Eddie 5/5 Nisbet] 24 Aug (not11,18),2.15pm. VenuesGryphon atthePoint Hotel, until come conclusion. to its the exit corridor after theshow had of superlatives thatwafted through was evidenced by thecacophony Indeed,thissentiment end product. could result insuchanenjoyable Jane Austen together andpuppets could have imaginedthatputting of laughter, Idon’t think anyone morecauses thanmere ripples thatattimes slapstick esque withendearing,Henson- Bristling fresh life into Austen’s work. papier-mâché breathes puppets inventive useofanensemble theiramusingand Christophers, ofNoelByrneart andAntonia bycomedic virtuosity thecharming Lavished withreamsclassic. of adaptation ofJaneAusten’s gothic dynamic andlaugh-out-loud stage to beenthralled by thebrilliant, work, you’re equallyasliable outspoken criticofAusten’s or even (like thisreviewer) an Whether you’re afan, astranger, (Box Tale Soup) AbbeyNorthanger ratingtw |[Sarah 4/5 Richardson] 2.50pm. Underbelly, , Aug until25 (not14), bittersweet, wistful. all themore brutal.Powerful, makes hisinevitable humiliation based onafew cold comforts. This himself to beunbearably fragile, but through themJimmy reveals lover Sueare incredible, eloquent, His soliloquysto hisdamaged and hereads love letters offthem. blank paperaeroplanes for him, Wemade ofliquorice allsorts. make a giantmodelofswimming pool the audience (astownsfolk), and using onlyhisgrinningsimplicity, conjures hisbeloved village Allerton child twenty years hisjunior. Jimmy ridiculous swimming witha rivalry himselfina asheimmerses just childlikecheery trainspotter Jimmy Whiteaker himselfin immerses undertow. James Thesoloactor I felt myself leaningcloser towards isclear.dense language,thestory to speakfor itself, anddespite the allowstaging acting the seamless lose herpower. Minimalprops and to notsuccumbfights to amanand Queen falls inlove withAchilles but women are atwar. TheAmazonian is setinaplace where menand darkandedgyplot Its von Kleist. revived anoldtragedy by Heinrich instantly, superbactors these play. theiraudience Captivating genderrolespassion, andpower Gripping theatre thatexplores (Playedes Theatre Company) Penthesilea ratingtw |[Dave 2/5 Fargnoli] 14), 3.30pm Underbelly Cowgate, Aug until25 (not7, be abookworth keeping closed. sounding hollow. For thiswill most, andultimately little discernible wit, leaden withpredictable rhymes and made attitudes, aim atmiddleclass It’s satire unsophisticated taking descend into ploddingrecitative. Toocabaret. often, though,they musichalland on modern styles, with compositions knowingly riffing Blake isanaccomplished pianist, and anoperatic range, whileHarry Alice Keedwell hasastrong voice shaky frame for theirexisting setlist. any semblance ofplotisonlya duo responsible joke upfront that of –theundeniablytalented musical of Blakewell’ sort isbothofthese, with anoverreaching diva. ‘Book neuroticcomedies pairingahapless performers, of struggling andplenty There’s ofshows noshortage about Graham Productions) Blakewell(House Of /Vicky Blakewell Of Book ratingtw |[Gavin 4/5 Leech] 1.15pm. Courtyard,Pleasance until26th Aug, classic forclassic themselves. discover thisthoughtprovoking I’dof shock. urge anyone to go percussive andmoments rhythms me inwiththeirwell timedhumour, the characters faces, asthey drew tw ratingtw |[HollySharp] 3/5 12.20pm. Assembly Roxy, until26 Aug (not12,19), up could become aclassic. schizophrenic, Shakespearian mash- offensiveOthello andthis sweaty, are brief. Tweak theborderline works, thankfullyhisappearances dodgy ground thatI’m not sure than afew awkward titters. It’s accented raises Othello more foaming-mouthed, dubiously neurotic AnOlivier-style Hamlet. breakfast chattingto whilst the up fries Macbeth whocasually provided by aboorish,Glaswegian and torment comic relief ensues, is mentioned above. Bullying,abuse mind, occupied by thecharacters into therecesses ofhisdisturbed on adisorientatingexcursion to hishead,thenwe’re whisked holdsagun Macbeth. Anactor featuring Othello, King Lear and Hamlet imaginings withaone-man trumpsNan’sMichael Hurst wildest when Ireturn from theFringe. saysHamlet?” Gran eachyear didyou see,aone-man “What (Royale Productions) No HoldsBard ratingtw Lang] |[Eleanor 5/5 Sweet Grassmarket, Aug, until25 9.00pm. And The Sands OfTime’ at Fiddlers Elbow. SNAP OF THEDAY: theatre with ‘Captain Morgan think this can be the one-man show betheone-man think thiscan communicate any Idon’t message, Flat onnarrative to andstruggling andnagginghisaudience.slapstick launching into unimaginative with props, talkingto abucket, histimebumbling interim, hepasses show turn into reality. So, inthe dream ofperforming aone-man and can’t findaway ofmakinghis Julius theclown isdown onhisluck employability you crisis, know. For Even clowns aren’t immuneto the Productions/ Assembly) Clown For Hire (Tick Tock ratingtw |[Katharine 4/5 Wootton] Paradise intheVault, until11Aug, 5.45pm. down. havelong after thelights gone that leaves ahauntingreminder delivers abewitchingly goodstory his enthusiasmfor Poe, Ross Marty Physically sweating out impact. its revere theoriginal,even intensifying modernisation, to preserve still and whichIsaw,Usher’ inits manages, re-worked Fall ‘The ofthe Houseof for different evenings, thepoetically exception. Offering different stories over again,I’m happy to make an energy andbeguileanaudience all makethat is, themsingwithnew most mystical andmacabre works, Ross withsomeofliterature’s does for re-inventing. Butfor whatMarty fine asthey are, thanks. Noneed ofEdgarthe tales AllenPoe are just There’s anargument to behadthat Ross)(Marty Poe 21st-Century

Photo: Natalia Equihua has alotmore to give thanthisone. hope hisdreamed ofclown show performed withconviction, let’s if notfunnily, clownish andatleast Vigorously physical, stereotypically, it’sin allhonesty nottoo good. Julius islongingto create, because 4.20pm. tw rating tw |[AnitaMagee] 3/5 4.20pm. 19), Dome,until26Pleasance Aug (not12, clearly adivisive performance. random jumbleofcharacters; thisis whatwasjust sofunny aboutthis in silence, unableto comprehend other membersoftheaudience sat hysterical,her multiplepersonalities only prop, aveil. Whilesomefound withaswishand personality ofher remarkably switching physicality with easebetween characters, evidenced by theway shemoves Lecoq schooltraining isclearly is aonewoman show! Hopkins’ other thatit’s easy to forget this diva, eachsodifferent from the and amelodramatic flamenco self-proclaimed genius artistic characters, includinganegotistical, of the audience withanassortment properly. Lucy Hopkins presents to thisintelligent describe show and theatre. Theprogramme fails stereotypes andideasaboutart pieceA satirical whichplays with Hopkins) The Veil (Le Foulard) (Lucy ratingtw |[Katharine 1/5 Wootton] 2.00pm. Assembly George Square, until26 Aug, MORE ONLINE> Close To You on dodgy devices - a broken chair and original storytelling. Never Underground passengers wear and enthusiasm, by the end this uninspired Halloween costumes. Tour’ is less a ghost tour than a very (Jennie Eggleton) and a distressing phone call. But lapsing into gushy sentimentality “baby not on board” badges, performance shows few signs of life. Taking in six centuries of occult interesting historical trip around I was the kind of admirable still. or over-dramatisation of illness and the lonely attend reunions for artworks by Goya, Blake and many Edinburgh’s underground vaults… “It is something that becomes at The Caves, until 25 Aug “ disaster, this show offers a master non-specific schools, and failed lesser known names, this exhibition which just happen to be considered teacher I hated to your only friend”. ‘Close to You’ Greenside Theatre, until 17th Aug, 1.45pm. (not 13), time 1.00pm class on faithfully adapting real-life relationships are extinguished provides a more complex view, haunted by many, and one can see is an original, moving drama that tw rating 3/5 | [Gavin Leech] tw rating 2/5 | [Dave Fargnoli] have. A fun teacher. tales with impressive creativity. on “pyres of moving on”. Moor’s revealing the allegorical and starkly why. During the journey through provides insight into the way protagonist has experienced sexual subtext to these familiar the damp and gloomy vaults a The professors I anorexia affects a young mind Major Assembly George Square, until 26 Aug, Faileontology such a break-up, providing the motifs. With numerous etchings confident tour guide recounts and affects its every thought. The 3.15pm. tw rating 4/5 | [Katharine Wootton] admired were the (Oriel Theatre Company) catalyst for this exploration of love, (Rapid Gambit) and black and white prints on the dark and bloody history of story follows fictional aspiring star An absurdist take on Nikolai Gogol’s loneliness and friendship. The tone A German scientist and his Argyll display there’s a suitably macabre the place, this, combined with the ones that stuck to Jennifer and her struggle with an Morning And Afternoon ‘The Nose’, ‘Major’ is an amusing and wordplay are unashamedly jumper-wearing secretary. Their mood. Dramatic depictions of atmosphere of the surroundings is eating disorder but intertwines (Andy Hinds with Louise the subject matter, and entertaining foray into Tsarist intellectual, and with echoes of charge? Keeping the universe’s light, shadow and smoke fill the more than enough to cause even with the tale of the real struggle Chantal Productions – Russia. In a bizarre tale which post-modern authors like Don forces in balance. As they battle works with unsettling motion, the most sceptical to shiver with never showed a of Karen Carpenter, Jennifer’s

involves an shaving accident, a lost Festival Highlights) DeLillo, have a density that won’t with the complexities of gravity, while a select few paintings stand fear. Not just educational but really idol. Jennie Eggleton switches sense of humour, appendage and a trawl through the In this pair of short, linked plays, be to everyone’s taste. But for this two-man performance has the out in bold and breathtakingly very thrilling. “ between characters seamlessly, bureacracy of the state, audiences writer, director and performer Andy those who like their theatre deeply audience guffawing at random with vivid colour. Careful curation and gives an incredibly convincing Auld Reekie Tours – Meeting Point, until 1 and wore tweed are guided through the madness Hinds presents the stories of two layered, Moor’s performance is its healthy doses of buffoonery, and tracks differing portrayals of and moving performance. The Sep, times vary. by a pair of rhyming narrators and brothers who have drifted out of mesmerising. has that Doctor Who feel – y’know, witches through Europe’s complex jackets play follows Jennifer’s ups and tw rating 5/5 | [Jasmine Faller] a catalogue of sorry characters. each other’s lives, and their eventual futuristic, yet stuck in the 70s. history, convincingly casting downs as an aspiring actress, and Pleasance Courtyard, until 26 Aug, It’s Will Franken – see him on the Convincing and with expert comic reconnection. The first of the pair, Some of the jokes are hilarious, them as reflections on cultural her relationships with her friends 3.30pm. tw rating 4/5 | [Sarah Richardson] Rebustours - cover of the Week Two edition of timing, the performers were strong ‘Morning’, is the painful, searingly but they also get a little worn out struggles between science, sex and and family before she ends up in the ThreeWeeks magazine – and both individually and as a cohsive honest story of Niall, intelligent, as moments are stretched to their spirituality. Beautiful, grotesque and Hidden Edinburgh hospital. Based on true events, Close Nirbhaya (Assembly, collective though some poor diction introspective and awkward, while last possible second, introducing fascinating, this is a spellbinding (Rebustours) pick up a copy to read more. to You is a powerful, moving and Riverside Studios and in places meant that some lines the second, ‘Afternoon’ focuses unnecessary tension. Furthermore, exhibition. Though it is the ultimate treat for very raw eye-opener into the inner Or check out all the features in were lost. Visually impressive and on the misfortunes of Danny, his Poorna Jagannathan) at the beginning it’s not wholly the Inspector Rebus fan, Rebustours thoughts of someone struggling Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, this week’s edition online at making use of some innovative wayward older brother. Hinds plays Nirbhaya is a Hindi word clear what exactly is going on, until 1 Sept, 10.00am is not simply an opportunity to with anorexia. set, props and puppetry, Major is meaning ‘fearless’ which became but this can be forgiven because www.ThreeWeeks.co.uk both parts skilfully: the change of tw rating 5/5 | [Dave Fargnoli] gush for two hours with fellow Greenside, until 17 Aug (not 11) 2.45pm. a strong and confident piece well wardrobe, hair, and mannerisms synonymous in 2012 with Jyoti of such highlights as a tussle enthusiasts, but rather a celebration tw rating 5/5 | [Sarah Virgo] worth making an effort to see. render each part absolutely distinct Singh Pandey, the victim of an involving plenty of eye poking. With of the city that inspired Ian Rankin Space Cabaret @ 54, until 10 Aug, 2.05pm. from the other. Taken together, appalling sexual assault. This vintage props to create a homey Through American Eyes: to create his beloved characters. they present a moving story of life, shocking event and her subsequent atmosphere, this is a sweet and Chorus (Machinist Theatre) tw rating 4/5 | [Christie Rolley] Frederic Church And The With a gruff charm and a very dry loss and love, at once familiar and death set in motion a public outcry nutty show. sense of humour, tour guide Colin Great concept: play about students Landscape Oil Sketch brand new. Hinds’ performance and forms the starting point of Zoo, until 26 Aug, 4.45pm. Brown keeps even those totally performing Classical plays in a Nick: An Accidental Hero (National Galleries of is never less than perfection and this distressing but compelling unfamiliar with the books riveted field, and finding parallels with tw rating 4/5 | [Natasha Gartside] ) (Renee Lyons) the monologues are wonderfully play. Performed by the survivors with his dramatic readings and their own personal dramas. For When Nick Chisholm collapsed with crafted. of real life abuses, at times this is Renowned American artist Frederic interesting tidbits from Edinburgh’s Greg, left behind by an ambitious Company Of Wolves Church travelled throughout his a stroke on the ruby pitch in 2000, Pleasance Courtyard, until 26 Aug (not 13, intensely uncomfortable viewing. history. Centred around the girlfriend, there is Antigone - all (Big Shoes Theatre life, painting landscapes around the future prospects for him were 20), 1.55pm. tw rating 5/5 [Andrew Leask] As each tells her deeply personal campus, the about love foiled by duty. For Ozzy, horrifyingly bleak. Now in this one story, the show develops into a Company) the world, but was always drawn walking tour does not showcase the whose friend’s drug habits are back to the scenery of his home PODCASTS> woman powerhouse of a show by Specie (Fat Git Theatre) universal exploration of victimhood. Cleverly adapting the words of most famous or scenic parts of the scaring him, The Bacchae - about Renee Lyons, Nick’s story is given Their harrowing testimonies are Angela Carter to create a dark in New York State. This modest, If you resent prolonged eye-contact, city, but explores areas unknown Edition Seven of the hedonism destroying the hedonist. a vibrant and heartening lease of handled with great care, and the and dreamlike scene, ‘Company free exhibition charts a part of squirm at the mention of genitals to the average visitor. A necessary And for Sarah, whose husband has life, as his incredible, inspiring battle text crackles with poetry, fury and of Wolves’ is effective and well that journey through a selection of ThreeWeeks podcast and have a pathological fear of stop for the Rankin reader, cheated on her, Women of Trachis over adversity is both preserved complexity, while simple stage constructed. Professionally preparatory sketches in oil. Some magazine is now online – ball-pits, you’ll have to grab a stress- Rebustours is an educational, eye- - which is usually about vengeance, and celebrated. Making up a whole pictures pick out moments of executed moments of dance, are charmingly scrappy, capturing ball before stepping into this ballsy opening experience for all. a sex special featuring… but here, best of all, the troupe world of characters, witty and particular horror or fragile beauty. physical theatre and original the changeable effects of light, thought-provoking offering from The Royal Oak, until 24 Aug, 12.00pm. break down, refusing to live out wonderful, just from the conviction Like the women at its heart, this is a acoustic music pepper the weather and season in confident, ‘Fat Git’ theatre. ‘Specie’ imagines tw rating 4/5 | [Elaine Teng] Rosie Wilby the old, ‘pretentious’ tragic story. of Lyons’ acting and some precisely powerful and fearless production. moments of text and the seamlessly quick brushstrokes. They’re Unfortunately, their delivery is that gender is a fluid concept, where placed stage-craft and lighting, Assembly Hall, until 26 Aug (not 12, 19), interwoven stories leave audiences straightforward but effective scenes Bonk one can change sex and swap that halting, occasionally overdone, and ‘Nick: An Accidental Hero’ is a heroic 4.00pm tw rating 4/5 | [Dave Fargnoli] entranced. The cohesion of the depicting exotic environments, Jem Rolls of their children on a total whim. the student part of the plot relies production in its touching sincerity company was admirable and the icebergs at sunset, and the unspoilt, (Big Word Performance Shirley Gnome The concept becomes cloudy in harmonies in song were beautiful. sprawling America of the 1800s. Poetry/PBH’s Free Fringe) places; there are implications that The Sign Of Four Although performing among a In contrast to the gigantic, fully- Tricity Vogue gender-swapping is limited to (FreeRange Productions) Fast-paced, loud and even a little talented young cast, particular worked ‘Niagra Falls from the those who can afford it and that Conan Doyle’s classic tale of bit scary, Jem Rolls demanded the mention should go to Amy Kennedy. American Side’ which dominates Phone Whore swapping-back might not be so international intrigue, locked-door audience’s attention. With poems Her portrayal of the werewolf the main gallery downstairs, this easy, and divisions between those mystery and dubious stereotypes covering an eclectic mix of topics, Blaggards was outstanding and showcased is a small, pleasant collection who condone and those who is ripe for an energetic retelling. from childhood to tourism and her clearly innumerable talents demonstrating both the artist’s oppose the movement in gender Unfortunately FreeRange dinosaurs, Rolls has something to Plus check out loads of with physical transformation and methodical process and his quiet technology are not quite fleshed Productions don’t get it quite say about everything. His poetry characterisation. Some of the best obsession with nature. Podcast Extras with clips out sufficiently. Incredibly relevant, right, never settling on a tone and is witty and clever, usually with a youth theatre the Fringe has to offer, Scottish National Gallery, until 1 Sept, thought-provoking subject matter, ending up somewhere between subtle but sharp political streak, but of great Fringe shows ‘Company of Wolves’ is definitely 10.00am ‘Specie’ falls slightly short by being faithful adaptation and comic it is not just his poems that make worth catching. tw rating 3/5 | [Dave Fargnoli] www.ThreeWeeks.co.uk/podcasts making its complex premise a little pantomime. David Gurney makes Rolls stand out. Even in anecdotes too ambiguous. an unusually genial, professorial Space @ North Bridge, until 10 Aug (not 7, or general chat with the audience, 9) 2.05pm. Rolls almost talks in poetry, showing Pleasance Dome, until 26 Aug (not 13), Holmes, while Jake Wilson’s dapper how much of a natural he is with 12.10pm. tw rating 3/5 | [Holly Sharp] Watson swivels between over- tw rating 4/5 | [Christie Rolley] WORDS & EVENTS eager student and lovelorn puppy words. Never has someone talked so rapidly in so many rhyming Each Of Us (Ben Moor) dog. The supporting cast, though The Original Underground committed, tend to overplay it, words with absolutely no slip-ups. “We are all simply transmitters and VISUAL ART Tour (Auld Reekie Tours Ltd) leaning towards yelping deliveries Add in some hilarious actions and receivers of stories”, Ben Moor and underwhelming mugging. This reviewer, along with many storming in and out of the audience, declares in this new one-man show. Witches & Wicked Bodies Their well-timed asides and silly of those alongside her, was left Jem Rolls captivates for the entire And as storytellers go, he takes sight gags fail to lift a production (National Galleries Of genuinely shaken by a tour that hour. some beating. With a rare richness labouring under the weight of Scotland) has no need of gimmicks or actors The Banshee Labyrinth, until 24 Aug (not INFO of language and imagery, Moor exposition and lack of momentum. Images of witches are universally who jump out at you from dark 20), 8.40pm. Published by ThreeWeeks Publishing, describes a playfully dystopian Despite the company’s obvious flair recognisable, even if only as corners. ‘The Original Underground tw rating 4/5 | [Helena Wadia] a division of UnLimited Media reality in which overweight www.unlimitedmedia.co.uk