Caroline Worswick

The Sex Life of Puppets – Pleasance Courtyard

An interesting title, and an even more interesting show.  Brought to the stage by Blind Summit Theatre, the play does…

2 years ago

After Shakespeare: Richard III – the Space Triplex

We have heard many tales of Richard III, not many of them are favourable, and Shakespeare wrote the play Richard…

2 years ago

Witch? Women on Trial – Greenside @ Riddles Court

The Edinburgh Storytellers tell the stories of our past, in this case, the witch trials in Scotland which began in…

2 years ago

Antigone – the Space @ Niddry Street

Written by Sophocles, and first performed at the Festival of Dionysus in 414 BC, Antigone is a popular Ancient Greek…

2 years ago

Michael Brunstrom: Copernicus Now – Hoots @ Potterow, Big Yurt

Recommended to me by a friend, I tootled along to the Big Yurt to see how you can possibly make…

2 years ago

After Troy – the Space @ Surgeon’s Hall

Following the battle of Troy, what was left for the survivors?  Homeless and suffering the loss of loved ones, the…

2 years ago

The Cambridge Impronauts – Gilded Balloon Patter House

I cannot go to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival without seeing improvisation, and as I have never seen the Cambridge Impronauts…

2 years ago

Penthesilea – The Royal Lyceum Theatre

This passionate fictional play set at the gates of Troy, was written in 1807 by Heinrich Von Kleist, who four…

2 years ago

1984 – Summerhall, Old Lab

I do not wish to state the obvious, but I will, this play is set in 1984 and written by…

2 years ago

Confessions of a Butterfly: An Evening with Janusz Korczak – Greenside at George Street

There have been many plays written about the Holocaust, but these plays are essential in educating generations who can no…

2 years ago