As You Like It: A Radical Retelling – Church Hill Theatre
Crow’s Theatre presents the Scottish premiere of the aptly named As You Like It: A Radical Retelling at the Edinburgh International Festival; written by Indigenous Canadian playwright Cliff Cardinal, this is a work that is confrontational, provocative and polarising in the most spectacular way.
This piece highlights the marginalisation and injustices the Indigenous people have faced and still face today. Demanding our attention, we are forced to interrogate the authenticity, intentionality, and effects of our allyship - the pointed delivery is shocking and bold, but completely imperative to the message of the show. The audience is largely involved with a great usage of direct address - the lead performer often stopped the show to chastise audience members for being...