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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? »

Whos Affraid of Virginia Woolf

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Et Al Theatre group have never shied from the difficult, demanding classics of a modern theatre repertory. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? comes hot on the heels of acclaimed productions of Pinter as well as original material by the group's founders S...

Wed 15 Feb 2012 by Sean Watson | Read more »

My Best Friend Drowned in a Swimming Pool »

Eva O'Connor

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My Best Friend Drowned in a Swimming Pool is the latest play by young playwright Eva O'Connor who stormed the fringe with her debut Clinical Lies, and it is clear O’Connor has not, under any circumstances, taken a back seat whilst writing her sec...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 by Francesca Parker | Read more »

The BFG »

The BFG

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From the alternative student theatre group Theatre Paradok, whose fringe success was the well received Nights at the Circus, comes their production of Roald Dahl’s The BFG; a slightly gruesome fairytale about a young orphan who is taken in the ni...

Sat 22 Jan 2011 by Virginia Hancock | Read more »

Edinburgh careers fair halted by student protest »

SJP protesters at Adam House

Student activists brought the University of Edinburgh's careers fair to a halt last week when they staged a public protest against arms company BAE Systems' presence at the fair. Police were called to the event at Adam House after around a dozen prote...

Wed 13 Oct 2010 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

The Oresteia »

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Theatre Paradok’s Oresteia condenses the lengthy three-play text into two hours, with a greater focus on Agamemnon than The Libation Bearers or The Eumenides. Stand-out performances included Becka Wolfe as a suitably savage, writhing Cassandra a...

Tue 09 Dec 2008 by Felix Trench | Read more »

Me and My Girl »

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This classic, twice Olivier Award-winning musical tells a typical rags-to-riches tale. The noble family of Herefords need an heir to continue the family line and fortunes; their continuation, however, lies with Bill Snibson (Geoff Lee), an uncouth Cock...

Sat 22 Nov 2008 by Claire L Jarvis | Read more »

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