The last time I interviewed dramatist David Greig for this newspaper, ahead of the Scottish transfer of his Macbeth sequel Dunsinane, he was in New York, working on the book for the Broadway musical of Roald Dahl's Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.
The Tron's socially minded Mayfesto season may have been scaled down for this year's incarnation, but it has continued to throw out an array of theatrical firecrackers regardless.
The penultimate offering in the National Theatre of Scotland/A Play, A Pie and A Pint mini-season of work looking at the Arab world is a black comedy by Lebanese playwright Abdelrahim Alawji.
In the fantasy realms of today's animal-free circus, the thrills of traditional skills – aerial flying, acrobatics, juggling – come dressed up with a hint of a storyline, a slinky cling of much-sequinned Lycra and tightly choreographed routines that add their own dramatic flourish to impressive feats of strength and split-second brinkmanship.
When Molly Taylor performed Love Letters To The Public Transport System just over a year ago as part of the National Theatre of Scotland's Reveal season, it was advertised as a work in progress.
NO matter how well other companies follow in the steps of Trisha Brown's choreographies, watching her own dancers on-stage leaves you feeling you've heard her intensely particular movement vocabulary being spoken by "the natives" as it were.
15 May 2012
