Claire Wood

@cmfwood

Claire has a day job in advertising and an unofficial evening-time job haunting the theatres of Scotland. (And further afield, when she can find an excuse.) She's happiest just before curtain up.

www.cmfwood.blogspot.com

Reviews: 269

Other Articles: 4

Royal Lyceum Theatre

The Girls of Slender Means

Poignant, punchy staging captures Spark’s smart, sassy girls of slender means

Traverse Theatre

MANIPULATE: TESS

Ravishing recreation of Hardy’s classic novel from leading aerial theatre company

Fruitmarket Gallery

MANIPULATE: L’Amour du Risque

Super inventive and enthralling object theatre

Traverse Theatre

MANIPULATE: The House

A comedy puppet thriller with lashings of gore

The Hub

Nai Barghouti & Khalil Khoury At The Hub

A luscious sweepingly eclectic musical feast

Festival Theatre

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – Programme 2

A trio of incredible dances from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Festival Theatre

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – Programme 1

Thrilling performances from top-class dance company

Summerhall

Concerned Others

Technical wizardry that tells a story full of heart

Summerhall

Woodhill

Punchy visceral compelling theatre about a devastating breach of trust

Summerhall

The Fish Bowl

Inventive, funny, absorbing theatre with an urgent message

Pleasance Courtyard

Hello Kitty Must Die

Catch Kitty while you can

ZOO Southside

The Insider

Riveting Danish theatre about the corrosive power of greed

Summerhall

When We Died

A gripping and compelling piece of theatre that deals with difficult subjects with tact and grace

Scottish Storytelling Centre

I Hope Your Flowers Bloom

A little slice of Fringe storytelling magic

Greenside @ Nicolson Square

Character Flaw

Fast, funny rollercoaster ride to a diagnosis of ADHD

ZOO Southside

Funeral

Spine-tinglingly beautiful meditation on what makes us human

Edinburgh Playhouse

The Rite of Spring / common ground[s]

A stunning pair of works blending ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance

Traverse Theatre

No Love Songs

Bangin’ gig theatre that packs a punch

The Hub

Ayanna Witter-Johnson & LSO Percussion Ensemble at The Hub

Sultry, lyrical, percussive jazz

Murrayfield Ice Rink

IMA

Circus that makes you forget for a minute that people can’t fly

Traverse Theatre

Adults

Perky, punchy theatre that questions whether we ever really grow up

Summerhall

Helios

Mythical, magical theatre

theSpace on the Mile

Chopped Liver and Unions

Funny, feisty, informative theatre

theSpace @ Surgeon's Hall

Where is Love

Necessary work with an important message of hope