Edinburgh Review: I Killed Rasputin, Assembly George Square
On the night of his death Grigori Rasputin, the mad monk, was poisoned with petits fours and shot in the heart and the back. He did not die. After going outside...
Tim Bano
Edinburgh Review: Shakespeare for Breakfast, C Chambers Street
To be greeted by a cup of coffee and a croissant as you take your seat in the theatre is not a bad start to the day. The friendly actors come and chat to audien...
Edinburgh Review: How to Disappear Completely, Underbelly Cowgate
Who would choose to relive their mother’s death every night on stage? Not just talk about it, but fully confront it, watch video footage of her in the late stag...
Edinburgh Review: Your Fragrant Phantom, C cubed
F Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald were celebrities. They peppered the gossip pages with stories of extravagance and glamour, just as addicted to the high life as cha...
Edinburgh Review: Guinea Pigs on Trial, Summerhall
Sometimes it’s the little things that make a show, like a party bag on arrival or the splendour of an old wooden lecture theatre. Sometimes it’s the big things,...
Edinburgh Review: The Eradication Of Schizophrenia In Western Lapland, Summerhall
A play within a play is nothing new. But how about four plays within a play that are each simultaneously the individual fantasies of the four characters? That m...
Tim Bano
After studying Classics at university, which gave Tim a brilliant insight into the origins of drama as we know it, he has been spending his time writing about arts and culture. He particularly loves writing about theatre, and seeing the wide range of productions and talent that the country has to offer.