The Vile Blog

Theatre and Culture from Scotland, starring The List's Theatre Editor, his performance persona and occasional guest stars. Experimental writings, cod-academic critiques and all his opinions, stolen or original.

Saturday, 12 November 2011

Bill T Jones is a Good Man

Seeing Rambert Dance Company and a documentary about Bill T Jones in one night is a tough call. The slight dissatisfaction I felt after Ramb...

Monday, 7 November 2011

Glass in your Face

An entire weekend of Philip Glass is a daunting prospect. It might be his 75 th anniversary, but Glass’ minimalism has a habit of repeating...

Days of Whining and Roses

My preference for dance over scripted theatre is most likely the result of choreography’s freedom to head of into the abstract. Notable exce...

Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Reflections on Arika, 85A

Three shows under consideration, each worthy of far more discussion and all having been previewed on The Vile Arts Radio Hour : 85a's ma...

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Crackin' and Strippin'

One of my fondest hopes for the burlesque and cabaret revival was that it would rejuvenate contemporary theatre. When acts like Dusty Limit...

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