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Shades of Tay, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Lockdown diversions from the heart of Scotland
KATARZYNA KOSMALA introduces a retrospective by one of the most significant figures in contemporary US photography
MAYER WAKEFIELD is entertained but let down by an audacious production that, sadly, doesn't ring true
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by drama that, despite accomplished performances, cannot overcome an unfocused script
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DESCRIBED as a love letter to Scotland, Shades of Tay is intended as “a gift to those isolated by Covid-19 and those who feel isolated from theatre in general.”
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Thus a line-up of 18 British playwrights, commissioned by Pitlochry Theatre’s artistic director Elizabeth Newman — among them Timberlake Wertenbaker, Jo Clifford and Hannah Khalil — are producing weekly audio dramas, podcasts and short films performed by members of the theatre’s summer season’s ensemble.
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An immersive, participatory display by a queer Australian Aboriginal performer, and a rebellious unravelling of traditional Scottish dance
ANGUS REID considers the power of the podcast as a vehicle for consensus building in opposition to mainstream media narratives
MARY CONWAY becomes impatient with the intellectual self-indulgence of Tom Stoppard in a production that is, nevertheless, total class
KEVIN DONNELLY accepts the invitation to think speculatively in contemplation of representations of people of African descent in our cultural heritage