Kings Cross Theatre, April 17 6.5/10 How many plays dare to deal with death – or more precisely, with the relationship between the dead and those they’ve left behind? The title refers to the cremated remains of Lily, Jedda’s mother. Just because she’s dead doesn’t mean she intends abandoning the…
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Blue Mountains Theatre, April 13 7/10 Ah, poor Scotland. Its people could have ducked the whole Brexit debacle if they’d voted for independence from the UK five years ago. Still, on the bright side (a very occasional summer phenomenon in those latitudes, much remarked upon), they have Manran to keep…
THE SEASONS OF BEING (Sunnyside) 8/10 Ah, the old chestnut of music and healing. Even born sceptics like me subscribe to it, having experienced the effect too many times for doubt. Pianist/composer Andy Milne understands the link, too. He might take his theorising into new-age zones that prickle my scepticism,…