Also.. another review .. this time in tonight’s Edinburgh Evening News. A 4 star review too.
TO SOME, retelling the “dangerous” works that Robert Burns wouldn’t put his name to may seem like yet another in a long line of pieces inspired by Scotland’s national poet. They’d be wrong.
Kevin Williamson’s passionate and moving interpretation reveals a side of Burns rarely seen – the risqué poems, subversive lines and incriminating, unfinished pieces that discuss sex, war and politics in graphic detail. Some of these poems were found on the backs of money notes, hidden away on friends’ farms, or inscribed on pub windows.
Williamson pronounces every word as though he’s reliving every tale. Come the end, the founder of legendary literary imprint Rebel Inc points to Burns’ name on the back of his shirt in a fashion more commonly associated with a footballer having scored a crucial goal. It’s an emotionally uplifting sight.
Run ends 28 August
Robert Burns: Not In My Name 