Also.. another review .. this time in tonight’s Edinburgh Evening News. A 4 star review too. Robert Burns: Not In My Name, National Library, George IV Bridge **** By Barry Gordon TO SOME, retelling the “dangerous” works that Robert Burns … Continue reading
Only one national newspaper has reviewed ROBERT BURNS: NOT IN MY NAME thus far, but it was by Scotland’s top theatre critic, Joyce McMillan, for The Scotsman, and she enjoyed the show. Some other reviews have appeared online. Here’s a … Continue reading
I’ve been wearing a football-style Robert Burns T-shirt on stage each night and have been asked what the quote on it is, and where it comes from. Answer: from the poem ‘Epistle To Davie: A Brother Poet.’ * The honest … Continue reading
Never-wracking doesn’t quite do it justice. But once on stage it was fine. Anyway, that’s the first night over and I’m pleased the way things panned out. It all came together nicely. A fair sized audience turned up too and … Continue reading
The posters and flyers for the show came back from the printer’s yesterday. (Thanks Carla.) Gonna enjoy going round the pubs with them this weekend. If the idea of this show appeals to your poetic or radical sensibilities, please feel … Continue reading
You can never be too young to enjoy Robert Burns. In the above video, my oldest laddie, just turned two last month, enjoys learning some Burns poetry courtesy of ‘Rabbie’s Rhymes.’ As can be seen he’s already got his favourite! … Continue reading
Hats off to the National Library of Scotland for their professional approach to publicity for this show. Their posters and flyers (above) look great. The NLS Fringe programme features one other show: ‘Piaf’ – which is on at the NLS … Continue reading
The above image was specially created for this show by Alastair Cook. Pretty sexy, huh? Its a nice morph of Burns and Che. From one radical to another. Okay, now to get the posters done…
“The World is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it’s real, because that’s how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round, … Continue reading
I love the films of Robert Bresson. Not only do they loook unique but they sound unique too. It is a mystery to me how he got that spartan quality to his recordings. If you shut your eyes during A … Continue reading
Robert Burns: Not In My Name 