sat 02/08/2025

David Kettle

Articles By David Kettle

Edinburgh Festival 2019 reviews: Enough / Spliced

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Local Hero, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh - captivating musical with a harder edge

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Possum review - mind-infecting homage to 1970s horror

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Donkeyote review - a quiet revelation

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Science Fair review - big on ambition, light on rigour

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Twelfth Night, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh - a touch too sweet

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Lammermuir Festival 2018 review - a bigger buzz

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The Prisoner, National Theatre review - Peter Brook's latest falls sadly flat

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Edinburgh Festival 2018 reviews: Home / The Prisoner

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Edinburgh Festival 2018 review: Benedetti, Baltimore SO, Alsop - puzzlingly tame

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Edinburgh Festival 2018 review: Aimard, SCO, Pintscher - psychedelic visions

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Edinburgh Festival 2018 reviews: La maladie de la mort / The End of Eddy

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Edinburgh Festival 2018 reviews: Orpheus / Bottom / Backup

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Edinburgh Festival 2018 reviews: Nigel Slater's Toast / Status

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Edinburgh Festival 2018 reviews: Daughter / Huff / First Snow/Première Neige

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Edinburgh Festival 2018 review: Zimerman, LSO, Rattle - fizzing chemistry

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