PAUL DONOVAN is chilled by the contemporary resonance of Harper Lee’s coming of age tale amidst racism and white supremacy in this excellent production
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David MacLennan: Theatre writer, director and producer (June 19, 1948–June 13 2014)
GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends the unashamedly light-hearted escapism on offer in this stage version of the 1963 film
Full of mysterious religious references and radical sound design, the Scottish duo’s new offering is candidate for album of the year, suggests SIMON DUFF
MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
David MacLennan lost his short battle with Motor Neurone Disease last month.
Co-founder of 7:84 Theatre Company and Wildcat Productions, MacLennan was one of the founders of Glasgow’s MayFest and creator of the hugely popular “play, pie and a pint” format. He was in a new ascendancy with the National Theatre of Scotland (NToS), who commissioned him and David Greig to co-curate The Yes, No, Don’t Know, Show as a contribution to the independence debate in Scotland.
His death leaves a huge hole at the centre of Scottish theatre, particularly in its political and popular strands.
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