Just got off the train yesterday from Glasgow to Edinburgh and was immediately assaulted by leaflet thrusters !! Took refuge in the Fruitmarket gallery where there is a fab exhibition by Eva Hesse - much more interesting than a hell of a lot of theatre!!
Tried to get tickets for various shows but they were sold out - have to come back another day !! - but I did get taken to a show in the Pleasance courtyard - Francis,the Holy Jester by Dario Fo - performed by Fo's friend and collaborator for 20 yrs - Mario Provano. This was fantastic and reminded me that regardless of all the technology, digital projections, multi media, site specific, site responsive, fractured narratives,mixed media etc a lot of which can come across as just another gimmick to try to grab the attention of bored spectators - what really communicates is a wonderfully human actor/performer/storyteller who wants to share an interesting story with an audience. Medieval stories about Saint Francis of Assissi says more to me about my life and the crazy corrupt beautiful/ugly world we live in than most stuff you see in a theatre. Bloody marvellous !!!
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