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Stalking Clout

This is the tale of how a critic crumbled. For Lorna Irvine, being an arts critic wasn't enough. She ended up stalking one of her favourite theatre companies, the Lecoq trained trio Clout Theatre, at the Edinburgh Fringe in August this year. With blood, sweat and vegetable-related violence, it's not a pretty story. Read her confessions here.

Event Review: Arches Live 2013

Lorna Irvine reviews several featured performances from the acclaimed festival.

Theatre Review: Kiss Me Honey Honey

Joy Watters reviews the tour of the recent Edinburgh Fringe hit.

Preview: Shafted?!

Lorna Irvine speaks with Shir Freibach about the project, part of this year's Arches Live festival.

Theatre Review: Woman of the Year

Lorna Irvine reviews A Play, a Pie and a Pint's latest show.

Theatre Review: Macbeth

Joy Watters reviews the co-production between Perth and Tron Theatre.

Theatre Review: Thread

Lorna Irvine is impressed by this bittersweet touring production.

Theatre Review: The Events

Lorna Irvine thinks the recent Fringe hit has great lead performances but comes across as 'a little trite'.

Theatre Review: The Great Train Race

Lorna Irvine greatly enjoys this 'wee triumph, with fire in its furnace'.

Theatre Review: Victoria

Joy Watters reviews Dundee Rep's 'brave attempt' at an epic production.

Theatre Review: Notes from the Underground

Lorna Irvine finds much to be impressed with in this updated version of a classic.

Theatre Review: Divided

Lorna Irvine is completely won over by the 'wonderful' production.

Theatre Review: The Collection

'Intense, harrowing and true,' Lorna Irvine reviews Rapture Theatre's latest touring production.

Theatre Review: Trouble and Shame

A Play, a Pie and a Pint returns, but is the first play of the season any good? Lorna Irvine reviews.

Across the Festivals: Scroobius Pip--Words

Jason Henderson runs out of complimentary adjectives to describe the Fringe production.

Across the Festivals: The Paper Cinema's The Odyssey

Lorna Irvine has fallen in love with the Fringe production.

Across the Festivals: The Man in the Moone

Lorna Irvine sees potential, but not a great performance, in the Fringe production.

Across the Festival: Reviews

Michael Cox reviews a collection of Fringe shows.

Across the Festivals: The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning

Michael Cox finds the National Theatre of Wales' production to be a riveting piece of political theatre.

Across the Festivals: Freeze!

Michael Cox warms to the theatrical art installation.

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