a credit to the natural storytelling skills of Kevin P Gilday.

A theatrical ritual of self-empowerment

Already an enjoyable performance, and one that suggests great this show could be even better with more time

“Audiences should walk out saying I don’t know how to feel.” It’s a line from early on in America Is Hard To See that perfectly sums up mine, and likely most of the packed audiences feelings as we filtered out into the evening rain. Because it’s difficult to decide how to feel having just witnessed an incredible and emotionally fuelled show about sex offenders, and the way we view and treat them. The show is made up entirely from interviews ...

The brain is a wonderful machine. Able to store incredible amounts of information and produce a huge range of feelings and emotions. But what happens when it stops working properly? How can we salvage those precious moments, the knowledge and memories built over a lifetime? Led by Max Barton, the seven-strong band Second Body addresses this matter in an emotional musical journey. Interspersed with poetry, verbatim and a live score, it tells the story of how Max’s grandparents met and ...

It’s near on impossible not to smile and laugh at the festival antics of our two girls

a promising but undercooked plot

told with compassion and love for the man's legacy.

A powerful and thought-provoking play

quite simply another fine example of the rich vein of Scottish spoken word performers