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Del l’eritrxgost gloriously excels as the Vile l atboy. supported by a cast performing With such style that each rampantly profane moriolrxjue becomes almost poetic Returning to the l ringe after a three year break, this outrageous satire refuses to be misle and although it's certainly not for the taint hearted, there's plenty tun to be had. and more than one lesson worth learning. ([ )awd l aing)

I [he (ireen Room, 920 088.6, until '20Aug, 1.70pm, l'l) 5'70 (5‘8 l0).

PHAEDRE Classic at the castle 000

Stutty studio venue after stutty studio venue can drive the average

l estival goer mad, so why not escape the city for the rugged ramparts ot the medieval ()raigmillar Castle, where Hacine's cl; ssic Phaedre comes to life through skulls, sword tights and eerie

the play is minimally adjusted to fit the setting, as l ngland and Scotland become the teuding nations and Christianity the governing religion. As we follow our mischievous guide through the narrow winds, we equate the ineVItability of our late with that ot the characters, as. unacknowltxlged, except by the narrator, we observe the actions of ghostly presences, an illusion which is unfortunately and unntx;essarily broken when the guide becomes part of the action.

On rare occasions the space isn't utilised to its full potential, including unimaginatively seating us in rows to observe one scene, destroying the intimacy that the rest of the production works so hard to create.

(Nicola Husband)

I Craigmi/lar Castle (bus departs C C/iaiiibers Street), 0845 .760 7234, until .96 Aug, 6pm, l,‘8.5(}—t‘ 10.50 (l‘/‘.50r £19.50).

THE PSYCHIC DETECTIVE AND THOSE ISAPPEARED)

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With the Scottish Arts council adopting ‘cultural entitlement' as their current buzzword, local company, Benchtours' solution to fulfilling funding criteria takes the form of a customised 40ft articulated truck, which, following its stint at the Fringe, will take to the road, bringing tech- heavy theatre to the masses.

When private detective, Patrick Bett. becomes the victim of a violent ambush and finds himself trapped on the fringes of reality. could a mystery woman, and the case she presents him with, pull him back from the jaws of death? Staged in a cut-out square.

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as it on a lV screen, the audience takes on the role of spy as we peer through venetian blinds into the smoke tilled noir world of Bett's imagination. Billed as the beginning of a trilogy, themes are planted yet unexplaintxl and questions left unanswered in preparation for the next instalment. Clever use of proj(x:tions and an exeiriplary portrayal of a genre Will leave you mystilied and eagerly

awaiting Bett's next adventure.

(Nicola Husband)

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Police are being given more money to conduct surveillance on suspected terrorists and the public are being asked to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity. It is understandable in the context of the war on terror but you have to wonder whether, as is suggested in this piece. we are in danger of persecuting the innocent under the guise of creating a safer world.

Following a bombing in Glasgow, the police are conducting a surveillance operation on a suspected terrorist, but are their suspicions justified or are events in their private lives clouding their judgement? This piece is highly topical in the wake of recent events at Glasgow airport, but it raises too many questions which remain unanswered, leaving a general feeling of dissatisfaction. Characters are underdeveloped and too much has been left unsaid. suggesting that, with a bit more work, it could be the beginnings of a better, full-length piece. (Nicola Husband)

I The Underbelly, 0870 745 3083. until 26 Aug, 4pm, [850—8950 (£7.50—f850).

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