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Scotsman
04-08-2025
- Automotive
- Scotsman
Fringe theatre reviews: Terry's: An American Tragedy About Cars, Customers and Selling Cars to Customers + more
Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... THEATRE Terry's: An American Tragedy About Cars, Customers and Selling Cars to Customers Pleasance Courtyard (Venue 60) ★★★★☆ In world where it's 'better to be dead than in the red,' the military precision of peak capitalism is captured in this slick comedy set in the sales team of a US car dealership. Top seller Sheila is a 'Ford girl', fresh-faced honours student Kelly is looking to earn her branded T-shirt, Henri from France needs to get this month's bonus to pay for his visa application, and all of them are overseen by (Major) Tom who's, in turn, overseen by the unseen and uncompromising owner, Terry. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Terry's An American Tragedy About Cars, Customers, and Selling Cars to Customers | Contributed With the brightly painted cartoon-like sheen of a freshly-sprayed bonnet, it pairs a Wes Anderson-style heightened reality with the potted production design of an attic-based Fringe show, including bunting, balloons and a glitter curtain swaying to the boom, boom sound of a marching drum. Developed from clowning (the company trained at Lecoq), Terry's is sharply directed and punchily performed with a smartly scripted structure that turns marketing jargon into a hilarious and horrifying poetry. It rattles along as the team attempt to outsell one another using real and surreal strategies during the build-up to Memorial Day. Making a killing and simply killing are never far apart in this American Dream-turned-nightmare, and the writing and performances that pastiche this are deliciously funny, with the real-life horrors of the US today rippling beneath the surface but never quite puncturing the tyres. While the ending captures the bleakness of individuals trapped inside an endless selling machine, the pain and destruction caused by the relationship between capitalism and war feels like it could be addressed more thoroughly through the serious collision that everyone is clearly heading towards. Pop goes the balloon, when what is really needed is a full-scale David Lynchian crash. SALLY STOTT Until 25 August THEATRE Disco 2000 Thistle Theatre at Greenside @ Riddles Court (Venue 16) ★★★★☆ Disco 2000 charts the relationship between Bonnie and Amelia, as it flits between the present-day (Bonnie frantically preparing a fancy dinner party to impress Amelia after years apart), and back when everything felt simpler and the pair were inseparable. We immediately understand the sterility of adult life compared to those halcyon days, as adult Bonnie obsesses over Amelia's Instagram and child Amelia explains longingly how she's always wanted layers in her hair. Arabella Finch and Stella Cohen portray Bonnie and Amelia with warmth and generosity, perfectly capturing the emotional intensity and clarity of those first friendships - when you were forced to scrounge whatever food your parents had left lying around, when the ranking of best friends was Really Important, when the reality of moving abroad felt irrelevant and unknowable. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The innocence of young Bonnie and Amelia serves as a love letter to the simplicity of pre-teenage connection; for those of us who spent many hours choreographing the perfect dance routine with which to wow our parents, their skits will be especially nostalgic. However, Hedge Maze Theatre also chooses to touch on the beauty of adulthood – having autonomy over where you go, what items you buy to decorate your house. Disco 2000 cleverly waits to introduce adult Amelia until the very end, leaving us to plug the gaps with child Amelia's rowdiness – in doing so, we experience Bonnie's anxieties around reintroducing herself to someone who is now effectively a stranger. And while the ending itself may be neater than messy human relationships would necessarily allow, it's also a much-needed reminder that people can come back into our lives if we're brave enough to ask them. Fundamentally, Disco 2000 will leave you thinking about your childhood friends, and wondering if you can smooth over the callouses of time with a quick Instagram message. ARIANE BRANIGAN Until 9 August Make sure you keep up to date with Arts and Culture news from across Scotland by signing up to our free newsletter here. THEATRE 8-Bit Dream C Aquila (Venue 21) ★★★☆☆ With climate insecurity, fast-disappearing jobs and the relentless demands of self-entrepreneurship, young people have plenty to trouble them in 2025. Weren't things better in the good old days of analogue communications, dodgy jokes on TV and easy comradeship? Macready Theatre Young Actors' Company dares to prod and poke at some unsettling questions – and, it has to be said, dares to confuse and infuriate too – in the brief but potent and technically elaborate 8-Bit Dream. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Apparently trapped in a decades-old TV show, seven young people run over random lines and intricate choreographed movements in ways that sometimes coalesce, other times run off at meaningless tangents, all under the gaze and incessant demands of an unseen director. Is this a satire on the demands of the stage industry, or even the more fundamental requirements of contemporary student life? It's never entirely clear – but it quickly becomes apparent that these youngsters are programmed to comply, and that resistance ends up with ejection. You couldn't accuse the show of over-amplifying its message – if anything, its meanings remain elusive. But it's a clever, colourful creation that delves deep into the absurd, even if the relentless search for meaning might ultimately seem futile. DAVID KETTLE Until 10 August THEATRE Unprofessional theSpace @ Niddry St (Venue 9) ★★☆☆☆ Clearly influenced by The Play That Goes Wrong it's fair to say that Oisín Byrne's new comedy about an actor will wrong-foot audiences a couple of times but it's a device that quickly falls flat. The metafictional structure follows Guy as he struggles with crap jobs and a crap life as each successive scene is scuppered by missed cues and technical gaffes. To carry this sort of conceit off you have to be really talented and while the cast are fine when called upon to be competent they don't manage to make awkward pauses anything more than… well, just awkward. RORY FORD Until 9 August THEATRE A Murder in Motley Greenside @ Riddles Court (Venue 16) ★★☆☆☆ There's a neat idea in Kiera Joyce's Shakespearean pastiche set in early 17th century England. Initially presented as the murder trial of a fool, the audience are given cards to deliver their verdict after watching proceedings. However, the most likely final verdict is 'not proven' as the script is unclear as to who's been murdered or what the possible motivations may be. Performances veer between big theatrical declamations and ill-judged naturalism (which can't compete with the whirr of the air conditioning) and, fatally, it carries on for too long after the verdict. RORY FORD Until 9 August THEATRE Nightmares by Sandy Jack theSpace on the Mile (Venue 39) ★★☆☆☆ Sandy Jack is the Edinburgh horror enthusiast behind such cheap and cheerful Frighthouse productions as Wheel of Misfortune. This is his most serious (and seemingly personal) project yet and while it's not entirely successful, it is clearly a more mature work. A series of vignettes based on Jack's dreams – grotesque clowns feature heavily – this has effective sound design and demonstrates an intent to discomfit rather than easily entertain. Eschewing campy horror, this occasionally carries the authentic weirdness of outsider art. It's not great but it is great that Jack continues to practise his craft. RORY FORD Until 9 August THEATRE Horatio, in Thy Heart Snug at Paradise in Augustines (Venue 152) ★★☆☆☆ Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad A spin-off from the Shakespeare classic, in this version Horatio himself falls for Hamlet. Playing the title character but wildly stepping in for all the parts, performer Merlin Stevens does well to amplify the distinctive voice of his Horatio. This hour-through monologue is constituted by detailed references to Denmark's monarchy and Greek mythology, and whilst I must commend Achy Bits Productions for their extensive research informing the production, the result becomes slow and difficult to follow. Even meticulous lighting design cannot save Horatio from his weary audience, awoken only by monotone voiceovers and the occasional song. RÓISIN MCMULLAN
Wales Online
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Pulp revealed as mystery band Patchwork as they appear for Glastonbury set
Pulp revealed as mystery band Patchwork as they appear for Glastonbury set The Sheffield band began with a rendition of their hit song Sorted For E's And Wizz while the words "Pulp Summer" appeared on the screen behind them. (Image: Redferns ) Britpop group Pulp have been revealed as mystery band Patchwork as they took to Glastonbury Festival's Pyramid Stage for a surprise performance. The Sheffield band began with a rendition of their hit song Sorted For E's And Wizz while the words "Pulp Summer" appeared on the screen behind them. Their performance comes 30 years after their headline performance at the festival when they stood in for The Stone Roses after the Manchester band's guitarist John Squire was injured in a cycling accident. Groups of people wearing waterproof parkas took to the stage before the performance began, and footage from their 1995 headline show was broadcast on the screen behind. Following their opening track, the Jarvis Cocker-fronted band launched into one of their best known songs, Disco 2000, from 1995's Different Class, one of the most acclaimed albums of the 1990s, prompting a mass singalong from the Glastonbury crowd. Following the song, Cocker said: "My name's Jarvis, we're Pulp, sorry for people who were expecting Patchwork, did you know that we were going to play?" Article continues below After cheers from the crowd, he added: "Psychic? Good. "Listen, those two songs we just played, Sorted For E's & Wizz and Disco 2000, were first played on this stage 30 years and four days ago. "It was the very, very first time they were played – you could say they were born in Glastonbury. "Why were we here at Glastonbury that time? We'll get into that, but if you listen to this song, which isn't so old, and actually was released four weeks ago or something, it gives you a clue in the title, and I want you all, every one of you, right back to those tents at the back, to come alive." The band then played Spike Island, which was the first single from their first album in 24 years, More, released earlier this year, which the band said was intended as a follow-up to Sorted For E's & Wizz. Pulp also treated fans to Acrylic Afternoons from 1994's His And Hers, backed with violin, with Cocker holding some cups up as he sang about cups of tea, and appearing to throw food into the crowd. Cocker, who was wearing a brown suit and green shirt, then picked up an acoustic guitar for a performance of Something Changed from Different Class, which brought a sway from the crowd. The band finished with a double whammy of two of their best know songs, Babies and Common People, having played their breakthrough single Do You Remember The First Time? earlier in the set. The Red Arrows flew overhead during Common People, which received rapturous applause from the crowd. Pulp's appearance comes after keyboard player Candida Doyle had appeared to confirm the band would not perform at the festival. Asked whether she would be performing on BBC 6 Music, Doyle said: "We wanted to, just because it's the 30th anniversary and that kind of thing, and they weren't interested. "And then we were thinking maybe next year, and then they're not doing it next year." Article continues below Formed in 1978, Pulp struggled to find success with the dark content of early albums It (1983), Freaks (1987) and Separations (1992), before finding their audience during the 1990s Britpop era with their first UK top 40 single, Do You Remember The First Time? and the subsequent His 'N' Hers album, in 1994. In 1995, they gained nationwide fame with the release of the single Common People and their Glastonbury performance. Pulp are currently made up of singer Cocker, keyboard player Doyle, drummer Nick Banks and guitarist Mark Webber, and have achieved five UK top 10 singles and two UK number one albums.
Leader Live
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Pulp revealed as mystery band Patchwork as they appear for Glastonbury set
The Sheffield band began with a rendition of their hit song Sorted For E's And Wizz while the words 'Pulp Summer' appeared on the screen behind them. Their performance comes 30 years after their headline performance at the festival when they stood in for The Stone Roses after the Manchester band's guitarist John Squire was injured in a cycling accident. Groups of people wearing waterproof parkas took to the stage before the performance began, and footage from their 1995 headline show was broadcast on the screen behind. Following their opening track, the Jarvis Cocker-fronted band launched into one of their best known songs, Disco 2000, from 1995's Different Class, one of the most acclaimed albums of the 1990s, prompting a mass singalong from the Glastonbury crowd. Following the song, Cocker said: 'My name's Jarvis, we're Pulp, sorry for people who were expecting Patchwork, did you know that we were going to play?' After cheers from the crowd, he added: 'Psychic? Good. 'Listen, those two songs we just played, Sorted For E's & Wizz and Disco 2000, were first played on this stage 30 years and four days ago. 'It was the very, very first time they were played – you could say they were born in Glastonbury. 'Why were we here at Glastonbury that time? We'll get into that, but if you listen to this song, which isn't so old, and actually was released four weeks ago or something, it gives you a clue in the title, and I want you all, every one of you, right back to those tents at the back, to come alive.' The band then played Spike Island, which was the first single from their first album in 24 years, More, released earlier this year, which the band said was intended as a follow-up to Sorted For E's & Wizz. Pulp also treated fans to Acrylic Afternoons from 1994's His And Hers, backed with violin, with Cocker holding some cups up as he sang about cups of tea, and appearing to throw food into the crowd. Cocker, who was wearing a brown suit and green shirt, then picked up an acoustic guitar for a performance of Something Changed from Different Class, which brought a sway from the crowd. The band finished with a double whammy of two of their best know songs, Babies and Common People, having played their breakthrough single Do You Remember The First Time? earlier in the set. Pulp's appearance comes after keyboard player Candida Doyle had appeared to confirm the band would not perform at the festival. Asked whether she would be performing on BBC 6 Music, Doyle said: 'We wanted to, just because it's the 30th anniversary and that kind of thing, and they weren't interested. 'And then we were thinking maybe next year, and then they're not doing it next year.' Formed in 1978, Pulp struggled to find success with the dark content of early albums It (1983), Freaks (1987) and Separations (1992), before finding their audience during the 1990s Britpop era with their first UK top 40 single, Do You Remember The First Time? and the subsequent His 'N' Hers album, in 1994. In 1995, they gained nationwide fame with the release of the single Common People and their Glastonbury performance. Pulp are currently made up of singer Cocker, keyboard player Doyle, drummer Nick Banks and guitarist Mark Webber, and have achieved five UK top 10 singles and two UK number one albums.
BreakingNews.ie
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Pulp revealed as mystery band Patchwork as they appear for Glastonbury set
Britpop group Pulp have been revealed as mystery band Patchwork as they took to Glastonbury Festival's Pyramid Stage for a surprise performance. The Sheffield band began with a rendition of their hit song Sorted For E's And Wizz while the words 'Pulp Summer' appeared on the screen behind them. Advertisement Their performance comes 30 years after their headline performance at the festival when they stood in for The Stone Roses after the Manchester band's guitarist John Squire was injured in a cycling accident. Jarvis Cocker enjoyed a number one album with Pulp this year (Yui Mok/PA) Groups of people wearing waterproof parkas took to the stage before the performance began, and footage from their 1995 headline show was broadcast on the screen behind. Following their opening track, the Jarvis Cocker-fronted band launched into one of their best known songs, Disco 2000, from 1995's Different Class, one of the most acclaimed albums of the 1990s, prompting a mass singalong from the Glastonbury crowd. Following the song, Cocker said: 'My name's Jarvis, we're Pulp, sorry for people who were expecting Patchwork, did you know that we were going to play?' Advertisement After cheers from the crowd, he added: 'Psychic? Good. 'Listen, those two songs we just played, Sorted For E's & Wizz and Disco 2000, were first played on this stage 30 years and four days ago. Pulp thrilled the crowd just over 30 years since they headlined the event (Yui Mok/PA) 'It was the very, very first time they were played – you could say they were born in Glastonbury. 'Why were we here at Glastonbury that time? We'll get into that, but if you listen to this song, which isn't so old, and actually was released four weeks ago or something, it gives you a clue in the title, and I want you all, every one of you, right back to those tents at the back, to come alive.' Advertisement The band then played Spike Island, which was the first single from their first album in 24 years, More, released earlier this year, which the band said was intended as a follow-up to Sorted For E's & Wizz. Pulp also treated fans to Acrylic Afternoons from 1994's His And Hers, backed with violin, with Cocker holding some cups up as he sang about cups of tea, and appearing to throw food into the crowd. Pulp are one of Britpop's most enduringly popular bands (Yui Mok/PA) Cocker, who was wearing a brown suit and green shirt, then picked up an acoustic guitar for a performance of Something Changed from Different Class, which brought a sway from the crowd. The band finished with a double whammy of two of their best know songs, Babies and Common People, having played their breakthrough single Do You Remember The First Time? earlier in the set. Advertisement Pulp's appearance comes after keyboard player Candida Doyle had appeared to confirm the band would not perform at the festival. Asked whether she would be performing on BBC 6 Music, Doyle said: 'We wanted to, just because it's the 30th anniversary and that kind of thing, and they weren't interested. 'And then we were thinking maybe next year, and then they're not doing it next year.' Pulp were originally formed in Sheffield (Yui Mok/PA) Formed in 1978, Pulp struggled to find success with the dark content of early albums It (1983), Freaks (1987) and Separations (1992), before finding their audience during the 1990s Britpop era with their first UK top 40 single, Do You Remember The First Time? and the subsequent His 'N' Hers album, in 1994. Advertisement In 1995, they gained nationwide fame with the release of the single Common People and their Glastonbury performance. Pulp are currently made up of singer Cocker, keyboard player Doyle, drummer Nick Banks and guitarist Mark Webber, and have achieved five UK top 10 singles and two UK number one albums.
The Herald Scotland
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Pulp revealed as mystery band Patchwork as they appear for Glastonbury set
Their performance comes 30 years after their headline performance at the festival when they stood in for The Stone Roses after the Manchester band's guitarist John Squire was injured in a cycling accident. Jarvis Cocker enjoyed a number one album with Pulp this year (Yui Mok/PA) Groups of people wearing waterproof parkas took to the stage before the performance began, and footage from their 1995 headline show was broadcast on the screen behind. Following their opening track, the Jarvis Cocker-fronted band launched into one of their best known songs, Disco 2000, from 1995's Different Class, one of the most acclaimed albums of the 1990s, prompting a mass singalong from the Glastonbury crowd. Following the song, Cocker said: 'My name's Jarvis, we're Pulp, sorry for people who were expecting Patchwork, did you know that we were going to play?' After cheers from the crowd, he added: 'Psychic? Good. 'Listen, those two songs we just played, Sorted For E's & Wizz and Disco 2000, were first played on this stage 30 years and four days ago. Pulp thrilled the crowd just over 30 years since they headlined the event (Yui Mok/PA) 'It was the very, very first time they were played – you could say they were born in Glastonbury. 'Why were we here at Glastonbury that time? We'll get into that, but if you listen to this song, which isn't so old, and actually was released four weeks ago or something, it gives you a clue in the title, and I want you all, every one of you, right back to those tents at the back, to come alive.' The band then played Spike Island, which was the first single from their first album in 24 years, More, released earlier this year, which the band said was intended as a follow-up to Sorted For E's & Wizz. Pulp also treated fans to Acrylic Afternoons from 1994's His And Hers, backed with violin, with Cocker holding some cups up as he sang about cups of tea, and appearing to throw food into the crowd. Pulp are one of Britpop's most enduringly popular bands (Yui Mok/PA) Cocker, who was wearing a brown suit and green shirt, then picked up an acoustic guitar for a performance of Something Changed from Different Class, which brought a sway from the crowd. The band finished with a double whammy of two of their best know songs, Babies and Common People, having played their breakthrough single Do You Remember The First Time? earlier in the set. Pulp's appearance comes after keyboard player Candida Doyle had appeared to confirm the band would not perform at the festival. Asked whether she would be performing on BBC 6 Music, Doyle said: 'We wanted to, just because it's the 30th anniversary and that kind of thing, and they weren't interested. 'And then we were thinking maybe next year, and then they're not doing it next year.' Pulp were originally formed in Sheffield (Yui Mok/PA) Formed in 1978, Pulp struggled to find success with the dark content of early albums It (1983), Freaks (1987) and Separations (1992), before finding their audience during the 1990s Britpop era with their first UK top 40 single, Do You Remember The First Time? and the subsequent His 'N' Hers album, in 1994. In 1995, they gained nationwide fame with the release of the single Common People and their Glastonbury performance. Pulp are currently made up of singer Cocker, keyboard player Doyle, drummer Nick Banks and guitarist Mark Webber, and have achieved five UK top 10 singles and two UK number one albums.
