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Thom Dibdin, 'Annals of Edinburgh Stage' ****
Piling the improbable on top of the possible, Siege Perilous has created a delightfully retro eighties comedy for the inaugural play in its new home at Leith Malmaison.
Robert Ballantine’s Dundee-set Standing Stanes is the fantastical little tale of unemployed Craig Hunter who has a vision to build a new henge of standing stones at a remote beauty spot.
This is an extract of a review by Thom Dibdin of Annals of Edinburgh Stage. Click here to read the full review (you will be redirected to Thom's website)
Keith D, 'Edinburgh Spotlight' ****
Director Andy Corelli takes Robert Ballantine’s never-performed absurdist romp and has a great deal of fun with it, using a sparse set and an intimate venue to recreate all the booms and busts of the 80s, to a cleverly woven scene-specific soundtrack.
Thus we see Derek Banner’s deranged government boffin arranging the set to the sounds of Thomas Dolby’s She Blinded Me With Science; and Robertson, Banner and fourth cast member Mark Kydd dancing a perfectly-choreographed punchup to the strains of Cameo’s Word Up.
Kate Gwynn, StageWon
The carefully considered use of the space drove the action forward. Andy Corelli’s direction exercised the shows artistic potential. Matt Robertson and LaVerne Hawthorne presented dynamic characters, empathising with their predicaments; a suitable contrast to the caricatures. The highlight of the performance was the comedic duo, Mark Kydd and Derek Banner, their physical and vocal interpretation of each caricature was enchanting and hilarious.
This political tale of Standing Stanes is definitely worth a watch
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