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Scottish Ballet's Mary, Queen of Scots: some riveting performances

Roseanna Leney as Mary with Scottish Ballet in Sophie Laplane’s Mary, Queen of Scots © Andy Ross
Sophie Laplane's Mary, Queen of Scots has a lot going for it, visually stunning with a pleasing score, but simplistic and overly rapid storytelling brings it to an underwhelming conclusion.
***11
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Scottish Ballet’s The Snow Queen in Edinburgh

Alice Kawalek as The Ballerina and Thomas Edwards as The Strongman in Hampson's The Snow Queen © Andy Ross
Scottish Ballet’s third outing of Christopher Hampson’s The Snow Queen sees some modifications to the story and it’s more spectacular than ever.
****1
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Scottish Ballet's Nutcracker: brimming with Christmas magic

Grace Horler as Drosselmeyer in Scottish Ballet's The Nutcracker © Andy Ross
In the third revival since 2014, Peter Darrell's 1973 Nutcracker still has all the right ingredients to send the audience home feeling joyous.
*****
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Scottish Ballet's A Streetcar Named Desire: sensual but tragic

Marge Hendrick as Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire © Zoe Martin
Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's A Streetcar Named Desire for Scottish Ballet fires on all cylinders. Compelling drama and outstanding dancing make this a must-see.
*****
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Scottish Ballet's Cinders! confirms Hampson is a savvy theatre-maker

Aaron Venegas as Tarquin in Christopher Hampson's Cinders! © Andy Ross
Christopher Hampson's reinvented version of his own original Cinderella, Cinders!, is a triumph of theatre, whether the central character is danced by a man or a woman.
****1
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Scottish Ballet's Coppélia: live filming adds an extra dimension

Bruno Micchiardi as Dr Coppélius in Jess and Morgs' Coppélia © Andy Ross
The integration of an onstage camera shooting live action film is not new, but Jess and Morgs are perfecting the art of adding this extra dimension to live performance.
***11
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