National Theatre of Scotland

Installations are spread out over [Kilmartin] Glen's historical stones, and match quiet tranquil calm with accompanying sounds that bring a new, eerie atmosphere to procedings . . .

With a stunning set that dramatically lights the forest - and even brings out the local bats - and a trio of fine performances from the main cast, it provides the beating heart of an ambitious, fully realised project.
Metro * * * *

Half Life, the play, is performed late at night in a natural outdoor arena. Physical-theatre-based director Mark Murphy and novelist Thomas Legendre tell a tale that fuses ancient and modern, as an archaeologist and his wife attempt to find some common ground following the loss of their daughter to the elements. Part domestic tragedy, part elemental excavation, it's a visually thrilling hour in the dark, set on an astonishing sundial-shaped construction and soundtracked by a pure, at times frenetic score. Bodies walk upside-down in the underworld while the main cast of three scratch around in their emotional dirt in a series of thundering set pieces.
The Herald * * *