By Tash McPhillips and Jordan S Daniel Review by Hunter King ★★★★ Once upon a time there was a sex robot, an internet creep, and a group of swans doing cocaine in a club bathroom. This may not be what you expect from a fairytale, but this is exactly what Jordan S Daniel and Tash … Continue reading Review: Fairytales26- The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Written by Benjamin Rome Clark Directed by Alex Bathe Review by Hunter King ★★★★★ Tartan Tabletop have broken free from their mold of tabletop role-playing games and produced a brand new play, Mr. and Mrs. Beard at the Georgian House in New Town, Edinburgh. The play, as described by playwright Benjamin Rome Clark, combines three … Continue reading Review: Mr. & Mrs. Beard – Georgian House, Edinburgh
Presented by Citadel Arts Group Review by Hunter King ★★★★ This past weekend, the Scottish Storytelling Centre staged a production of In A Class of their Own, a play adapted by Sam Cassimally, based on the novel of the same name by a well-beloved Edinburgh writer, Millie Gray. The play tells a story of Rachel … Continue reading Review: In A Class of Their Own – The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton Story by Patricia Resnick Directed by Ellie Jackon and Max Middleton Musical direction by Benji Castella McDonald and Eric Rogers Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £12.50 ★★★★ One of musical theatre’s most beloved, performed, belted out, and toured, the Edinburgh University Footlights theatre company opened their 2025 season … Continue reading Review: 9 To 5 – The Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh
Written by Huw Turnbull Directed by Minnie Cross Review by Gabriel Rogers ★★★★ In Huw Turnbull's Venison, directed by Minnie Cross, Bedlam Theatre transforms into an intimate dining room where audience members become unexpected dinner guests at a macabre murder mystery that would make Agatha Christie proud. Despite the winter chill, the show's talented designers create … Continue reading Review: Venison – Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh
Written by Penelope Skinner Directed by Tate Jackson and Rex Elliot Review by Gabriel Rogers ★★★★ Penelope Skinner’s Eigengrau focuses on the lives and relationships of four young Londoners living in separate flats. Mark (Nial O’Mara) is a male manipulator in marketing, of course, who shares his flat with Tim (Finn Elliot), a grief-induced slob … Continue reading Review: Eigengrau – Putney Arts Centre, London
Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed Directed by Freya White Produced by Claudia Moya Gil Choreography by Rosalyn Harper Review by Dominic Corr Tickets available here ★★★★ It seems everyone is here to see the stars this evening; friends, family, colleagues, strangers, and, of course, the press. But the stars we’re seeing aren’t … Continue reading Review: Singin’ In The Rain – The Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh
Adapted by Stephen Briggs Directed by Jonathan Whiteside Composition and Musical Direction by Dug Campbell Review by Dominic Corr ★★★★ Pratchett goes Panto, and we’re here for every minute of it. A classic pantomime horse, some carol singing, even the odd boo and hiss trickles out of the audience for Strawmoddie’s latest step into the … Continue reading Review: Going Postal – Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh
Book by David Greig Music by Marc Shaiman Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman Directed by Fraser Grant Review by Dominic Corr ★★★★ What magic lies beyond these walls, these enormous and embossed gates with a familiarly whimsical ‘W’ cast in a golden light. Well, what else but a world of Pure Imagination? Turning … Continue reading Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
Written by Oscar Hammerstein II Score by Richard Rodgers Directed by Fiona Main and Simon Boothroyd Musical Direction by David Lyle Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £16.00 ★★★★ It’s getting colder. And life, frankly, feels a bit less magical with everything going on. And in a sea of serious drama and never-ending news cycles, … Continue reading Review: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Broadway Cinderella – Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
