Written by Tom Casling Directed by Morag Simpson ★★★ Sometimes it takes a drastic change in your routine to appreciate what life you have. And for Richard Simpson, who spends his days at the beck and call of worry and strife, life is about to take a bit of a turn. He’s already stressing about … Continue reading Alter Ego – Saughtonhall United Reformed Church
Written by David Haig Directed by Hannah Bradley Croall ★★★★ 72 hours to change the course of history. And a name which means nothing to many, but everything to all of us in respects, is Dalkeith-born meteorologist Dr James Stagg is tasked with an impossible burden of weight. The Allied invasion of France is a … Continue reading Pressure – Hill Street Theatre
Music & Lyrics by Dolly Parton Book by Patricia Resnick Directed by Niall King ★★★★ Despite originating over forty years ago with the 1980 film, Patricia Resick’s 2009 musical adaptation of 9 to 5 continues to infuse penetrating and earnest criticisms of the institutional sexism rampant in the career-based world – despite its nature as a farcical … Continue reading 9 to 5 – Churchill Theatre
Libretto & Music by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan Directed by Fraser Grant Choreography and Assistant Direction by Sally Franks Musical Direction by Kathleen Davie ★★★★ Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group reimagine the well-known and loved Gilbert & Sullivan classic H.M.S Pinafore as a light-hearted comedic cabaret. The cast, crew and musicians take the audience on a … Continue reading H.M.S. Pinafore – Bedlam Theatre
Written by John Godbear and Jane Thornton Directed by Izzy Ponsford ★★★ It takes a lot to convince that frequenting a bar might somehow be better than a glass of red and a night of self-loathing over a book. But if there’s a group that can manage it, well, EUTC certainly can. The intrinsic value … Continue reading Shakers – Bedlam Cafe
Directed by Katie Slater Produced by Aisling Anderson Musical Direction by Falk Mieir ★★★★★ Come rabble, royalty, nobility and rogue – for a Bohemian celebration which claims the Assembly Roxy as it’s own. Returning with their Showchoir, the Edinburgh University Footlights aim to celebrate their namesake: melody. A collection of muses, EUFootlights Bohemia Showchoir amasses various showtunes, rock n’ … Continue reading Bohemia: Showchoir – Assembly Roxy
Written by Agatha Christie Directed by Matthew Jebb and Jonathan Whiteside ★★★ There’s an irresistible pull to the macabre and sinister, an instinctual thirst for something bloody and mysterious which goes against our nature to survive. It’s that sliver of brutality that the most successful female playwright, and a rather famous author Agatha Christie, captures … Continue reading And Then There Were None – Central Hall, Tollcross
Music by Tom Kitt and Lin-Manuel Miranda Lyrics by Amanda Green and Lin-Manuel Miranda Directed by Amy Stinton ★★★★ Taking the foundations from the 2000 cultural zeitgeist which was Kirsten Dunst defining role, the 2011 musical incarnation of the cheerleading comedy hi-jinks drama Bring It On! elevates the more simplistic narrative of rival cheerleader squads and develops … Continue reading Bring It On! – Pleasance Theatre
Written by Poppy Smith Directed by James Beagon ★★★ It’s every parent’s nightmare; the school nativity. Well, sort of. Taking the Michael, Poppy Smith’s original script warps the Nativity into a social comedy of the hierarchies and headaches of producing the annual school showcase, where everyone has to have a part, whether they want to or … Continue reading A Christmas -Michael- Miracle – Scottish Storytelling Centre
Written & Directed by Lewis C. Baird Choreography by Taylor Doig ★★★★ Nestled in the back of Ocean Terminal, right on the old border of the waters of Newhaven and Leith, a fresh budding the tale of Beauty and the Beast emerges in the form of an Auld Reekie Panto as the prince’s castle moves from the … Continue reading Beauty & The Beast – Forth Children’s Theatre
