Written by Ross Mackay Directed by Jordan Blackwood Review by Dominic Corr ★★★★ With your nose stuck in a book, the world outside seems so small, near inconsequential. From standing toe-to-toe with Dark Lords, triumphing in distant shires with a thirst for adventure, or even just retiring into a world with familiar possibilities, there’s a … Continue reading Review: Treasure Island – The Studio, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/ien1Z42hzBc Written by Ron Coleman Directed by Magdalena Schamberger Special Mention to James McKillop, Nancy McAdam and Agnes Houston Review by Gabriel Rogers ★★★★ Despite the recent cold weather, which has held Edinburgh in its icy grip, Ron Coleman’s Dementia the Musical manages to cut through the chill and bring much-needed warmth to the audience … Continue reading Review: Dementia The Musical – The Studio, Edinburgh
Adapted by David Greig and Jackie Crichton from Julia Donaldson and Axel Sheffler's Book Directed by Katie Beard Tickets from £13.00 ★★★ There’s a severe lack of stories which celebrate being bad. Or rather, have fun with their baddies and ghoulies; The Baddies, from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler (Stickman), here adapted by David Grieg and Jackie Crichton, puts the rogues, witches, … Continue reading Review: The Baddies – The Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/IsOEUkJtxFI Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler Directed by Susie Dumbreck Tickets from £18.00 ★★★★★ We hope you’re comfortably in attendance for the ballad of musical theatre’s cut-throat musical, the family black sheep, which revels in the macabre and Victorian-London draping surrounding it. An ambitious and hugely successful production, this isn’t … Continue reading Review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/mIig4FLrwmk Written by Bruce Vilanch, Gabriel Barre, and Tricia Paoluccio With Additional Material by Jonathan Harvey Directed by Gabriel Barre Review by Annie Aslett Tickets: from £13.00 ★★★ Here You Come Again gives country legend, Dolly Parton, the “jukebox musical” treatment in this new production currently touring the UK, showing at Glasgow’s King’s Theatre until … Continue reading Review: Here You Come Again – The King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Written and Produced by David Carswell Directed by Ruairidh Forde Musical Direction from Ryan Moir Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £17.00 ★★★ While skeletons of Glasgow’s incredible music scene still mournfully line the streets, a new musical, ‘Glasgow Kiss’, from The ‘Tommy Burns Story’ and ‘PORNO’ writer Davie Carswell, has risen at the Glasgow … Continue reading Review: Glasgow Kiss – The Pavillion, Glasgow
https://youtu.be/NjyDpZ30bNY Conceived, Originally Directed and Choreographed by Michael Bennett Book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante Music by Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics by Edward Kleban Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £24.00 ★★★★ Seventeen hopefuls. Eight spots for a chance at stardom. Each has a different story behind them in their bid to join in A … Continue reading Review: A Chorus Line – The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/flgN-VMpcT8 Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein Directed by Christopher Ashley Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £29.00 ★★★★★ “Welcome to the Rock if you’ve come from away” sings Nicholas Pound to the audience, open-armed as the mayor of Gander, Newfoundland. Get ready to be immersed in the experience of the … Continue reading Review: Come From Away – The King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Written by Harrison MacNeill and Leo MacNeill Review by Dominic Corr ★★★★ Pumpkins, munchkins, kids, adults, and all – Pantoland has thrown open its doors a trifle earlier than expected, as Harrison MacNeill and Leo MacNeill revive Aunty Disestablishmentarianism and Aunty Biotics for a whip-round tour bringing with them a stream of groan-worthy gags, predictable … Continue reading Review: A Dame of Two Halves – The Studio, Edinburgh
Written by Willy Russell Directed by Bob Thomson Review by Marina Funcasta Tickets from £13.00 ★★★ For a play that is all about the perils of nostalgia, Bob Tomson’s touring production of 'Blood Brothers' felt painfully relevant: framed throughout by two council estates, there is no attempt to dampen down the bleak series of events … Continue reading Review: Blood Brothers – The Edinburgh Playhouse
