https://youtu.be/SPCToZqauLU Written by Hannah Lavery Directed by Natalie Ibu Tickets from £9.00 ★★★★ It feels only fitting that in returning with Protest, Hannah Lavery continues presenting a significantly resounding voice for younger generations – when all too many of them (and their productions) tend to become lost amidst the singular, louder, voices of discouragement. Initially premiering … Continue reading Review: Protest – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Tag: Alan Menken
Review: Little Shop of Horrors – Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman Music by Alan Menken Directed by Tom Beazley and Amy Stinton Tickets from £9.00 ★★★★ Following a rousingly successful Jesus Christ Superstar, one which dismantled the boundaries of casting restrictions, Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group returns to Church Hill Theatre with another well-loved musical, substituting apostles and silver for dentists … Continue reading Review: Little Shop of Horrors – Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
Sister Act – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/J5v5zYe_05o Book by Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Glenn Slater Directed by Bill Buckhurst Tickets from £28.50 ★★★★★ Oh, happy days – church is in session, and the Festival Theatre rings out with the bells of Sister Act, the musical adaptation of the hugely popular Whoopi Goldberg film. The divine musical … Continue reading Sister Act – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
The Hunchback of Notre Dame -Edinburgh Academy
Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Directed by Sally Lyall Musical Directed by Colum Findlay and Fraser Hume ★★★★★ Cutting to the chase – the talent and determination of the entire Captivate Theatre team has always carried a guarantee of solid entertainment and an absolute beacon of brilliance for the Edinburgh grassroots community. … Continue reading The Hunchback of Notre Dame -Edinburgh Academy
Beauty and the Beast – Edinburgh Playhouse
Composition and lyrics by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman & Tim Rice Book by Linda Woolverton Directed & Choreographed by Matt West ★★★★★ Sharing its name and narrative from the hegemonic version of Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s version of the fairy-tale, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast has been a glittering, shining rose for the lives of children and … Continue reading Beauty and the Beast – Edinburgh Playhouse
