Created by Richard O’Brien Directed by Christopher Luscombe Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £23.00 ★★★★ Time may be fleeting, but some classics remain a celebration of queer culture, camp, and chaos. Edinburgh Playhouse welcomed back the cult phenomenon The Rocky Horror Show this week, and it’s clear why this musical remains a beloved staple of theatre. From … Continue reading Review: Rocky Horror Picture Show – The Edinburgh Playhouse
Produced by Dance Consortium Review by Marina Funcasta ★★★★ Canada’s leading dance company, Ballet British Columbia, has been touring two pieces, Frontier and Passing, choreographed by Crystal Pite and Johan Inger, respectively. Though critics have seemed to strongly prefer one over the other, I can certainly say that both pieces were far-reaching and spoke to … Continue reading Review: Ballet BC – The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Produced by Moonlight Review by Marina Funcasta Tickets from £23.00 ★★★★★ Lying on a secluded New Town corner, St Vincent’s chapel emerges as a glimpse into a Scotland from long ago. Strewn with candles and families chatting over hot cocoa, the quiet congregation set the precedent for an intimate evening. Brought to life by pianist … Continue reading Review: ‘A Burns Night Hootenanny – Tam O’ Shanter’- St Vincent’s Chapel, Edinburgh
Created by Richard O’Brien Directed by Christopher Luscombe Review by Marina Funcasta Tickets from £23.00 ★★★ Having seen a variety of musicals at the Playhouse, the usual business swamped the stalls to the sound of the five-minute warning. This time, however, as I made my way into the stalls, I circumvented bobbing bedazzled top hats … Continue reading Review: Rocky Horror Picture Show – The Playhouse, Edinburgh
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jim Steinman Directed by Jay Scheib Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £15.00 ★★★ Gird your loins, dig out the fishnets, and ditch the ol’ fella – Bat Out Of Hell isn’t for the faint-hearted or well-adjusted, as the late Jim Steinman’s dystopian fairytale re-treading thunders the intense discography for … Continue reading Review: Bat Out Of Hell – The Playhouse, Edinburgh
Lyrics by Tim Rice Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Directed by Laurence Connor Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £15.00 ★★★★★ The quintessential stage school musical has never felt so vivid or jubilant; over fifty years since it first brought its Technicolor magic to the world of musical theatre, Andrew Lloyd Webber and TimRice’s retelling … Continue reading Review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – The Playhouse, Edinburgh
Directed by Annabel Mutale Reed Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine Review by Annie Aslett Greenside @ George Street ★★★★ Directed by Annabel Mutale Reed, the cast of this production of Into the Woods is the first cohort to come through the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art's (LAMDA) Masters … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Into the Woods: LAMDA
Review by Annie Aslett Gilded Balloon at the Museum: Tickets ★★★★★ While Chris Hall boasts impressive numbers on TikTok, he is never more entertaining than live on stage, returning to the Fringe this year with his fabulous new show Girl For All Seasons. Hall has a few years of stand-up under his (cow print) belt … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Christopher Hall: Girl For All Seasons
https://youtu.be/T0MPmNt3-gY Produced by Baby Wants Candy Review by Annie Aslett Assembly George Square Studios ★★★★★ Though improv shows, by their nature, bear repeat viewings, it is not every improv troupe that would merit a rewatch. Shamilton! The Improvised Hip-Hop Musical from improv group Baby Wants Candy sits firmly in the if-I-was-rich-I'd-see-this-every-night camp. On stage tonight … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Shamilton! The Improvised Hip-Hop Musical
Written by Kira Mason Directed by Matt Attwood Review by Annie Aslett theSpace on the Mile: Tickets ★★★ Bad luck, you're dead. Worse luck, you're in Hell! Luckily, Lucy (Grace Baker) and Bubs (Eleanor Tate) are here to help. The devilish duo greet you at the door, resplendent in black wings, to check you off … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Ring That Bell!
