Written and Directed by Aggie Perry Robinson Assistant Direction by Eve Hartley Review by Marina Funcasta ★★★★ For a work that is so concerned with names and the power of naming, it is ironic that Eleanor was initially described to me in passing as “a play about Karl Marx’s daughter”. Immediately the thought of a communist-inspired, student-written … Continue reading Eleanor – La Belle Angele, Edinburgh
Written by Huw Turnbull Directed by Minnie Cross Review by Marina Funcasta ★★★★ Set in a boy’s bathroom littered with smutty glow-in-the-dark vandalisms, Slash emerges as a play which seeks to reveal the inner etchings of what is locked away, the goings-on behind closed doors. Brilliant in its originality, Turnbull’s writing disentangles to leave a train of … Continue reading Slash – Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh
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
Written by Brian Friel Directed by Aisling Matthews and Catriona Maclachlan ★★★★ Language is everything. To lose it is to cripple the communication of love, autonomy, and identity. To control it, to manipulate someone, a culture, or a nation’s tongue is to exhibit an ultimate form of authority. And it’s something generations of solely-native English … Continue reading Translations – Bedlam Theatre
https://youtu.be/ZdLseDHj8to Written by Arthur Miller Directed by Josie Rose Embleton, Tazy Harrison-Moore and Catriona Maclachlan ★★★★★ There’s a figurative list of productions in critical circles, of shows and titles that (for lack of a better descriptive) make eyes roll or force exhales of breath. They’re the titans of theatre, particularly attractive to the amateur dramatic … Continue reading All My Sons – Teviot Row House
As of March 16th, the Scottish Government advises a policy to protect the capacity of our public services, advising that organisers should cancel or postpone all mass events of 500 people or more – indoors or outdoors. Below is an ongoing list of Scottish Theatre & events venues which have provided their stance on the … Continue reading Covid-19 – Theatre/Events responses & information
Presented by The Edinburgh University Theatre Company Written & Directed by Sally MacAlister Runs at Bedlam Theatre until August 25th Fostering recent accomplishments with female writers, as part of the Edinburgh University Theatre Company, writer Sally MacAlister's term-time hit She Can't Half Talk makes a Fringe debut. A series of six femme-lead monologues which focus … Continue reading She Can’t Half Talk – Bedlam Theatre
