https://youtu.be/wiyhsnuUWnY Produced by and Co-Created by Cameron Mackintosh Original Music & Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman & Robert M. Sherman Book by Julian Fellowes, After P.L. Travers Original Stories Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £25.00 ★★★★★ In a world of stuffy, stunted, and bushy-browed bankers and men, the spontaneity of colour, frivolities, song, and … Continue reading Review: Mary Poppins – The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/ds7EI97Q2Vk Written by Joe Brumm Music by Joff Bush Directed by Rosemary Myers Tickets from £18.50 ★★★★ From a gentle beginning, as the bin chickens (ibises) scuttle around the set, cawing and mewling to the audience, Bluey’s Big Play already takes a more original and gentle approach than similar television to stage adaptations. But that … Continue reading Review: Bluey’s Big Play – The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Produced by Pump House CYT Review by Annie Aslett ★★★★ Gather around and allow the cast of Pump House CYT’s production of Pippin to transport you into their magical, mysterious world. Expertly shepherded by Gracie Artwood-Pugh as ‘Leading Player’, this cast of young actors is a joy to watch. They are entirely committed to their roles from … Continue reading Pippin – theSpace@ Niddry St
https://youtu.be/kCjXLtd4I00 Based on The Book by Ben Rice Co-Created, Directed and Text by Robert Alan Evans Co-Created and Performed by Gill Robertson ★★★★ In this rather barren mining town, where ore and opal are the determining factors, young Kellyanne Williamson turns to her imaginary friends, Pobby and Dingan, for emotional support: and their existence is not … Continue reading Lightning Ridge – Summerhall: Main Hall
Written by Frances Hodgson Burnett Adapted by Elizabeth Newman Directed by ★★★★ Unnurtured, a sheltered life leads to a peakiness, the absence of fresh air and interaction closes them to the warmth of others. It’s constricting, and no fortune in the ancient or new world can come close to the purity and undiluted hallowedness of the natural … Continue reading The Secret Garden – Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Created and Performed Sarah Rose Graber and Ruxy Cantir Directed by Tim Licata ★★★★ The prospect of living on an island with your best pal might sound like a dream for some, a nightmare for others. But that’s precisely where Riri and Moku find themselves, confined to a barrel, sitting atop an island of rubbish. … Continue reading Two in a Barrel – National Museum of Scotland
Performed by Ron Fairweather, Fergus McNicol and Claire McNicol ★★★★ Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum: Panto season’s nearly over, ho-hum. Down in the Netherbow Theatre, a treasure awaits - not one of gold or silver, but of dreams and cheers. The Scottish Storytelling Centre emerges into the final twilight days of the year with Macastory’s theatrical group and their annual … Continue reading Macastory’s Jack and the Beanstalk – Scottish Storytelling Centre
https://youtu.be/tT4wiCasRBk Created and Choreographed by Natasha Gilmore ★★★★★ In a time of instant gratification and over-stimulation, we overlook the humble pleasantries of receiving nothing - nothing except the finest gift of all; an opportunity to use our imagination. There are few excitements which re-ignite the imagination than those blurred festive bulbs twinkling on that morning … Continue reading The Gift – The Studio, Potterrow
https://youtu.be/UxxnL26CGpY Written by Ross Mackay Directed by Jordan Blackwood ★★★★★ Rifling through the pages of a well-loved story: there’s nothing better, is there? Seeking fortunes, solving mysteries, standing toe-to-toe with Dark Lords, and saving distant lands – the storybook is a gateway of limitless potential, and for some, it’s a lifeline, a friend. And where … Continue reading Treasure Island – The Lanternhouse, Cumbernauld
https://youtu.be/94H4DXic9CY Based on the work of C. S. Lewis Directed by Michael Fentiman ★★★★★ It has been winter for one hundred years, but now, Spring is returning. And while you may be forgiven with mistaking this land of tundra and lamplight for the brisk Scottish night, Edinburgh welcomes an entirely different realm of magic with The … Continue reading The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe – King’s Theatre
