Written by Harry Michaels and Allan Stewart With Additional Material from Grant Stott and Matt Slack Directed by Ed Curtis Tickets from £20.75 ★★★★ It’s back. That beastly, festive, encroaching force which you just can’t escape. And no, we’re not talking about Grant Stott’s acting. For many, the King’s Pantomime in Edinburgh, currently seeking refuge … Continue reading Review: Cinderella – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Written by Sir Ian Rankin and Simon Reade Directed by Loveday Ingram Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £25.00 ★★★ It’s the end of the evening: the whisky, wine, and cheese. A time when the chatter is flowing, lips are loose, cigarette breaks are frequent, and games are played. Though, perhaps this host-imposed murder mystery … Continue reading Review: Rebus: A Game Called Malice – The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Meredith Willson Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey Directed by Fraser Grant Tickets from £25.50 ★★★★ Riding on the high-flying success of last year's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Southern Light Opera still finds themselves in the Festival Theatre, looking to raise the rafter with musical splendour and community cheer. And in Meredith Willson’s 1957 musical The Music Man, they find another winner. The tale … Continue reading Review: The Music Man – The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Book by Stephen Greenhorn Direction by Malcolm J. Burnett Musical Direction by Finlay Turnbull Tickets from £16.00 (waiting list) ★★★★ While the all-American musical is underway at the Festival Theatre, the all-Scottish treasure that is Stephen Greenhorn’s Sunshine on Leith radiates a burst of bright jukebox enjoyment throughout Edinburgh with this deeply beloved musical featuring the songs of The Proclaimers. And instilling a sense of … Continue reading Review: Sunshine on Leith – Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/FtK6gcS9URA?list=PLcTlv1bn0wwdwAKqdz9B0Rp6iMA1gRSat Book, Music, and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda Direction by Thomas Kail Musical Supervision and Orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire Tickets from £25.00 ★★★★★ No one has control over their narrative once their time runs out. The only constant between sinners, saints, rich men, and poor is the inevitability of it all. And while death is … Continue reading Review: Hamilton – The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/KxkbKuB8sXY Music & Lyrics by Ricky Allan Book by Charli Eglinton Directed by Hannah Chissick Tickets from £22.00 ★★★ Treason heavily reminds us that history is constructed by those who emerged victorious. And they only have one story to tell: theirs. Ricky Allan and Charli Eglinton’s new musical offers a richer depth to the opening lines … Continue reading Treason The Musical – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/n81Qzaowc9A Directed and Choreography by Matthew Bourne Music by Sergei Prokofiev Tickets from £28.50 ★★★★ Few things push us to extremes other than love. Whether viewed as a weakness, a strength, an eternal yearning which completes us, or a distraction, its various forms will never feel the same for any two people – so the … Continue reading Matthew Bourne’s: Romeo + Juliet – Festival Theatre
https://youtu.be/VcbpHerOI4A Hearts racing, blood flowing and an eagerness to strap on some hiking gear and a go-pro. It can only be one thing: Banff. Returning to its home in Edinburgh at the Festival Theatre, where once more audiences are reminded of the venue's tremendously clear and large-scale screen, the Banff Mountain Film Festival is an annual event, … Continue reading The Banff Mountain Film Festival: Red Programme – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Libretto and Performed by Cécile McLorin Salvant Composition by Darcy James Argue ★★★★★ There’s a regret, of sorts, in covering single-night events. Cécile McLorin Salvant: Ogresse at The Festival Theatre, part of the Edinburgh International Festival, is a shining example of the deep-panged guilt of not being able to share the experience with another the following … Continue reading Cécile McLorin Salvant: Ogresse – Festival Theatre
Music by Tom Kitt and Lin-Manuel Miranda Lyrics by Amanda Green and Lin-Manuel Miranda ★★★★ Rival squads, cheerleading-comedy hi-jinks, and enough late noughties references and melodrama to fill a locker room, Bring It On! takes the cultural zeitgeist of the Kirsten Dunst film, shaped it and emerges as a Tom Kitt and Lin-Manuel Miranda musical fan favourite … Continue reading Bring It On! The Beyond Broadway Experience – Festival Theatre
