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
Tag: Festive
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs – Festival Theatre
Written by Harry Michaels and Allan Stewart With Additional Material by Grant Stott and Jordan Young Directed by Ed Curtis ★★★★ Hiya pals, now - the first thing you might have noticed is that we seem to be in a new home. While the Lady of Leven Street has a slumber, her younger sibling is … Continue reading Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs – Festival Theatre
The Gift – The Studio, Potterrow
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
A Christmas -Michael- Miracle – Scottish Storytelling Centre
Written by Poppy Smith Directed by James Beagon ★★★ It’s every parent’s nightmare; the school nativity. Well, sort of. Taking the Michael, Poppy Smith’s original script warps the Nativity into a social comedy of the hierarchies and headaches of producing the annual school showcase, where everyone has to have a part, whether they want to or … Continue reading A Christmas -Michael- Miracle – Scottish Storytelling Centre
Babes in the Wood – Churchill Theatre
Written by John Somerville Directed and Choreographed by Mandy Black Musical Direction by Barrie Simcock ★★★★ Now this is a proper pantomime. There is an undoubtable poignancy with the Edinburgh People’s Theatre’s return to the stage following their hibernation over lockdown periods. Babes in the Wood, opening last week at the Churchill Theatre, is a fitting piece for … Continue reading Babes in the Wood – Churchill Theatre