Following their hugely successful run of a gender-blind Jesus Christ Superstar, the tenacity of and skill of the Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group returns to Church Hill Theatre with a piece of musical theatre just as beloved, but with more teeth, in the kitschy and firm-favourite Little Shop of Horrors. A story of love, dentists, … Continue reading Have a Gander – EUSOG Presents Little Shop of Horrors
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics by Tim Rice Directed by Timothy Sheader Tickets from £21.50 ★★★★ Sourcing the humanity, the significant extremities within the zeitgeist of biblical figures, Jesus Christ Superstar, has long thundered an intentional juxtaposition to ruffle the feathers of politics, the church, misplaced adoration, and the Catholic obsession with guilt. One of … Continue reading Jesus Christ Superstar – King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Directed by Katie Slater Produced by Aisling Anderson Musical Direction by Falk Mieir ★★★★★ Come rabble, royalty, nobility and rogue – for a Bohemian celebration which claims the Assembly Roxy as it’s own. Returning with their Showchoir, the Edinburgh University Footlights aim to celebrate their namesake: melody. A collection of muses, EUFootlights Bohemia Showchoir amasses various showtunes, rock n’ … Continue reading Bohemia: Showchoir – Assembly Roxy
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics by Tim Rice Directed by Izzy Ponsford ★★★ Locating the humanity, the extremes within the psychology of biblical figures, Jesus Christ Superstar breathes an intentional juxtaposition into politics, the church, misplaced adoration, and now gender composites. One of the most successful, indeed complicated, sung-through western musicals – Andrew Lloyd Webber and … Continue reading Jesus Christ Superstar – Churchill Theatre
Music& Lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Glenn Slater Directed by Laurence Connor Book by Julian Fellowes ★★★★ In the beginning, there was Rock. Hardcore and legendary. Where did it all go wrong? Layabout, untidy and jobless – Dewey has more than his fair few problems, chief of them being his best friend’s newest partner … Continue reading School of Rock – Edinburgh Playhouse
