https://youtu.be/XTLRwxzwyCA Directed and Set Design by Yaron Lifschitz Choreographed by Yaron Lifschitz, Bridie Hooper & Circa Ensemble Composed by Gluck Libretto by Calzabigi The Edinburgh Playhouse ★★★★ Rising from the pits of Hades and defying both mortal realms and gravity—literal and emotional—Orpheus and Eurydice at the Edinburgh Playhouse is a breathtaking fusion of opera and … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh International Festival 2025 – Orpheus and Eurydice, The Edinburgh Playhouse
Written by James Graham Directed by Andrew Panton The Festival Theatre ★★★★ Make It Happen, debuting at the Edinburgh International Festival, is a searing, frequently exhilarating piece of ensemble drama that balances razor-edged satire with surreal intensity. Directed with flair and no shortage of ambition by Andrew Panton, it dares to grapple with avarice, self-mythologising, … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh International Festival 2025 – Make It Happen, Festival Theatre
Elliot Gooch (Rolf) and Sally Cheng (Liesel Von Trapp) above, to star in the Pitlochry Festival Theatre's The Sound of Music Ahead of The Sound of Music, which opens on the 15th of November at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre, we sat down with Sally Cheng and Elliot Gooch to discuss their roles as Liesl von Trapp … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Sound of Music: A Chat with Sally Cheng and Elliot Gooch
Kirsty Findlay cast as Maria, pictured with the Youth Cast above, in Pitlochry Festival Theatre's The Sound of Music Leading, what is shaping up to be a tremendous cast, Findlay once more takes centre-stage at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre, this time performing the beloved role of Maria in Elizabeth Newman's last production for the venue, … Continue reading Have a Gander – Casting Pitlochry’s The Sound of Music, Kirsty Findlay to Play Maria
Stage Adaptation by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie Based on the Original Screenplay by Dean Pitchford Music by Tom Snow Lyrics by Dean Pitchford Tickets from £15.00 ★★★★ Hormones, dreams, tunes, confetti, and hips are flying in the Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s second musical extravaganza, Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie’s Footloose, a more rambunctious step aside from their production of Beautiful: The Carole … Continue reading Review: Footloose, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
https://youtu.be/iyWDB962pOw From the Work of Charles Dickens Adapted by Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie Directed by Andrew Panton Musical Direction by Isaac Savage Tickets from £15.00 ★★★★★ There was a time when we boxed it all away. Unsure if we would even ever open it again. We stored away plans and adventures as we waited for … Continue reading A Christmas Carol – Dundee Rep
Written by Pauline Lockhart Directed by Niloo-Far Khan Music by Alan Penman ★★★ Home is where the heart is, so the idiom goes. But when your heart just isn’t ‘in it’, where do you call home? Struggling at school, frustrated with life, and without a source of understanding to turn to, Caitlin begins to act out more … Continue reading Forever Home – A Play, A Pie, and a Pint
Book by Finn Anderson & Tania Azevedo Music & Lyrics by Finn Anderson Directed by Tania Azevedo Musical Arrangements Created by Finn Anderson and A Mother’s Song Band. ★★★★ The distinctiveness and reverence of folk language are unlike any other, particularly in Scottish culture. Transcending time and location, many who leave homelands carry with them … Continue reading A Mother’s Song – Macroberts Art Centre
Written and Directed by Barrie Hunter Musical Direction by Alan Penman ★★★★ If it wasn’t for the vividly bright oranges and flannel forest greens, one might be forgiven for not realising that you might not be in the Fair City but in the land of Middle Perth, of Mickle Muchty under the looming shadow of … Continue reading Jack and the Beanstalk – Perth Theatre
Written by Fraser Boyle & Ken Alexander Directed by Ken Alexander ★★★★ In Panto land, the realm of fairytale collides with vaudeville storytelling and glee – often taking shape as a classic Grimm tale or nursery rhyme. But where creative liberty is free, magic follows, and as part of The Gaiety's return to in-person performance, … Continue reading Jamie & The Unicorn: A Legend of a Panto! – The Gaiety
