Traditional Pantomime by Alan P Frayn Review by Hunter King Portobello Town Hall ★★★ The Edinburgh People’s Theatre has sailed into the Church Hill Theatre on a sea of childhood wonder with Sinbad the Sailor. Sinbad (Carol Bryce) must embark on one final adventure to retrieve a magical pearl that has been stolen by the … Continue reading Review: Sinbad the Sailor – Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
Presented by Stage Door Entertainment Written and Directed by Mark Kydd Review by Hunter King Portobello Town Hall ★★★★ Hiya pals! As we get closer and closer to Christmas, panto season is in full swing, and Stage Door Entertainment has a hit with Beauty and the Beast: The Pantomime. The show takes the fairy tale … Continue reading Review: Beauty and the Beast – Portobello Town Hall, Edinburgh
Written by Sylvia Dow Directed by Becky Hope-Palmer Tickets: £15.00 (Con. available) ★★★ There’s a renaissance of sorts emerging for Nan Shepard’s life and what can be syphoned from in it a post-lockdown world – understandable that after months of isolation and barriers, the woman who lived and loved the Scottish mountains like no other … Continue reading Woman Walking – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
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
Written by Lewis Hetherington Directed by Sophie Howell ★★★ A vet. A psychiatrist. A sorcerer. A filmmaker or a chef. A Power Rangers villain. These were all avenues which, at one point, I seriously considered undertaking (still working on that last one). And the idea that in another universe, only marginally different to our own, these aspirations … Continue reading The Multiverse is Gay – Royal Lyceum Theatre
