Book, Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda Directed by Thomas Kail Review by Dominic Corr Theatre Royal ★★★★★ Hamilton at the Glasgow Theatre Royal arrives not as nostalgia but as proof: Lin‑Manuel Miranda’s revolutionary musical remains one of the most powerful pieces of musical theatre in the repertoire, a work that keeps reinventing how stage music … Continue reading Review: Hamilton – The Theatre Royal, Glasgow
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
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
Music by Tom Kitt and Lin-Manuel Miranda Lyrics by Amanda Green and Lin-Manuel Miranda Directed by Amy Stinton ★★★★ Taking the foundations from the 2000 cultural zeitgeist which was Kirsten Dunst defining role, the 2011 musical incarnation of the cheerleading comedy hi-jinks drama Bring It On! elevates the more simplistic narrative of rival cheerleader squads and develops … Continue reading Bring It On! – Pleasance Theatre
https://youtu.be/togmdDHG3Pw Written by Charise Castro Smith & Jared Bush Directed by Jared Bush & Byron Howard USA/ 2021/ 102 mins ★★★★★ The sixtieth animated feature to reveal itself from the Walt Disney Vault, Encanto continues the companies’ ongoing exploration of cultures outside of traditional Western fables or European folklore. Turning their eye towards the dense, emerald forests of Columbia, … Continue reading Encanto – Review
Written by Giles Terera Available July 1st Concerning musical theatre, and the arts community in general, the past year has cemented one thing; people don’t appreciate the level of complexity and preparation which goes into live entertainment. And this isn’t even counting the on-the-night events of choreography, stage management or orchestral. No, the level of … Continue reading Hamilton and Me: An Actor’s Journal by Giles Terera
https://youtu.be/DSCKfXpAGHc Directed by Thomas Kail Book, Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda ★★★★★ For people who never understood, indeed resented, the attention and proclaimed brilliance of Hamilton – this is the opportunity to witness the phenomenon which has, and continues to, challenge the face of theatrical culture and historical perception. The American founding fathers, among … Continue reading Hamilton – Disney +
