by George Bernard Shaw, Reimagined by Stewart Laing Review by Eloise Robertson Traverse Theatre ★★★★★ Stewart Laing’s reimagining of Saint Joan is potent. It brims with innovation through its narrative framing, experimental soundscapes, and the bold multimedia twist of its Epilogue. What’s more, it is carried out with absolute precision in the performances of the … Continue reading Review: Saint Joan – The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Written by Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie Directed by Jemima Levick Review by Dominic Corr Tour Dates ★★★★ History rarely arrives with such swagger, but SCOTS marches back around Scotland, briefly to The Dundee Rep, with a tartan‑tinted skid-mark in its breeks, and a renewed sense of theatrical purpose, delivering a renewed show which balances … Continue reading Review: SCOTS – The Dundee Rep
By Kathy McKean, after Euripides Directed by Gordon Barr Review by Eloise Robertson Bard in the Botanics ★★★★ It is a rare treat to know instantaneously that you can trust a performance to carry you through its script and deliver you neatly to its conclusion. The moment Isabelle Joss opens as the Nurse, the audience … Continue reading Review: Medea – The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Created by Sally Cookson, Adam Peck, and the Original Company Directed by Jemima Levick Review by Dominic Corr The Lyceum ★★★★★ Cinderella is the fairytale that refuses to fade: morality and wonderment stitched alongside rags-to-riches promise, and a heart tuned to the season. Done right, it carries an engrossing sense of humour and a growling hint … Continue reading Review: Cinderella: A Fairytale – The Lyceum, Edinburgh
Directed by Lynne Morris Review by Hunter King Churchill Theatre ★★★ As the Christmas season quickly approaches, Leitheatre welcomed the festive tidings this weekend with the classic, It’s a Wonderful Life. The show tells the story of George Bailey (Kevin Rowe) and his life from childhood until a situation that could become his death, his … Continue reading Review: It’s A Wonderful Life – The Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh
Adapted by Simon Stephens Based on the Novel by Mark Haddon Directed by Jac Wheble Review by Hunter King Assembly Roxy ★★★★ The Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group performed Mark Haddon’s modern classic The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time this week at Assembly Roxy in a way that felt authentic, meaningful, and emotional. … Continue reading Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time – The Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh
Written by Owen Sutcliffe Directed by Jack Nurse Review by Hunter King Traverse Theatre ★★★★ After a sold-out Fringe run, Wonder Fools’ Òran has returned to Edinburgh for a limited run at the Traverse Theatre. Immediately after trekking down the stairs to Traverse 2, the audience is transported to an eerie world with lo-fi-esque electronic … Continue reading Review: Òran – The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Written by Agatha Christie Adapted by Rachel Wagstaff Artistic Direction by Fiona Main Review by Hunter King Threepenny Theatricals ★★★ Threepenny Theatricals performed Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d this weekend at the Church Hill Theatre, marking their second production of the year, following their May production of Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime. After a guest is … Continue reading Review: The Mirror Crack’d – The Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. and Alain Boublil Directed by Jean-Pierre van der Spuy Review by Olivia Burns Glasgow - 2026 tickets ★★★★★ Boublil and Schönberg’s musical returns in ALL of its glory in a visual and audio spectacle. Mackintosh’s revival has nurtured a theatrical buffet of skill, talent, consideration and … Continue reading Review: Miss Saigon – The Edinburgh Playhouse
Written by Katy Nixon Directed by Brian Logan Review by Olivia Burns Traverse Theatre ★★★ A Play, A Pie, A Pint vet Katy Nixon returns with horrifying relevance and an uneasy Tuesday-afternoon-watch in Cheapo, directed by Brian Logan. School uniforms, chicken-shop meet-ups, crippling anxiety and big hoop earrings thrust into a paradigm of teenagerisms and adolescence … Continue reading Review: Play, Pie, and a Pint: Cheapo – Traverse Theatre
