Original Music by Tim Sutton, Original Lyrics by Ninian Dunnett Book by Ninian Dunnett, Michael Hoffman and Andy Paterson Directed by Michael Hoffman Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £15.00 ★★★★ As much of a love letter to the nation as it is two fingers rammed high to the sky, Restless Natives firmly grasps elements … Continue reading Review – Restless Natives, Leith Theatre
Book by Josh Logan Directed by Alex Timbers Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £15.00 ★★★★★ Take a deep breath. Embrace the hedonism and sultry nature of it all, and welcome, one and all, vagabond and nobility alike, to the Moulin Rouge. The ninth production of the smash-hit musical take on Baz Luhrmann’s much-adored cinematic … Continue reading Review: Moulin Rouge The Musical! – The Edinburgh Playhouse , Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/flgN-VMpcT8 Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein Directed by Christopher Ashley Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £29.00 ★★★★★ “Welcome to the Rock if you’ve come from away” sings Nicholas Pound to the audience, open-armed as the mayor of Gander, Newfoundland. Get ready to be immersed in the experience of the … Continue reading Review: Come From Away – The King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein Directed by Christopher Ashley Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £29.00 ★★★★★ Welcome to The Rock, folks. We have a feeling you might like it here. It’s common for a musical to generate a sense of community; it’s rare for it to succeed to this … Continue reading Review: Come From Away – The Edinburgh Playhouse
Class Act - March featured work from Firrhill High School, Craigroyston High School, Tynecastle High School, Leith Academy as well as Intercultural Youth Scotland Class Act Ukraine in Scotland 2024 - Tickets: £5.00 (Con. available) Nurturing talents and unlocking potential for sixty years has been a core ethos for the Traverse Theatre. While many talented new … Continue reading Have a Gander: Class Act – Traverse Theatre
Based on Iolanthe by Gilbert and Sullivan Additional Lyrics by Lewis Eggeling Script by Fraser Grant and Rosalyn Harper Directed by Hunter King Tickets from £10.00 ★★★ In an age where the dying guttural roars of the past clamber onto their grip of the world, it’s only right to put faith into newer generations to … Continue reading Review: Biolanthe – Summerhall, Edinburgh
Written by Stephen Christopher & Graeme Smith Directed by Jordan Blackwood Review by Marina Funcasta Tickets from £12.00 ★★★★ For all the hullabaloo that transcends between theatre and football as arguments erupt over funding and political ‘preferential treatment’ - each receives in the eyes of the other; the pair find themselves on the same side. Whether it’s … Continue reading Review: The Scaff – A Play, Pie, and a Pint at The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Directed by Philip Franks Written by Torben Betts Review by Annie Aslett Tickets from £19.00 ★★★ Murder In The Dark, a new horror play by Torben Betts, is winging its way around the UK and arrived at Glasgow’s Pavillion Theatre this week. The UK tour of Danny Robins’ smash hit 2:22: A Ghost Story will have whetted audience appetites for scares - how … Continue reading Review: A Murder in the Dark – The Pavilion, Glasgow
Created and Performed by Sarah Hopfinger Music and Sound Design by Alicia Jane Turner ★★★★ What do you do when you can’t trust the very body that houses you? When you lose faith in the form we present and the biological machine which gets us from A to B, how do you reclaim that autonomy … Continue reading Review: Pain & I – Summerhall, Edinburgh
Directed by Abigail Halperin Musical Direction by Eric Rogers Tickets from £10.00 ★★★★ Fancy a trip to Arendelle? Or maybe the sun-drenched coastlines of Ancient Greece? What about the dark depths of the Woods? Maybe - just maybe - audiences are looking to join in on that long journey down the tracks to Hades… But … Continue reading Review: All Who Wander – Magnusson Centre, Edinburgh
