Written and Directed by Johnny McKnight Musical Direction and Composition by Ross Brown ★★★★★ There’s nae place like home. And sometimes it takes a trip away to realise that all those gripes, misplaced dreams and annoyances forge who we are, where we’re going, and open us to loved ones surrounding us. But enough of that … Continue reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz – Tron Theatre
Written and Directed by John Binnie Musical Direction and Piano by Tommie Travers ★★★ Ahoy landlubbers, it’s time to return to the Brunton Theatre to sail the high seas (well, the Firth of the Forth) with Sinbad and crew as audiences venture from the Honest Toun to lands unknown in the pursuit of treasure. It’s … Continue reading Sinbad: The Pantomime – Brunton Theatre
From the Novel by Charles Dickens Adapted and Directed by Tony Cownie ★★★★ The ghost of an idea. This is how Dickens described his significant contribution to the literary and cultural world, particularly as we enter the final days of the year. A story which takes the spectres of remorse, redemption, and guilt and channels … Continue reading An Edinburgh Christmas Carol – Royal Lyceum Theatre
Written by J.M. Barrie Adapted by Janys Chambers Directed by Ben Occhipinti ★★★★ The boy who refused to grow old. In tough times, it is understandable why one would resist emerging into an adult world – when the alternative is peppered with swashbuckling adventure, hidden dens, and endless stories. J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, adapted time and … Continue reading Peter Pan and Wendy – Pitlochry Festival Theatre
https://youtu.be/R-SFzgHlMSs Choreography by Christopher Hampson Composition by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ★★★★ In the intrusive darkness, something magical glitters in the Festival Theatre stage light. Amidst the protrusions of silhouetted ice, a familiar being stirs triumphantly again after a three-year slumber away from the stage. Scottish Ballet makes a grand return to the Christmas season, with an … Continue reading The Snow Queen – Festival Theatre
Creative Lead by Nic Green Movement Direction by All or Nothing ★★★★★ How we perceive our environment has a tremendous effect on our mental health. The tiny details we concern ourselves with are usually minuscule compared to the bigger picture, so could an alternative perspective improve our mental health, anxieties and expectations? How about literally soaring … Continue reading Like Flying – National Theatre of Scotland
Written by William Makepeace Thackeray Adapted by Declan Donnellan Directed by Hilary Spiers ★★★ Vanity Fair sits among the dusted tomes as a monumentally respected collection of volumes, collated, collected, and often adapted – most famously by Declan Donnellan's 1983 premiere production in Edinburgh with Nick Ormerod. Though for many it’s placed there as a ‘good … Continue reading Vanity Fair – Churchill Theatre
https://youtu.be/hlijaVOFuwE Written by Alan Parker Words and Music by Paul Williams Directed by Sean Holmes ★★★★ What gives? We were told there was a real nice speakeasy around this joint. And instead, what presents audiences as they walk into the Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre is a melancholy of monochrome, a soft tune humming in the background … Continue reading Bugsy Malone: The Musical – Edinburgh Playhouse
https://youtu.be/9UmlFsBR40w Written by Henrik Ibsen Directed by Josie Rose Embleton Produced by Hannah Lacaille ★★★★ Christmas. And things surely couldn’t be any better in the Helmer household. The luxuries of life at the fingertips of a mother, and a wife; whether it’s macarons or champagne suppers, if Nora Helmer desires the whims of fancy – … Continue reading A Doll’s House – Bedlam Theatre
Written by Taqi Nazeer Directed by Niloo Farr Khan ★★★★ The Jinn, or perhaps you’re more familiar with the term Djinn or anglicized and generic term Genie, are beings of near-impenetrable veils, unlikely to ever be seen but always felt. The power and faith behind these pre-Islamic spirits are no less revered or impactful than … Continue reading Jinnistan – Traverse Theatre
