Directed by Andy Johnston and Louise Hunter Musical Direction by Andrew Thomson Dance Direction by Louise Williamson and Jemma Crawford Tickets from £14.00 ★★★★ With the 62nd show now one for the books, The Edinburgh Gang Show returns to spark the city with a comforting glitz and celebration of variety in its ever-glowing and underappreciated glamour. And … Continue reading The Edinburgh Gang Show 2023 – Festival Theatre
https://youtu.be/fdxajUFO8vI Written by Steven Knight Directed & Choreographed by Benoit Swan Pouffer ★★★★ The Festival Theatre is under new management folks, and they’re not the type you’d want to raise a complaint with. Not that you’d have any with the venue’s newest show, as Edinburgh welcomes the highly anticipated Rambert’s Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas … Continue reading Rambert: Peaky Blinders – Festival Theatre
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Music by Bob Gaudio with Lyrics by Bob Crewe Directed by Des McAnuff ★★★★ If we listed some of The Four Seasons' choice hits, this would surely be enough to tempt even the most unfamiliar into watching the international juggernaut which is Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice’s Jersey Boys, … Continue reading Jersey Boys – Edinburgh Playhouse
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics by Tim Rice Directed by Izzy Ponsford ★★★ Locating the humanity, the extremes within the psychology of biblical figures, Jesus Christ Superstar breathes an intentional juxtaposition into politics, the church, misplaced adoration, and now gender composites. One of the most successful, indeed complicated, sung-through western musicals – Andrew Lloyd Webber and … Continue reading Jesus Christ Superstar – Churchill Theatre
Book by Chris D'Arienzo Directed and Choreographed by Nick Winston Arrangements and Orchestrations by Ethan Popp ★★★ Time to dig out the Jukebox list: Lovers? Check. Back catalogue of a specified genre's finest? Check. Business Tycoon seeking to crush dreams? Ja. A flamboyantly fabulous narrator? You bet your ass. But is Rock of Ages more than that? … Continue reading Rock of Ages – Edinburgh Playhouse
Book, Music & Lyrics by Jim Steinman Directed by Jay Scheib ★★★★★ Roaring into Edinburgh, the streets may never be the same again. It'll certainly take a while to remove the tire tracks. Enveloping the Playhouse with its leather-clad embrace – Bat Out of Hell lands to thunderous applause and revelry. A dystopian fairy-tale, a manipulated and … Continue reading Bat Out of Hell – Edinburgh Playhouse
Music& Lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Glenn Slater Directed by Laurence Connor Book by Julian Fellowes ★★★★ In the beginning, there was Rock. Hardcore and legendary. Where did it all go wrong? Layabout, untidy and jobless – Dewey has more than his fair few problems, chief of them being his best friend’s newest partner … Continue reading School of Rock – Edinburgh Playhouse
★★ For near-on over a decade, Texan vocalist Lauren Turner has been a crowd favourite across the Cabaret haunts of New York City. Featuring five of Turner’s memorable song choices from her childhood and cabaret career, Play On is a demonstration of which tunes led her down the path to the woman she is today. With a … Continue reading Lauren Turner: Play On – Broadway Records
https://youtu.be/eGnMVTL-q3w Video Rights:Rock of Ages Book: Chris D’Arienzo Director: Nick Winston So, let’s dust off the Jukebox musical list: Lovers? Check. Business tycoon antagonist? Check. Glam Rocks’ greatest hits? Check. A flamboyantly fabulous narrator who also doubles as a sassy sound god. You betcha’. Welcome to Rock of Ages, not the usual Jukebox musical. Set on … Continue reading Rock of Ages @ The Playhouse
