Directed by Katie Slater Produced by Aisling Anderson Musical Direction by Falk Mieir ★★★★★ Come rabble, royalty, nobility and rogue – for a Bohemian celebration which claims the Assembly Roxy as it’s own. Returning with their Showchoir, the Edinburgh University Footlights aim to celebrate their namesake: melody. A collection of muses, EUFootlights Bohemia Showchoir amasses various showtunes, rock n’ … Continue reading Bohemia: Showchoir – Assembly Roxy
Creative Team: Dominic Lewis, Felicity Halfpenny, Finlay Turaball, Andrew Layton & Annie Stoner Video Produced & Edited by Mark WIlson ★★★★ Where better to begin, than with a touch of Cabaret. Live, from The Three Sisters, or gracing your digital screens with their filmed rehearsals, Rory McKeon’s Wilkommen sets things off with a bang - and how … Continue reading We Belong – Bare Productions
https://youtu.be/7OtQ90j6YCA Written & Conceived by Peter "The Temp" Bearder Featuring Dr. Katie Ailes ★★★★ Reckon you don’t know much about poetry? Think again. From everyday usage, to civil rights speeches which challenge the status quo of the globe, the art form of spoken word has been a determining factor of countless decisions throughout history – … Continue reading Home to Hip Hop – Scottish Storytelling Centre
Music & Lyrics by Jeff Bowen Book by Hunter Bell Directed by Ellie Higgins ★★★★ Feeling down about all of those camp, kitschy and ludicrous musicals we’ve missed out on over the pandemic? Even the terrible stinkers? Well, boy-oh-boy, do we have a show for you – [Title of Show] which feels like a tidal wave of … Continue reading [Title of Show] – Trigger Theatre
https://youtu.be/En5x5VlX4UM Directed by Andrew Pugsley ★★★ Not all heroes wear capes. Sometimes they wear spandex or glitterati bangles. Often, they wear trench coats and sunglasses. But truthfully, they wear scrubs, PPE, and uniform. In aid of the Care Workers Charity, The Showstoppers’ Alternative Eurovision returns to provide the comradery and camp entertainment we all so missed over … Continue reading The Showstoppers’ Alternative Eurovision – Review
Starting with one heck of a sweet tooth, and a hand-full of classical fairy-tale magic, Scottish Opera launch into the 2021 season with their latest On-Screen production. Filmed at Glasgow's Theatre Royal in December of last year, Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel & Gretel will be available to stream from 6pm on February 10th from the Scottish opera website … Continue reading Scottish Opera presents Humperdinck’s Hansel & Gretel – Preview
Written by Luke Bateman and Michael Conley Directed by Adam Lenson ★★★★ For a time, the realms of stardom were reserved for those who could communicate with the departed, and mediums and spiritualists held a prestigious place in the homes of the wealthy and poor alike. Regardless of one’s beliefs on the idea of death … Continue reading The Fabulist Fox Sister – Southwark Playhouse
In the past sixty years, social media has become a dominant force as Great Britain has joined and then left the European Union, gone through twelve Prime Ministers and somehow, Allan Stewart’s career survives it all. Quite rightly, Stewart may host the Big Big Variety Show, we may be celebrating his sixty years in the business, … Continue reading Allan Stewart’s Big Big Variety Show – Festival Theatre
https://youtu.be/awH3QVBJiTs Writer: Inua Ellams Director: Bijan Sheibani We incessantly talk to three people; the barman, perhaps a priest, but always your barber. From the outset, there’s catalytic energy bouncing around, flinging us from Africa to the barbers of Catford, Lewisham or Brixton in a showcase of sensational world-building. Poetic in construct, Inua Ellams’ Barber Shop Chronicles is … Continue reading Barber Shop Chronicles – The Royal Lyceum
