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Assembly expands ART award

Assembly Roxy Theatre award adds extra support:

The Assembly Roxy Theatre award has been expanded with a new package of support and additional performance opportunities during the venue’s Spring 2020 season.

Thom Dibdin on January 15, 2020

Hidden Door open call

Theatre proposals wanted for October 2020 event:

Hidden Door, Edinburgh’s innovative festival which uses found spaces, has put out an open call for proposals for its theatre offering when it returns, at a mystery Edinburgh location in October 2020.

Thom Dibdin on January 13, 2020

Big MAMA is Back

MAMA’s Revue 2020 for Brunton Theatre:

The Musselburgh Amateur Musical Association returns to the Brunton Theatre this week for their annual musical Revue.

Thom Dibdin on January 13, 2020

David Greig extends Lyceum tenure to 2025

Zinnie Harris adds Lyceum associate director role:

David Grieg has agreed to extend his tenure as artistic director of the Royal Lyceum theatre for another five years, as Zinnie Harris is announced as a new associate director to the company.

Thom Dibdin on January 9, 2020

Lion King adds 25 perfs

The Lion King extends to April 18:

The Lion King has extended its run at the Edinburgh Playhouse for 25 more performances through to Saturday 18 April 2020.

Thom Dibdin on January 8, 2020

It’s a Wonderful Life

★★★☆☆ Half-life:

They say your life flashes before you before you die and that’s certainly the impression left by Floating Brick Theatre’s version of It’s a Wonderful Life at the Storytelling Centre this week.

The return of Tortoise in a Nutshell’s charming winter wonderland, Flutter, creates a world of possibilities where the creativity of children takes centre stage – all it takes is a little bit of snow and a lot of imagination.

Aladdin

★★★★☆ Magical:

Aladdin is Edinburgh People’s Theatre’s 67th consecutive pantomime but there is nothing tired about it. There may be baggy elements, but these are more than overcome by attention to comic detail, awareness of what really makes a panto and sheer good fun.

Creeping Beauty

★★★★☆ Fairy dust:

In the midst of panto season, Edinburgh’s Pretty Knickers grassroots company get their mitts on the genre, give it a twist the traditionals and plump it slap back down in the 21st century as Creeping Beauty.

The Lion King

★★★★☆ Visual Feast:

Visually arresting, the touring production of The Lion King which is booked into the Playhouse until March 2020, wants for nothing in terms of spectacle or budget.