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Pauline Knowles

Brilliant and much-loved actress has died:
Pauline Knowles, the Edinburgh-born actor, has died suddenly. The circumstances of her death are not known, although Æ understands she passed away on Thursday, 18 October 2018.

Thom Dibdin on October 22, 2018

Ulster American Returns

Eleven dates for Traverse’s #EdFringe hit:

The Traverse Theatre company production of Ulster American by David Ireland, a sell-out and critical hit of #EdFringe 2018, is to return for a strictly limited run in Spring 2019.

Thom Dibdin on October 18, 2018

Arctic Oil

★★☆☆☆ Feeble:

Great forces of vital importance are brought into a claustrophobic setting in Clare Duffy’s new two-hander, Arctic Oil, which is the main Autumn production at the Traverse, running to Saturday 20 October.

Thom Dibdin on October 18, 2018

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake

★★★★★ Magnificent:

It’s 23 years since Mathew Bourne changed the gender of the swans in Swan Lake for his choreography of the ballet, which is at the Festival Theatre all week to Saturday.

Thom Dibdin on October 17, 2018

Traverse Open Auditions

Traverse to hold first open auditions:

Edinburgh’s Traverse theatre is put out an open call for actors who it has never worked with before, and is hoping to get applications from as wide a range of backgrounds as possible.

Thom Dibdin on October 16, 2018

Arctic Oil

★★☆☆☆ Feeble:

Great forces of vital importance are brought into a claustrophobic setting in Clare Duffy’s new two-hander, Arctic Oil, which is the main Autumn production at the Traverse, running to Saturday 20 October.

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake

★★★★★ Magnificent:

It’s 23 years since Mathew Bourne changed the gender of the swans in Swan Lake for his choreography of the ballet, which is at the Festival Theatre all week to Saturday.

Quest for Oz

★★★★☆ Mysterious:

An infectious cross between an interactive game and a piece of immersive theatre, Quest for Oz sees the paths around Drummohr House near Musselburgh turned into the land of Oz.

Cyrano de Bergerac

★★★★★ Irresistible:

Visually and verbally intoxicating, Cyrano de Bergerac at the Lyceum is a riotous, joyous expression of the human spirit.

Cyprus Avenue

★★★★☆ Brutal:

Brutal to a point which is almost beyond comprehension, the EUTC production of Cyprus Avenue, at the Bedlam to Saturday, fools with laughter before stunning you to silence.

On this week

Ending Sun 28 Oct

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Bedlam Theatre

Jerusalem: Wed – Sat

Brunton Theatre

Scottish Opera: Opera Highlights: Thurs
W-hat About?: Fri
Stuff: Sat

Church Hill Theatre

Jesus Christ Superstar: Tue – Sat

Drummohr House

Quest for Oz: Tue – Sun

Festival Theatre

Macbeth: Tue – Sat

King’s Theatre

Fame the Musical: Tue- Sat

Lyceum

Cyrano de Bergerac: Tue – Sat

Playhouse

Saturday Night Fever: Tue – Sat

Studio

Shona The musical: Thurs – Sat

Traverse

The Unreturning: Wed – Sat.
First Look Readings: Thurs – Sat.

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