Archive for April, 2022
The Pirates of Penzance
★★★☆☆ Steady
The Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group sets its heart on duty and its eye on the main prize with Edinburgh’s second production of The Pirates of Penzance in as many weeks.
Dreamgirls
★★★★☆ Enduring success
The plot of Dreamgirls, which arrives that the Playhouse for an extended fortnight run until April 16, could be an instruction manual for music moguls.
The Da Vinci Code
★★★☆☆ Visually arresting
The big budget obviously afforded to the adaptation of The Da Vinci Code is put to good use in a stunningly designed and consistently well acted production that bowls along merrily without ever quite coming together as a dramatic narrative.
PPP: Daniel Getting Married
★★★☆☆ Fragmentary
Daniel Getting Married, the latest Play, Pie and a Pint from Oran Mor at the Traverse, goes ahead in extremely trying circumstances. The result is far more coherent than anyone has any right to expect.
Keli – A Live Preview
Preview
In the middle of the Lyceum’s fortnight-long Wonder festival, packed with works in progress, Martin Green – one-third of the adventurous folk trio Lau – invited the world in to see and comment on his latest venture.
Listings: Mon 4 – Sun 10 April 2022
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week..
Edinburgh’s stages, big and small, regular and irregular, have some excellent pieces of work on them this week. Here’s a wee taste of what you can find…
1902 returns – home and away
Theatre’s going home for Saltire Sky
Saltire Sky’s award-winning EdFringe hit show, 1902, will be visiting its spiritual home this week when it plays Easter Road stadium, for four nights from Thursday to Sunday, ahead of a planned tour.
