Adam Tomkins

Listings Mon 30 May – Sun 5 June

Listings Mon 30 May – Sun 5 June

What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…

A bit of a hiatus week, this week. There are a few choice productions in smaller venues, but the big venues are getting ready for the big June openers, a couple of which are in preview this week.

May 29 2022 | By | Reply More
The Aliens

The Aliens

★★★★☆  Wartime drama

Set in Leith during World War 2, The Aliens is a short slice of life, that zooms in on soldiers returning from Dunkirk at the time Mussolini announced Italy’s entry to the war in support of Germany.

Sep 19 2021 | By | Reply More
Home Comfort with Citadel

Home Comfort with Citadel

New play based on memories of Leith gets online reading:

Home Comfort, a new play by Vincent Maguire based on living memories of Isa’s Chat ‘N’ Chew Cafe in Portland Place in Leith, has a new online rehearsed reading from Citadel Arts.

Oct 11 2020 | By | 1 Reply More
Bull

Bull

★★★★☆  Vicious:

Arbery Productions manage to find the dark heart of Mike Bartlett’s Bull at theSpace @ Niddry Street, in a production of skill and pace.

Aug 20 2019 | By | Reply More
Recovering from abuse

Recovering from abuse

Flickering Seasons for St Johns:
Frances McCann is performing Flickering Seasons, a monologue about recovery and the hurt and guilt a victim can feel during the recovery process, this Friday 17 July 2015 at St Johns.

Jul 15 2015 | By | Reply More
Love in a box

Love in a box

Discover 21 premieres new work
Cameron Forbes new play Something Resembling Love is to receive its premiere at Discover 21 on Friday night as Edinburgh’s smallest theatre continues its mission to promote new talent.

Oct 24 2014 | By | Reply More
Warrior

Warrior

✭✭✭✭✩ All too real
Considered and compelling, Black Dingo Productions’ Warrior deals with ingrained sectarianism in a believable way.

Aug 4 2014 | By | 2 Replies More
Off the buses

Off the buses

Pop-up theatre has been taken to new lengths this week by Asylon Theatre, who have been staging a series of solo performances on Stage Coach buses numbers 40 and 55 and are now taking them to Discover 21.

May 2 2014 | By | 1 Reply More