Arbery Productions

The Satyricon

The Satyricon

★★★☆☆  Smutty

Martin Foreman’s new adaptation of Petronius’s first century bawdy comic romp, The Satyricon, is at Assembly Roxy to Saturday in an initially awkward staging that eventually finds its pace and pomp.

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Roman Holiday

Roman Holiday

Arbery and EGTG stage The Satyricon

A new adaptation of The Satyricon is being staged this week at the Assembly Roxy in a co-production between Arbery Productions and EGTG. We spoke to adaptor and director Martin Foreman about his project.

Oct 4 2022 | By | Reply More
Scripts wanted

Scripts wanted

Three live script requests from Edinburgh companies:

It’s October, so it must be time for the Traverse Theatre to open its annual script submissions window, as part of its commitment to open up the theatre to new voices and under-represented communities.

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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.

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Sunset

Sunset

★★★★☆    Moving portrayal of a marriage:

This one woman show at theSpace @ Niddry Street until Saturday only, is a thoroughly recognisable portrait of an older woman reflecting on the emotional roller coaster that constitutes her long marriage.

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EdFringe Theatre – Grassroots Companies

EdFringe Theatre – Grassroots Companies

Edinburgh’s Grassroots theatre companies at EdFringe:

As the fringe continues to grow, so does the input from Edinburgh-based companies. This year there are an unprecedented 93 different productions in the theatre section of the Fringe programme alone.

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Edinburgh’s One Act Finalists

Edinburgh’s One Act Finalists

Arbery Productions through to Scottish final:

Two of Edinburgh’s four entries came away with awards at the Eastern Division round of the SCDA One Act Play Festival held at the Church Hill Theatre over the weekend.

Apr 9 2019 | By | 1 Reply More
Leitheatre tops one-acts

Leitheatre tops one-acts

Zoo Story takes first place at One Act Fest

Leitheatre has taken first place at the Edinburgh District round of the SCDA’s One Act Festival at the Church Hill Theatre this week with Edward Albee’s Zoo Story and got highest marks for acting.

Feb 24 2019 | By | Reply More
One Acts Ride Again

One Acts Ride Again

SCDA One Act Festival:

A new trophy will be unveiled at the Edinburgh District leg of the 2019 Scottish Community Drama Association’s one act play competition, which plays at the Church Hill Theatre this week.

Feb 18 2019 | By | 3 Replies More
Arbery seeks EdFringe partners

Arbery seeks EdFringe partners

Two 45 min shows sought:

Arbery Productions is offering two free, one-week slots at this year’s EdFringe to Edinburgh-based companies with “exciting and contemporary” shows to promote.

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