Bill Deamer

Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever

★★★☆☆ Fever dream

It’s back to the Seventies at the Playhouse this week, as the venue becomes a disco for a dose of Saturday Night Fever ever night until Saturday.

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The Osmonds: A New Musical

The Osmonds: A New Musical

★★★★☆ I hear music

They were whipping out their Osmond fan club scarfs in the front row of the Festival Theatre on opening night of The Osmonds: A New Musical. It’s that sort of show.

Sep 21 2022 | By | Reply More
Osmonds for Edinburgh

Osmonds for Edinburgh

Osmonds musical to visit Festival Theatre

The Osmonds: A New Musical, is set to visit Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre in October 2021 as part of its world premiere tour, starting in London in August and running through to 2022.

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Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever

★★★★☆  Electric:

It’s been 40 years since Saturday Night Fever hit the big screen, but the musical adaptation of the cult disco classic is back in an all-new production at the Playhouse this week.

Oct 24 2018 | By | Reply More
Night Fever Cast

Night Fever Cast

Richard Winsor takes Travolta role in Saturday Night Fever:

Richard Winsor is to play Tony Manero in the UK tour of Saturday Night Fever which arrives at the Playhouse in October, his first stage appearance since joining Casualty as the ill-stared Caleb Knight.

Jul 27 2018 | By | Reply More
The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

★★★★☆   Timeless classic:

It may be a cliché, but Edinburgh is definitely “alive with the Sound of Music” once again as the classic musical returns to the Playhouse.

Feb 21 2018 | By | 1 Reply More
The Glenn Miller Story

The Glenn Miller Story

★★☆☆☆ Ill-judged:
Considerable musicality and dollops of goodwill cannot hide the huge basic problems at the heart of The Glenn Miller Story.

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The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

★★★★☆ No problems with this Maria:
The Playhouse was alive with the sound of a singalong as the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical returned for a too-short run, on this week until Saturday.

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