Edinburgh University Footlights
All Who Wander
★★★★☆ Revealing
Magnusson Centre: Thurs 21 – Sat 23 Mar 2024
Review by Thom Dibdin.
The Edinburgh University Footlights Showchoir just about knock it out the park with All Who Wander, their latest portmanteau show of musical theatre numbers, at the Magnusson Centre in the Edinburgh Academy to Saturday.
Guys and Dolls
★★★★☆ Exuberant
Visually and aurally impressive, Edinburgh University Footlights’ production of Guys and Dolls at the Pleasance is buoyant and extremely enjoyable.
Sunday in the Park with George
★★★☆☆ Picturesque
Edinburgh University Footlights’ production of Sunday in the Park with George, at Paradise in Augustines for the final week of the Fringe, is crafted with huge care and the maximum of good intentions.
Bring It On
★★★★☆ Smashed it
Edinburgh University Footlights give a big, entertaining and generally well thought-through take on Bring It On, at the Pleasance Theatre all week to Saturday.
On Stage Mon 13 – Sun 19 Feb 2023
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…
It’s a big musicals week for Edinburgh’s amateur theatre companies with no less than three big musicals hitting the stage this week, along with touring theatre from the Citizens.
Company
★★★★☆ Vibrant
EU Footlights burst onto the tiny upstairs stage of the Roman Eagle Lodge with a gloriously effective production of Company for one week only, running to Sunday August 14.
Welcome to the Cabaret
★★★★★ Full on
EU Footlights has wandered down the hill to the Edinburgh Academy Magnusson Centre where their Showchoir’s Welcome to the Cabaret is as good a portmanteau production as any I have seen.
The Wedding Singer
★★★☆☆ Gutsy
There’s plenty of gutsy delivery and vocal attack in the Edinburgh University Footlights production of The Wedding Singer, which takes to the main stage of the Rose Theatre until Saturday.
Listings Mon 14 – Sun 20 Feb 2022
What’s on Edinburgh’s Stages This Week..
There’s a blessed sense of normality about this week on Edinburgh’s stages, with something approaching a full house of productions – only the Lyceum has yet to re-open but it will be soon.
Rent
★★★★☆ Raw and powerful:
It’s another success story for Edinburgh University Footlights as they put on an emotionally powerful performance of the classic rock music, Rent.
