Leith Theatre
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – Live at Leith Theatre
★★★☆☆ Mixed bag
There is much to recommend in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – Live at Leith Theatre, which is due to be live-streamed into cinemas on Sunday 27 with as-live screenings on March 6.
NTS go hybrid in Leith
Hybrid Jekyll and Hyde for Leith Theatre
A hybrid production of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is to be staged by the National Theatre of Scotland in Leith Theatre in February 2022, with live-streaming to cinemas and an edited version on Sky Arts in 2023.
£955K for Ed Theatres
Second wave of Covid funds announced:
Six Edinburgh organisations have received a total of £955,698 as part of the £5m Performing Arts Venue Relief Fund, the second round of government support, administered by Creative Scotland and announced on Thursday 24 September 2020.
The Last Days of Mankind
★★★★☆ A glorious mess:
The Last Days of Mankind, an international co-production at the reborn Leith Theatre, is an exasperating but ultimately worthwhile exploration of the horrors of the 1914-1918 war. Both resolutely adult and appealingly childish, it convinces and confounds almost equally.
Edinburgh Remembers
Theatres stand up to remember the Armistice:
As the centenary of the Armistice at the end of the First World War approaches on Sunday 11 November 2018, a number of plays and performances in Edinburgh are marking the event.
New show for Leith Theatre
First professional theatre show for 30 years:
Leith Theatre is to re-open on Armistice Day with its first professional theatre production for 30 years with The Last Days of Mankind, an epic anti-war satire by Viennese writer Karl Kraus with songs by The Tiger Lillies.
Listings: 18 – 23 June
Edinburgh’s Stages previewed:
It’s a big week for boats as Titanic The Musical hits the Playhouse, The Last Ship floats in to the Festival Theatre and Leith Festival slides in to the docks of Leith.
Hidden Door
★★★★☆ Doors Open:
Hidden Door has returned to Leith for a second year, expanding in several directions – to put on more shows and more different kinds of shows in more spaces for longer hours.
Hidden Door Volunteers
Hidden Door festival call-out for volunteers:
Hidden Door, the non-for-profit, multi arts festival has put out an open call for volunteers for its 2018 edition, taking place at Leith Theatre from Friday 25 May to Sunday 3 June 2018.
It’s Leith again for Hidden Door
Pop-up Festival returns to Leith Theatre for 2018:
Hidden Door, the multi-arts pop-up festival is to return to Leith Theatre for its 2018 offering and has announced plans to run events in the nearby State Cinema building.
