Musicals
Jersey Boys
★★★★☆ Jersey royal:
Never mind your eyes, your ears will adore the tour of Jersey Boys which has arrived at the Edinburgh Playhouse for a fortnight turn.
Bohemians Creatives Call-out
Bohemians seek MD & Director for EdFringe:
Edinburgh’s Bohemian Lyric Opera Company has put out an open call for a Musical Director and a Creative Director for their annual Fringe concerts.
The Sound of Music
★★★★☆ Clear-voiced:
Youth musicals company A-Team Productions has pulled out all the musical stops this week in a hugely enjoyable production of The Sound of Music up at the Church Hill Theatre.
American Idiot
★★★★☆ Rumpus rock
The tenth anniversary tour of Green Day’s American Idiot kicks up a storm – complete with an eye that isn’t so much calm as nurdling – as the Selladoor production arrives at the Playhouse for a week.
Glasgow Girls
★★★★☆ Politically Powerful:
A thought-provoking and inspiring piece of musical theatre, Glasgow Girls at the Kings Theatre feels more relevant than ever as it returns for a new tour.
Kinky Boots
★★★★★ Bootiful:
ky Boots brings musical comedy with sole to the Playhouse for five glamorous weeks over Christmas and into the New Year.
Nativity! The Musical
★★★★☆ Unstoppable:
Nativity! The Musical, at the Festival Theatre until Sunday, is an unashamedly cheesy romp that bears little serious examination, but whose energy and sugary optimism will brook no argument.
The Producers
★★★☆☆ Dedicated:
Taking on the maestro of satire, Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group drags the Pleasance theatre onto Broadway for their performance of Mel Brooks’ The Producers, swastikas and all.
We Will Rock You for Playhouse
“Reimagined” Queen musical to return on UK tour:
The Queen and Ben Elton musical We Will Rock You is to be reimagined for a 2019 UK and Ireland tour, coming to Edinburgh Playhouse in October 2019.
Doris, Dolly and the Dressing Room Divas… at Christmas
★★★★★ A Christmas cracker:
The Gilded Balloon Basement in the Rose Street Theatre hosts top-tier talent this Christmas as five fabulous female stars tell their stories… via three spookily talented backstage assistants.
