Preview
Camerata To Bow Out
La Belle Helene to be final bow:
Opera Camerata, the amateur light opera company founded in 1994 has announced that Offenbach’s La Belle Helene at the Church Hill Theatre in October will be its final production.
Pippin for FCT
FCT bring Tony award smash to #EdFringe 2017:
With a slew of four and five star reviews under its belt, Forth Children’s Theatre is stepping out into somewhat new territory this fringe with a production of Pippin.
1917 revisited
A century isn’t so long in 1917 – A Phantasmagoria:
As the world focusses on the centenary of 1917 in terms of events during the First World War, Edinburgh-based actor and playwright Michael Daviot is looking at the year in a very different light.
Little Shop of Horrors
★★★☆☆ Midsummer fun:
There’s bundles of fun and bonkers B-movie mayhem in Little Shop of Horrors, the debut musical from TBC Productions, which is at the Studio on Potterrow to Saturday.
Film Fest Listings
Tom McGrath and more at the EIFF 2017:
The Edinburgh International Film Festival opens on Wednesday 21 June, with a particularly strong theatrical element, including three script readings at the Traverse.
Midsummer Horror Shop
TBC Productions debut with Little Shop of Horrors:
Brand new amateur musicals company, TBC Productions is making its debut on Midsummer night with a new production of cult classic Little Shop of Horrors at the Festival Theatre Studio.
Bring On the Clowns
Clown Cabaret Scratch Night on the up
Edinburgh-based Clown Cabaret Scratch Night, which has had six successful riotous assemblies of clown acts and innovative ideas, has been awarded Creative Scotland Open Project funding.
Locker Room Talk Returns
#EdFringe tix on sale now:
Gary McNair’s verbatim show, Locker Room Talk, inspired by Donal Trump’s leaked sexually aggressive comments, will play two performances in one day at the Traverse in the 2017 fringe.
Grads in a comedy killing
It’s time for the Ladykillers:
When Graham Linehan’s comedy The Ladykillers toured to the King’s in 2012, the set was so convoluted and clever that Æ pictured its design model as the review illustration.
Extra Running Wild
Added matinee on in-service day:
Running Wild, the adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s novel about a girl who is saved by an elephant from the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, has added an extra matinee performance on Thursday 4 May.
