Production News
Showcase goes offline!
30th anniversary album announced:
Edinburgh-based Showcase Productions, is to release a 30th anniversary album this week, in lieu of the annual concerts which were due to take place at the Church Hill Theatre.
Kitson for Lyceum
Virtual UK tour opens in Edinburgh:
Daniel Kitson is to play two virtual dates live from the stage of the empty Lyceum theatre on Sunday 1 and Monday 2 November, with tickets on sale from Noon, Monday 14 September 2020.
Doppler Goes Digital
Grid Iron pull planned live performances:
Edinburgh’s Grid Iron has abandoned plans for live outdoor performances of Doppler, pencilled in for later this August. The show will now be presented in digital format.
Shedinburgh Culture
Traverse & Soho Theatre’s ShedFringe collaboration:
A simple pun has grown into the latest Edinburgh Fringe collaboration, bringing Gary McNair together with producer Francesca Moody on the stages of the Edinburgh Traverse and London’s Soho Theatre.
Grid Iron New Show
Doppler announced for August dates:
Edinburgh-based site-specific specialist theatre company Grid Iron has announced provisional dates for its new production of Doppler, from as early as Monday 24 August, if lockdown eases as expected.
Burke’s Wedding Date Confirmed
My Best Friend’s Wedding sets Edinburgh Date:
Tickets are on sale for the rescheduled UK tour of My Best Friend’s Wedding staring Alexandra Burke, hitting the Edinburgh Playhouse in March 2022, and the Glasgow King’s in Feb 2022.
Drive-In Cancelled
Utilita Live From the Drive In CancelledThe planned tours of Six the Musical, Dinosaur World Live and The Tiger Who Came To Tea to the Highland Centre in August have been cancelled.
Family Drive-In
Family shows added to Utilita Drive-In events:
Dick and Dom, Dinosaur World Live and The Tiger Who Came to Tea have been added to the Utilita Live From The Drive-In shows at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston.
Imaginate 2021 Call-Out
Children’s Festival modifies format for 2021:
Imaginate has put a call-out for ideas from Scottish companies of projects to run in a modified 2021 Edinburgh International Children’s Festival, which is slated for 26 May to 6 June.
Six Drives In
Divorced, Beheaded, Drive in at Ingliston:
Six The Musical is to play eight performances at the Royal Highland Centre from Tuesday 1 to Sunday 6 September 2020 as part of the Utilita Live From The Drive-In arena tour.
