Red Ellen
Listings: Mon 16 – Sun 22 May 2022
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week?
The answer is, sadly, not a lot. Maybe people are beginning to gear up towards their Fringe offerings, but the first flush of Covid-postponed shows seems to have passed.
Listings Mon 9 – Sun 15 May 2022
What’s on Edinburgh’s Stages this week:
Thanks to Imaginate, there is a more than full diary of shows on in town for the kids this week, with some big stage shows for the big kids too.
Red Ellen
★★★☆☆ Diffuse
Red Ellen, at the Lyceum, co-produced with the Nottingham Playhouse and Northern Stage, suffers from many of the faults that affect biographical drama, and is far too long for its own good. Nevertheless, it has an abundance of compassion, and an excellent central performance from Bettrys Jones.
