St Serf’s Players

Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel

★★★☆☆ Refreshing

What larks are to be had up at the Inverleith St Serf’s Church Centre this week, where the St Serf’s Players are staging Norman Robbins’s pantomime adaptation of Hansel and Gretel.

Nov 30 2023 | By | Reply More
Odds, Broads and Frauds

Odds, Broads and Frauds

★★★☆☆ Mixed

In Odds, Broads and Frauds, St Serf’s Players bring a trio of comedies to the stage at Inverleith which make for a somewhat disparate evening-out in terms of tone, but is certainly an entertaining one all round.

May 26 2023 | By | Reply More
SCDA One Acts – Saturday

SCDA One Acts – Saturday

Calculated quartet

To the second night of the Edinburgh district round of the SCDA’s One Act Play Festival at the Church Hill Theatre, where the four plays on offer demonstrated that the competition is firmly back on track.

Feb 27 2023 | By | Reply More
EPT’s Book Club wins One Acts

EPT’s Book Club wins One Acts

Edinburgh People’s Theatre overall winner at SCDA One Act Festival

The Edinburgh People’s Theatre’s production of The Book Club of Little Witterington won first prize and the Edith Forbes Trophy in the Edinburgh district round of the SCDA’s One Act Play Festival 2023, held at the Church Hill Theatre over Friday and Saturday evenings.

Feb 26 2023 | By | Reply More
SCDA One Act Details

SCDA One Act Details

All the plays, all the companies

The Edinburgh district round of the Scottish Community Drama Association’s annual One Act Festival will play the Church Hill Theatre this week, with seven plays over two nights on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 February 2023.

Feb 24 2023 | By | Reply More
Cinderella

Cinderella

★★★☆☆ High Spirited

St Serf’s Players continue their successful panto collaboration with the Trinity Theatre Company for a Cinderella at Inverleith St Serf’s Church Hall that is gutsy and brisk in all the right ways.

Dec 1 2022 | By | Reply More
Wife After Death

Wife After Death

★★★☆☆ Nuanced

St Serf’s Players return to the main stage with a nicely controlled production of Eric Chappell’s dark comedy, Wife After Death, at Inverleith St Serf’s Church Centre for three performances only.

May 27 2022 | By | Reply More
Listings: Mon 29 Nov – Sun 5 Dec 2021

Listings: Mon 29 Nov – Sun 5 Dec 2021

What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week… Christmas is almost upon us, with the first of the pantomimes and Christmas shows setting out their stalls this week. Not quite as many as usual this year, and just the two amateur events in town. With Sleeping Beauty already bringing in the panto laugh at the King’s, the […]

Dec 1 2021 | By | Reply More
Aladdin

Aladdin

★★☆☆☆ Mixed bag of fun:

Pantomime season is here as the St Serf’s Players become the first company in Edinburgh to pull the panto curtain up – revealing a lively but up-and-down production of the classic tale, Aladdin.

Nov 29 2018 | By | Reply More
The Wonderful Story of Mother Goose

The Wonderful Story of Mother Goose

★★☆☆☆ Not enough zip:

There is plenty to enjoy in St Serf’s Players’ take on one of the oldest pantomimes of all, The Wonderful Story of Mother Goose. However, despite some pleasing traditional elements, it is missing that sparkle of fairy dust that makes panto so enjoyable.

Nov 30 2017 | By | Reply More