Archive for July, 2017
Heights Auditions
Open casting call for A-Team’s In the Heights:
Edinburgh based youth company, A-Team Productions has announced an open casting call for its February 2018 production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s award-winning musical In The Heights.
The First Edinburgh Festival
By Bruce Cannon:
I was a schoolboy in Edinburgh in 1947 and remember well the air of excitement in the city as the first Festival was about to be launched.
Forest Fringe for Cameo
Cameo goes live for #EdFringe perfs:
Edinburgh’s Cameo cinema is to hold a season of film-inspired performances during the 2017 fringe hosting the only appearance of Forest Fringe this year and the UK premiere of Chris Thorpe’s Your Best Guess.
More blooming insight
EIF release new Bloom images:
New visualisations of Standard Life Opening Event: Bloom have been released with a week to go to the EIF’s 70th anniversary festival.
#EdFringe Gala 4 Mental Health
Details of #EdFringe mental health gala & award announced:
The Mental Health Foundation has announced a new award in recognition of the Edinburgh fringe show that most successfully addresses the subject of mental health, as well as it’s third annual gala.
Iron deficiency
Perf cancelled as Lyceum safety curtain sticks
The Lyceum theatre’s safety curtain stuck on Friday night, during the interval of the Summer on Stage young company’s double bill, so we reviewed Danny 306 twice.
Danny 306 + Me 4eva
★★★☆☆ Comic highs:
Capturing much of the whimsy and regret of David Greig’s 1999 play for young people, the younger of the Lyceum’s Summer on Stage companies make a descent fist of Danny 306 + Me 4eva.
Fame – The Musical
★★★★★ Electrifying
Edinburgh youth group The Beyond Broadway Experience introduce the new intake of students to the King’s stage in this electrifying performance of the classic musical.
Reckless Auditions
Grads’ open auditions for Autumn show:
The Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Company has put out an open audition call for its December 2017 production of Reckless by Craig Lucas, which will be playing the Assembly Roxy for four nights.
A-Team Hit the Heights
July workshop for February show:
Edinburgh’s A-Team Productions is holding a workshop this Saturday, 22 July 2017, for anyone interested in taking part in its February 2018 production of In the Heights.
