Archive for March, 2023
Brunton dark to June
All events at the Brunton before June affected
The Brunton Theatre in Musselburgh is having to go dark, initially until June, with all planned events unable to take place within the theatre building, because of survey work across all performance spaces.
The Joy of Sets
The challenges and rewards of set building
The Edinburgh Makars are looking for a volunteer to take the lead on set design and construction, as their current set builder, Alasdair Taylor, is looking to step down from the role to pursue other interests.
Listings Mon 20 – Sun 26 March 2023
What’s on Edinburgh’s Stages this week…
There is a somewhat select theatre offering this week, with the biggest name on stage being Paul O’Grady who is staring as Miss Hannigan at the touring production of Annie, at the Playhouse all week.
EGTG EdFringe Auditions
Grads post open auditions for two plays
Edinburgh amateur company The Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group has posted notices of open auditions for its two EdFringe productions: crackers by company member cmfwood and Shakers by John Godber and Jane Thornton.
And Then There Were None
★★☆☆☆ Patchy
Agatha Christie’s evergreen And Then There Were None is presented by Strawmoddie at the Central Hall, Tollcross, with delicacy and no little effort. Unfortunately, choices with staging – and problems seemingly inherent in the venue – make for an awkward experience.
Porty Town Hall fundraiser
Portobello Central need £25K to open venue
The running of Portobello’s Town Hall is set to be taken over by local charity Portobello Central from April 1, after the council accepted their proposal to take it into community management on a 25-year lease.
King & I dances back into town
Playhouse getting to know hit musical again
The multi award-winning Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I will return to the Edinburgh Playhouse in September 2023.
Brassed Off
★★★★☆ Tragicomic grandeur
If we must have music-driven stage adaptations of films, they should be like Edinburgh People’s Theatre’s impressive production of Brassed Off, where the music is integral to a story that actually means something.
Brunton postpones V1 shows
Weekend shows postponed by roof inspection
The Brunton theatre in Musselburgh has extended its temporary closure to its Venue I, while the roof is inspected following the discovery of structural issues within the theatre space during planned roofing inspection work on Wednesday.
Brunton temporary closure
“Structural issues” close Musselburgh venue
The Brunton theatre in Musselburgh has had to close temporarily, following the discovery of structural issues within the theatre space during planned roofing inspection work.
