Archive for June, 2023
Doreen wanted
Open audition for Musselburgh Steamie
The Brunton is looking for an amateur actress to play Doreen in its EdFringe 2023 production of The Steamie, playing the Loretto Theatre, following its sell-out production in January.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
★★★★☆ Accomplished
In a wood, a league without the Old Town, the players of the Forth Act have set out their stall in an accomplished and highly entertaining al-fresco production of Shakespeare’s great comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Macbeth booking goes live
Venues revealed and ticket sales go live for warehouse Macbeth
The venue for the site-specific warehouse Macbeth coming to Edinburgh in January 2024 has been revealed as the Royal Highland Centre as tickets go on sale today, Thursday 22 June, from 1pm.
Funky Gibbon…
Giant gibbon sculpture set to dominate Newington
A giant inflatable sculpture of a Skywalker Gibbon looks set to be the largest animal addition to the Fringe since Underbelly plonked its upside-down purple coo into Bristo Square.
Pan Goes Playhouse
Peter Pan Goes Wrong tours to Playhouse in 2024
Mischief Theatre is touring the stage version of its BBC TV hit show Peter Pan Goes Wrong, with dates in Edinburgh (Feb 2024) and Glasgow (March 2024).
Foreman Plays
New volume of short scripts from Edinburgh playwright
Edinburgh-based playwright Martin Foreman is to publish a new volume of short play scripts on his Arbery Books imprint in August, with a heavy discount for pre-purchases.
The Lobby
★★★☆☆ Comic energy
The Lobby, from Active Inquiry’s Flashback Theatre Company at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall, is a politically informed comedy where the laughs are definitely the priority.
Book Festival Programme Launched
The Joy of Words at 40 years young
The Edinburgh International Book Festival has announced its usual diverse and enticing programme for 2023, its final year at the College of Art before moving across the road to its new permanent home at the Futures Institute.
Chitty flies in (again!)
Professional tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for Playhouse
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is to return to Edinburgh from May 28 to June 2 2024 at the Playhouse in a new professional touring production from Crossroads Live
Johannes for Edinburgh
Radebe’s new show to tour to Edinburgh and Glasgow in 2024
Strictly Come Dancing favourite Johannes Radebe will tour his new show House of Jojo in 2024, with dates at the Glasgow Armadillo and Edinburgh Playhouse in April 2024.
