Archive for December, 2024

Preview & Listings to Sun 15 Dec 2024

Preview & Listings to Sun 15 Dec 2024

What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week?

Panto is properly go! Oh yes it is. Good fairies are fighting it out with evil henchmen and step-mums all over the place. But it is far from being the only show in town…

Dec 11 2024 | By | Reply More
Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

★★★★☆ Porty Pals

What do you get when you combine an evil landlord and his devious henchwoman, a boy and his mother just trying to survive, and their faithful cow? Well a pantomime of course— what were you expecting?

Dec 11 2024 | By | Reply More
Hamilton for Glasgow

Hamilton for Glasgow

Theatre Royal ‘Room where it Happens’ for Xmas 2025

Tickets go on sale Thursday 12 for the award-winning musical Hamilton, returning to Scotland for the end of 2025 when takes on a two month residency at Glasgow’s Theatre Royal in the run-up to Christmas

Dec 10 2024 | By | Reply More
Capture the Flag!

Capture the Flag!

★★★☆☆ Good fun

Capture the Flag! follows a group of fast-food workers on a mandatory company retreat where tensions build and relationships are tested. The Napier Drama Society’s Winter Show at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, is a light-hearted satire filled with workplace drama and absurdity.

Dec 9 2024 | By | Reply More
4Play 2024: Two

4Play 2024: Two

Butterflies & Benefits: ★★★★☆  Gritty
Cheapo Run: ★★★☆☆ Brave

The second of two new writing double-headers presented by Edinburgh-based 4Play at the Traverse this week featured Butterflies & Benefits by Andrea McKenzie and Cheapo by Katy Nixon.

Dec 8 2024 | By | Reply More
Going Postal

Going Postal

★★★★☆  First Class

Strawmoddie’s Going Postal, their fourth production of a Terry Pratchett novel adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs, is delivered with all due care and attention to detail at the Pleasance Theatre to Sunday.

Dec 6 2024 | By | Reply More
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

★★★★☆ Pure imagination

Balerno Theatre Company’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Church Hill may not be a traditional Christmas show but certainly provides a large helping of festive cheer.

Dec 6 2024 | By | Reply More
Aladdin

Aladdin

★★★☆☆ Olde gold

There’s some vintage panto magic happening at Inverleith St Serf’s Church Centre this week, as St Serf’s Players stage Aladdin written by Norman Robbins and directed by Jack Paterson.

Dec 6 2024 | By | Reply More
4Play 2024: One

4Play 2024: One

Fuckers: ★★★★☆ Scabrous
Colours Run: ★★★☆☆     Promising

Edinburgh-based new writing showcase 4Play returns to the Traverse this week. This time round, the plays are described as full-length developed pieces, although there is still an air of the unfinished at times.

Dec 5 2024 | By | Reply More
Preview & Listings to Sun 8 Dec 2024

Preview & Listings to Sun 8 Dec 2024

What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week?

Plenty! Oh yes there is. All the big professional pantomimes and Christmas offerings are up and running, or they will be, there are big new openers  and some braw local companies with top notch shows, panto and otherwise.

Dec 4 2024 | By | Reply More