Archive for May, 2025

They Came From Mars…

They Came From Mars…

★★★☆☆ Enjoyable

They Came From Mars and Landed Outside the Farndale Avenue Church Hall In Time for the Townswomen’s Guild’s Coffee Morning, performed by the St Serf’s Players at Inverleith St Serf’s, is a ludicrous and charming piece, even if it does not always completely come off.

May 30 2025 | By More
The Watsons

The Watsons

★★★★☆ Intriguing

The Watsons, from Edinburgh People’s Theatre at the Church Hill, is an attractive production of a clever (if distinctly odd) literary adaptation.

May 29 2025 | By More
The High Life hits the high notes

The High Life hits the high notes

“U Fur Coffee?”

Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson’s The High Life is to get a musical makeover in 2026, after thirty years in the waiting lounge in a new production from the National Theatre of Scotland.

May 28 2025 | By More
Grown Ups

Grown Ups

★★★★★ Silly

The Edinburgh International Children’s Festival opened at the Traverse with a very silly show indeed: Grown Ups, which is a primarily non verbal piece about what grown ups do when children aren’t around.

May 27 2025 | By More
Ballet BC

Ballet BC

★★★★☆  Dynamic

Ballet BC’s double bill showcases the company’s range and cohesion through two very different pieces: Crystal Pite’s enigmatic Frontier, and Johan Inger’s theatrical and emotional Passing.

May 26 2025 | By More
Listings Mon 26 May – Sun 1 June 2025

Listings Mon 26 May – Sun 1 June 2025

What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week?

The big event of the week is the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival which runs through to Sunday, with a pair of great local amateur shows, a visit from Scottish Opera and previews for David Greig’s swan-song at the Lyceum coming in close behind.

May 26 2025 | By More
Blinded by the Light

Blinded by the Light

★★★★☆ Heartfelt

Blinded by the Light, which stopped off at the Traverse for one night only as part of a tour, is a deeply felt and very well performed piece with clear links to the community that inspired it.

May 24 2025 | By More
Ballet Black: SHADOWS

Ballet Black: SHADOWS

★★★★☆ Haunting
Ballet Black’s SHADOWS, a double bill of new work seen at the Festival Theatre and then going on tour through the coming autumn, is a darkly compelling exploration of the psychological and the surreal.

May 23 2025 | By More
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime

Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime

★★★★☆ Accomplished

Perfectly poised and beautifully staged, Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime by Threepenny Theatricals at the Church Hill is great fun.

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Monumental

Monumental

★★★★☆ Momentous

Up-and-coming feminist theatre company F-Bomb Theatre presents Monumental, an innovative piece of historical site-specific theatre, in the form of a walking tour around Edinburgh.

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