Archive for September, 2025
PPP: Our Brother
★★★☆☆ Serious
Our Brother by Jack MacGregor, the latest Play, Pie and a Pint from Òran Mór at the Traverse, is a tense political drama that is well acted but whose structure occasionally lets it down.
Listings: Mon 15 – Sun 21 Sept 2025
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week?
A relatively quiet week, but still plenty to see. Although not all the offerings support the promises of their premise…
Beastie
★★★★☆ Speculative
Flagstone Theatre’s new work Beastie haunts the Scottish Storytelling Centre for one night only, bringing to life a contemporary legend of myth and memory exploring the echoes of the unexplained.
Annie’s Back!
Playhouse dates for major UK tour
The Sun is coming out in September 2026, if not tomorrow, for the Edinburgh Playhouse, when the Curve production of the hit musical Annie arrives for a week.
Fiddler on the Roof
★★★★★ Captivating
The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Fiddler on the Roof, at the Festival Theatre all week, is a captivating rendition that is sombre, hopeful and humorous, in the best tradition of this classic musical.
Listing Mon 8 – Sun 14 Sept 2025
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week?
A couple of major Autumn Season openings dominate attention this week: the Traverse has its first A Play, a Pie and a Pint lunchtime show; and the Festival Theatre has its first big touring musical.
PPP: Wallace
★★★★☆ Intelligent fun
Wallace, the first in the new season from Play, Pie and a Pint at the Traverse, is a sparky, original and historically aware co-production from Òran Mór and Raw Material.
Back to the Playhouse!
Back to the Future for Xmas 2026
Great Scott! The first ever UK tour of Back to the Future the Musical, has been announced for the Christmas 2026 slot at the Edinburgh Playhouse, with tickets on sale from 10am Wednesday 10 September 2025.
The Wizard of Oz
★★★☆☆ Ambitious
There are some tremendous performances from the young cast in LYAMC’s The Wizard of Oz, at the Church Hill until Saturday. Much of the production is very impressive, with only some uneven staging letting it down.
Black Is The Color Of My Voice
★★★★☆ Towering
Black Is The Color Of My Voice, at the Lyceum for four performances ahead of a UK tour, boasts an outstanding performance by Apphia Campbell.
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