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A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

★★★★★ Ebenezer good

Forget the nursery rhymes and fairy stories, The Brunton’s panto this year has a more adult source, being an adaptation of A Christmas Carol: Charles Dickens’s beloved tale of greed, ghosts and redemption.

Dec 19 2024 | By | Reply More
& Juliet

& Juliet

★★★★☆ No woe

There’s no woe to this story of Juliet without her Romeo, as Shakespeare’s most famous heroine gets solo billing in the girl power musical & Juliet which hits the Playhouse this week.

Nov 13 2024 | By | Reply More
The Addams Family

The Addams Family

★★★☆☆ It really is a scream

America’s funniest family of wacky weirdos – sorry, Munsters – rise again as Loretto Theatre hosts the Brunton’s Youth programme production of The Addams Family.

Nov 2 2024 | By | Reply More
Grease

Grease

★★★★☆ Still hopelessly devoted

Grease is the word once more at Edinburgh Playhouse this week and there’s no better way to fill those summer nights.

Jun 27 2024 | By | Reply More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

★★★★☆ High-flying

The classic children’s story of the flying car, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, swoops down to the Playhouse this week to delight audiences anew.

May 30 2024 | By | Reply More
The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

★★★★☆ Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

We’ve been to see The Wizard, and oh what a Wizard it was. Yes, the Yellow Brick Road leads to Edinburgh Playhouse this week for a spectacular new production of The Wizard of Oz, the beloved 1939 musical movie based on L Frank Baum’s series about the wonderful land of Oz.

Feb 15 2024 | By | Reply More
Cinderella

Cinderella

★★★★☆ A ball

Pared-down panto doesn’t mean squeezed entertainment as the Brunton Theatre’s annual family fun fest is staged at Loretto School this month.

Dec 28 2023 | By | Reply More
Oliver!

Oliver!

★★★★☆ Let’s Twist again

Consider yourself lucky if you have a ticket for Oliver! at Portobello Town Hall this week – the inaugural stage show since the hall was re-opened as a community run charitable enterprise in June

Nov 9 2023 | By | Reply More
Greatest Days

Greatest Days

★★★★☆ I found heaven

It’s time to Take That & Party as Greatest Days reopens Edinburgh Playhouse this week after its extended summer break for a spot of external refurbishment.

Aug 30 2023 | By | Reply More
The Steamie

The Steamie

★★★★☆ No minced opportunities

First staged in January, The Brunton’s production of The Steamie comes to Loretto School Theatre for a Fringe encore.

Aug 24 2023 | By | Reply More