Author: Susan Lowes
Coppelia
✭✭✭✩✩ Playful and quirky:
There is much to delight and entertain in Birmingham Royal Ballet’s production of Coppelia, playing at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre. Yet, it lacks convincing depth and structure to fully deliver its potential.
The BFG
✭✭✭✭✩ Whizzpopping fun:
The Lyceum is transformed into the magical world of the BFG where “all dreams is beginning”, through the imagination of Roald Dahl, adaptation of David Wood and direction of Andrew Panton.
Riverdance
✭✭✭✭✭ Magic and majesty:
It has been 20 years since Irish shoes first tapped into the hearts and minds of Europe and the 20th Anniversary Tour of Riverdance, playing the Playhouse to Sunday, proves that it still has the power and magic to wonder and delight.
Grupo Corpo
✭✭✭✭✩ Cultural Celebrations:
In the last dates of the 2014 UK Tour, The Dance Consortium presents Grupo Corpo at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre for two nights only. The Company delivers a stunning visual display of the Brazilian culture with elements of wonder, beauty and skill.
Barnum
★★★★☆ True showmanship
Roll up, roll up! Cameron Mackintosh and Chichester Festival Theatre’s production of Barnum, revised in 2013, illuminates the stage at the Edinburgh Playhouse every night until Sunday.
INSTITUTE
✭✭✭✭✭ All-consuming:
Who is it that ascribes meaning? Is it the director, the artists or the watcher? With Gecko Theatre’s latest creation, it’s sixth in a decade, it is all of these.
Jersey Boys
✭✭✭✭✩ Entertaining and engaging
The music that inspired a generation now thrills the Playhouse stage, as director Des McAnuff showcases the rise to fame of four young men from New Jersey, America.
The Crucible with Ten Poems
“★★★★☆ Striking drama”
Scottish Ballet’s latest production is a double bill of two literary works that are alike and yet differ strikingly, creating a production that is surprising and emotional.
Aida – The Musical
✭✭✭✭✩ Brought to life:
Beginning in a museum full of tourists, Limelight Productions, magically transports the Alhambra Theatre in Dunfermline back to Ancient Egypt, delivering an all-singing, all-dancing tale of woe.
Richard Alston Dance Company
✭✭✭✭✩ Contrasting delights:
In a series of contrasting pieces, the Richard Alston Dance Company offer a dynamic programme that both delights and wonders.
