Author: Susan Lowes
Puttin’ On The Ritz
✭✭✭✩✩ Glitz and Glamour
Spirit Productions takes the audience on a journey back to 1920s Hollywood in a glitzy, glamorous production of Puttin’ on the Ritz.
Safeword
✭✭✭✭✩ intriguing insights
In a witty, original and thought-provoking production of Dave Fargnoli’s new play, Safeword, Urban Fox Theatre Company show that things aren’t always black and white
The Duck Pond
✭✭✭✭✭ A quacking show
An enchanting fairground ride, The Duck Pond, is a cheeky, zesty little number that will delight and surprise.
Hamlet
✭✭✭✭✩ Dynamic and deadly
With a cast of only six, Gin & Tonic Productions create an intense and accessible abridged version of Hamlet that leaves a craving for more.
Scots Double Bill
✭✭✩✩✩ Stormy feminism
In a feminist journey that attempts to bring substance to two Shakespearean women, Theatre Alba’s production of this Scots Double Bill will certainly give pause for thought, though not necessarily as might be expected.
Once Upon A…
✭✭✭✭✩ Bursting with imagination
Immersive and interactive storytelling for the very young is taken into an altogether new realm up at Edinburgh Elim in the clever and inventive Once Upon A…
Miss Julie
✭✭✭✭✩ Enticing scandal
In a new adaptation of August Strindberg by Jen McGregor, Black Dingo Productions return to the late 19th Century with a story about class, longing and scandal.
Light Killer
✭✭✭✩✩ Shining promise
Offering a unique combination of introspection and dynamism, Light Killer shines a spotlight on the fringe experience, giving pause for reflection.
Lear’s Daughters
✭✭✭✭✩ Transfixing tragedy
Footfall Theatre Company take Shakespeare’s Lear down into the basement of C Nova and there reveal a new aspect to his story.
Sunshine on Leith
✭✭✭✭✩ Ray of celebration
From the battlefield to the streets of Edinburgh, Captivate Theatre brings you the Scottish musical that’s bursting with enthusiasm and local talent.
