Author: Thom Dibdin
Gang Show 2024
★★★☆☆ Confident
Packing the glitter, able to hold their big tunes and in possession of some braw dance moves, the members of Edinburgh Gang Show 2024 are brim full of confidence, in a production which plays the Festival Theatre all week to Saturday.
Penguin time at Gang Show 2024
Early Gang Show at Festival Theatre for third year
The Edinburgh Gang Show returns to the Festival Theatre tonight, Tuesday 29 October 2024, for its third outing at the venue while the Kings remains dark for refurbishment, with all the usual fare including a tribute to the Edinburgh Zoo penguins.
Summerhall: AMA are preferred
Preferred bidder for Summerhall confirmed as local house builder
Edinburgh based AMA Homes has been confirmed as the preferred bidder for the Summerhall arts complex, indicating it will become “mixed use”, while still “allocating a substantial proportion of the space for art, conference, entertainment and public space.”
New Theatre podcast launched
A history of Scottish Drama in six plays
Fergus Morgan, the Stage’s Scotland correspondent and theatre critic, is launching new podcast, A history of Scottish Drama in six plays, with a recording of the seventh and final episode tonight, Monday 28 October 2024, at the Traverse.
The Boys in the Band
★★★★☆ Engaging
The EUTC’s engaging production of Mart Crowley’s 1968, New York-set gay drama, The Boys in the Band, is a well-observed affair which is at its best when it goes past the play’s innate waspishness to find its inner anger.
Lung Ha at 40: Spotlight on… Naomi Dickie
Lung Ha at 40
To mark its 40th anniversary, Lung Ha theatre commissioned a series of portraits of the 25-strong company from Edinburgh-based photographer Peter Dibdin. We are publishing a new portrait every fortnight. Today our spotlight is on Lung Ha actor Naomi Dickie.
Brining gets Lyceum AD post
James Brining takes over from David Greig
James Brining, who is currently Artistic Director at the Leeds Playhouse, has been appointed as the successor to David Greig at the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh. He will take up the role of Artistic Director and co-CEO in April 2025.