Previews

Listings: Mon 25 Sept – Sun 1 Oct 2023

Listings: Mon 25 Sept – Sun 1 Oct 2023

What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…

It’s back to normal this week, with an almost full card of productions ranging from ghostly thrillers to autobiography and a celebratory music portmanteau to experimental dance.

Sep 25 2023 | By | Reply More
Showcase is back

Showcase is back

September song for Macmillan

Showcase is back where it belongs next week, up at the Church Hill Theatre, with its annual eclectic collection of tunes and dance numbers in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

Sep 21 2023 | By | Reply More
Al Fresco Midsummer Night’s Dream

Al Fresco Midsummer Night’s Dream

The Forth Act to stage Shakespeare’s Dream in Saughton Park

This midsummer, new Edinburgh grass-roots theatre company, The Forth Act, is set to perform Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the open air arena of the Italian Garden in Saughton Park.

May 9 2023 | By | Reply More
On Stage Mon 13 – Sun 19 Feb 2023

On Stage Mon 13 – Sun 19 Feb 2023

What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…

It’s a big musicals week for Edinburgh’s amateur theatre companies with no less than three big musicals hitting the stage this week, along with touring theatre from the Citizens.

Feb 11 2023 | By | Reply More
EUSOG’s Gender-blind Jesus

EUSOG’s Gender-blind Jesus

Gender-blind Jesus Christ Superstar for Church Hill theatre
Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group is bringing a gender-blind casting of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s 1971 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar to the Church Hill Theatre this week.

Jan 24 2023 | By | Reply More
Roman Holiday

Roman Holiday

Arbery and EGTG stage The Satyricon

A new adaptation of The Satyricon is being staged this week at the Assembly Roxy in a co-production between Arbery Productions and EGTG. We spoke to adaptor and director Martin Foreman about his project.

Oct 4 2022 | By | Reply More
Leading not following

Leading not following

Threepenny Theatricals return with The Herd

Amateur company Threepenny Theatricals return to the Church Hill Theatre this week with four performances of actor Rory Kinnear’s first play, The Herd, from Thursday 15 to Saturday 17 September 2022.

Sep 15 2022 | By More
A rock and a drama place

A rock and a drama place

Full details of this weekend’s inaugural StagEHd Festival.

This weekend, Saturday 28 and 29 May 2022, the Ross Bandstand is being taken over for the first ever StagEHd Festival, Edinburgh’s newest theatre festival, which has been funded by the City of Edinburgh Council’s Community Fund.

May 25 2022 | By | Reply More
Legally on stage

Legally on stage

Eusog return to live with “biggest” show ever

The first of Edinburgh’s Amateurs out on stage following this coming Monday’s lifting of the audience Covid cap will be Eusog with its “biggest production ever” – Legally Blonde the Musical.

Jan 20 2022 | By | Reply More
Beyond the Revolution

Beyond the Revolution

First hand experience of Arab Spring brought to stage

December 2010 saw the start of what was to become known as the Arab Spring, as revolution spread across the Middle East. Mariem Omari was in Iraq at the time working in a humanitarian role and saw events unfold first hand. Now she has brought her experiences to the stage in Revolution Days.

Nov 21 2021 | By | Reply More