Reviews
A Noble Clown
★★★★★ Essential
Michael Daviot’s A Noble Clown – Scenes From The Life Of Duncan Macrae, is on a short run at the Storytelling Centre as part of the weekend celebrating Scottish theatre linked to Edinburgh 900. If there is any justice in the world, it will be seen again very soon.
Treasure Island
★★★★☆ Creative
Treasure Island, the Lyceum’s family Christmas show, is an enchanting production whose energy and visual invention compensate for the occasional mis-step.
Little Red Robin Hood
★★★☆☆ Clever
Little Red Robin Hood from Happy Sad Productions is a clever mash-up of Little Red Riding Hood, Robin Hood, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears, with elements of other pantos thrown in for good measure.
Keeping in touch with PenPals
Script-in-hand performance
PenPal Productions’ Drama@TheDepot has established itself as a showcase for work by Edinburgh playwrights and performers in 2024.
Cinderella
★★★★☆ Sparkling
Cinderella at the Festival Theatre is yet another example of a spectacular family pantomime featuring the familiar talents of Allan Stewart, Grant Stott and Jordan Young.
Amanda: A Horror Comedy Musical
★★★☆☆ Unique
New horror comedy musical Amanda, from Shock Horror Theatre, brings this quite specific and difficult genre to the stage at a fitting venue in The Banshee Labyrinth, for two nights only.
Blithe Spirit
★★★★☆ Spectral
Up-and-coming local amateur company The Forth Act has boldly taken on one of Noël Cowards best-known and oft-produced plays with strong success.
Dancing at Lughnasa
★★★☆☆ Affecting
Even as other companies gear up for Christmas, Leitheatre look back to September with Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa at the Church Hill. This entirely unseasonal downbeat piece is discharged with great care and some impressive acting.
101 Dalmatians the Musical
★★★☆☆ Canine caper
Playhouse: Tue 19 – Sat 24 Nov 2024
Review by Sophie Good
The new musical version of 101 Dalmatians, bouncing into the Edinburgh Playhouse this week to Saturday, is a treat for puppy-loving children, wrapped up in a doggy adventure based on the well loved classic tale.
Men Don’t Talk
★★★★☆ Compelling
Clare Prenton and Genesis Theatre’s Men Don’t Talk is a compelling introduction to the idea of the Men’s Shed Movement, staged in the Netherbow Theatre as part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, in partnership with Scottish Men’s Shed Association and Luminate.
