Playhouse
Annie
★★★☆☆ Cheerful
A relentlessly upbeat feel to the touring revival of the West End production of Annie, at the Playhouse to Saturday, is the source of considerable charm.
Rocky Horror Show
★★★★☆ Anything but rocky
There’s a light, over at Greenside Place as The Rocky Horror Show returns to the Playhouse with its 50th anniversary show, says Martin Gray.
Jersey Boys
★★★★☆ Slick and seamless
Packed with hits and bristling with energy, Jersey Boys, the musical telling of the formation and career of the Four Season, returns to the Playhouse for another extended stay until February 4.
Burns
★★☆☆☆ Messy
That a world premiere should take place at the Playhouse is not the oddest thing about the long, over 30-year gestation of Burns – and, sadly, not the most inexplicable thing about the end result.
My Fair Lady
★★★★★ Simply Loverly
Lerner and Loewe’s classic musical, My Fair Lady, warms hearts in a chilly Playhouse, where it is in residency into the New Year, with a sumptuous, but not soulless, production.
Bugsy Malone
★★★☆☆ Goo Housekeeping
So you wanna see a musical? Then Edinburgh Playhouse has just that this week as Bugsy Malone roars into town, staying right through to Sunday.
Saturday Night Fever
★★★☆☆ Fever dream
It’s back to the Seventies at the Playhouse this week, as the venue becomes a disco for a dose of Saturday Night Fever ever night until Saturday.
Girl from the North Country
★★★★☆ Organic
Possessing theatrical craft and endless soul, Girl from The North Country is in danger of giving touring jukebox musicals a good name.
The Book of Mormon
★★★☆☆ Problematic
The juggernaut that is The Book of Mormon rolls into the Playhouse in all its filthy excess for an extended stay until Saturday 8 October, 2022.
Billionaire Boy
★★☆☆☆ Unfocussed
The Birmingham Stage Company’s adaptation of David Walliams’ Billionaire Boy splutters into the Playhouse for a half dozen performances, wearing its fun on its sleeve but failing to fizzle as it might.
