Playhouse

Annie

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.

March 22, 2023 | By | Reply More
Rocky Horror Show

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.

March 14, 2023 | By | Reply More
Jersey Boys

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.

January 26, 2023 | By | Reply More
Burns

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.

January 21, 2023 | By | 8 Replies More
My Fair Lady

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.

December 16, 2022 | By | Reply More
Bugsy Malone

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.

November 16, 2022 | By | Reply More
Saturday Night Fever

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.

November 2, 2022 | By | Reply More
Girl from the North Country

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.

October 19, 2022 | By | Reply More
The Book of Mormon

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.

September 15, 2022 | By | Reply More
Billionaire Boy

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.

July 29, 2022 | By | Reply More