Pleasance Theatre
Romeo and Juliet
★★★☆☆ Expansive
Romeo and Juliet, from the Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company at the Pleasance, is a production on a grand scale. There is much about it that is praiseworthy, but in the end its ambition does prove a disadvantage.
The Fifth Elephant
★★★☆☆ Slipped discworld
Strawmoddie Theatre return to the Pleasance with Stephen Briggs adaptation of The Fifth Elephant, ten years since the death of author Terry Pratchett and ten years since they were established.
Legally Blonde – The Musical
★★★★☆ Perky
Queen Margaret University Musical Theatre Society brings Legally Blonde – The Musical to the Pleasance Theatre for three performances only, in a fun perky production fizzing with energy.
Cendrillon
★★★☆☆ Delicate
Charm and charisma run through Edinburgh Studio Opera’s production of Cendrillon, Jules Massenet’s take on the Cinderella story, playing at the Pleasance theatre for three nights only.
9 to 5 the Musical
★★★☆☆ Ambitious
From the crisp chords of the live band to the acres of powder-blue eye-makeup, there is no faulting the effort put into EU Footlights’ ambitious production of Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 the Musical at the Pleasance all week.
Much Ado About Nothing
★★★☆☆ Energetic
The Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company’s Much Ado About Nothing at the Pleasance is a good-natured if uneven production.
Singin’ in the Rain
★★★★☆ Old-fashioned charmer
A touch of classic Hollywood glamour pays a visit to the Pleasance Theatre this week as Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group mount a production of Singin’ in the Rain.
baba
★★☆☆☆ Unfulfilled
The Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group brings a new festive folktale to the Pleasance stage this weekend in the form of baba, a new take on the old tales of Baba Yaga and her house on chicken legs. This piece has many ambitions, but falls short of achieving them in its writing and execution.
Going Postal
★★★★☆ First Class
Strawmoddie’s Going Postal, their fourth production of a Terry Pratchett novel adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs, is delivered with all due care and attention to detail at the Pleasance Theatre to Sunday.
All Shook Up
★★★★☆ Hugely entertaining
Queen Margaret University Musical Theatre Society’s production of All Shook Up, at the Pleasance Theatre for four performances only, is a hugely entertaining jukebox musical from the book by Joe DiPietro.
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