Andy Johnston
Guys and Dolls
★★★★☆ Accomplished
Southern Light’s take on Guys and Dolls at the Festival Theatre is beautifully sung, acted with comic glee, and falls only just short of greatness.
Edinburgh Gang Show 2025
★★★★☆ Joyous
Once again, the Edinburgh Gang Show 2025 provides a showcase for the abilities of huge numbers of youngsters. In its adopted home at the Festival Theatre until Saturday, this year’s version is immensely enjoyable.
Showcase 2025 – I See Stars
★★★★☆ Sheer entertainment
It is easy to take Showcase for granted year after year, mainly because it consistently produces a show that is crammed full of talented performers, cleverly chosen material and well-drilled performances.
Gang Show 2024
★★★☆☆ Confident
Packing the glitter, able to hold their big tunes and in possession of some braw dance moves, the members of Edinburgh Gang Show 2024 are brim full of confidence, in a production which plays the Festival Theatre all week to Saturday.
Penguin time at Gang Show 2024
Early Gang Show at Festival Theatre for third year
The Edinburgh Gang Show returns to the Festival Theatre tonight, Tuesday 29 October 2024, for its third outing at the venue while the Kings remains dark for refurbishment, with all the usual fare including a tribute to the Edinburgh Zoo penguins.
Showcase 2024 – Something About This Night!
★★★★☆ Spectacular
Showcase 2024 – Something About This Night! provides the expected tuneful extravaganza, hugely reliable while appearing remarkably fresh.
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie: Teen Edition
★★★★☆ Optimistic
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – Teen Edition, from Forth Children’s Theatre at Broughton High School for Week One of the Fringe only, is a brave choice of production, staged with conviction and joy, and featuring some real talent.
FCT 45th Anniversary Gala
★★★★★ Array of talent
Forth Children’s Theatre’s 45th Anniversary Gala at the Church Hill is a fitting tribute to a mainstay of the Edinburgh stage, and as enjoyable a show as you could find anywhere.
Edinburgh Gang Show 2023
★★★★☆ Riding high
Boasting a cast of (nearly) thousands and as much entertainment as you could wish for, the Edinburgh Gang Show 2023 hits the odd wrong note but in the end its sheer momentum brooks no argument.
Listings: Mon 13 – Sun 19 November 2023
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week?
There’s big news from the amateur scene this week with the Edinburgh Gang Show, Saughtonhall Drama Group, Citadel Arts group and a new musical under the auspices of Bare Productions all on stage.
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