Andy Moseley
The Ladykillers
★★★☆☆ Old school
The Ladykillers, by Edinburgh People’s Theatre (EPT) at the Church Hill Theatre until Saturday, is endearing and capably executed.
Performing Arts Survey
Grassroots group seeks to evaluate theatre in Edinburgh
A new grassroots grouping has put out a survey, aimed at all of Edinburgh’s theatre companies and theatre-makers, in an attempt to find out the size and nature of the city’s theatrical community as well as the resources available to it.
Almost Famous
★★★★☆ Comedy and pathos
Almost Famous by Andy Moseley, from NoLogo Productions at Surgeons’ Hall for the Fringe’s first fortnight, is a wry piece invested with considerable emotion.
Quartermaine’s Terms
★★★★☆ Considered
Quartermaine’s Terms, from Edinburgh People’s Theatre at the Church Hill, is a thoughtful, almost stately tragicomedy that is here staged with considerable attention to detail.
Casual Encounters
★★★☆☆ Dark sex comedy
It is Saturday night and, following advice from a counsellor that he and his wife should have more sex, middle-aged Morningside banker, James, played by Ade Smith, is looking forward to his first experience of wife swapping.
An(other) Inspector Calls
★★★☆☆ Relevant
An(other) Inspector Calls from Edinburgh People’s Theatre at the Church Hill is a knowing tribute to one of the classics of 20th century drama. It does not always forge its own identity convincingly, but has much to recommend it.
Drama at the Depot
Script in hand performance
Drama at the Depot, a new bi-monthly evening of short plays performed script-in-hand launched at Leith Depot on Monday. Playwright Andy Moseley was there and files this report.
How the Other Half Loves
★★★★☆ Sharp
Edinburgh People’s Theatre give How The Other Half Loves at the Church Hill a malicious comic edge, in a production whose tempo and performances are praiseworthy.
Make-Up
★★★★☆ Intimate
Make-Up, from NoLogo Productions at the Underbelly Wee Coo in George Square, is a disarmingly truthful and humorous piece, adroitly constructed and beautifully performed.
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