Arkle Theatre Company

Lilies on the Land

Lilies on the Land

★★★★☆ Beautiful drama

Following on from the success of their production of David Haig’s Pressure in April, Arkle Theatre have returned to World War 2 for Lilies on the Land as the early evening Fringe offering.

Aug 19 2023 | By | Reply More
The Curious Case of Osgood Mackenzie

The Curious Case of Osgood Mackenzie

★★★☆☆ Unusual staging

The Curious Case of Osgood Mackenzie, from Arkle at the Royal Scots Club, is a well researched slice of Scottish history, presented in a way that has genuine novelty.

Aug 17 2023 | By | Reply More
Pressure

Pressure

★★★★☆ Energetic and intense

David Haig’s Pressure, focusing on two British obsessions: the weather and World War Two, had its world première at the Lyceum in 2014 and is now revived by Arkle at the Hill Street Theatre until Saturday.

Apr 20 2023 | By | Reply More
Silent Night

Silent Night

★★★★☆ Warming

Silent Night, from Arkle at the Royal Scots Club for one week only, is a cheering and beautifully assembled production.

Aug 16 2022 | By | Reply More
The Venetian Twins

The Venetian Twins

★★★★☆ Finest farce

Two years after they were meant to be bringing The Venetian Twins to Hill Street Theatre, Arkle Theatre Company’s production of Tony Cowie’s adaptation of the play finally made it to the theatre on Wednesday night. It was well worth the wait.

Mar 31 2022 | By | Reply More
Listings: Mon 28 Mar – Sun 3 April 2022

Listings: Mon 28 Mar – Sun 3 April 2022

What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…

Everyone’s talking about… Venice, the L21, Allan and – of course – Jamie, this week, with a strong variety of interesting shows on Edinburgh’s stages.

Mar 29 2022 | By | Reply More
A Double on Hill Street

A Double on Hill Street

Arkle to bring Venetian Twins to Hill Street

Audiences at the Hill Street Theatre will be seeing double at the end of the month when local amateur company Arkle Theatre stages Tony Cownie’s adaptation of Goldoni’s The Venetian Twins.

Mar 21 2022 | By | Reply More
More shows off

More shows off

Two more amateur shows postpone:

This week’s production of Men Should Weep at the Church Hill Theatre has been postponed as one of the EPT company has been diagnosed with Covid-19, the coronavirus.

Mar 16 2020 | By | Reply More
Krapp’s Last Tape

Krapp’s Last Tape

★★★★☆  Authentic Krapp:

Wistful and careful, Arkle’s production of Krapp’s Last Tape brings out the humanity in Beckett’s masterpiece. Often seen as a forbidding play, there is nothing remotely inaccessible about this.

Aug 23 2019 | By | Reply More
The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

★★★☆☆ Uneven updating:

Arkle’s take on The Taming of the Shrew is a largely successful attempt to make relevant one of Shakespeare’s plays that is most troubling to modern audiences.

Aug 14 2019 | By | Reply More