Church Hill Theatre
The Sleeping Beauty
★★★★☆ Great entertainment
The Sleeping Beauty, from Edinburgh People’s Theatre at the Church Hill, is everything you could want from a traditional pantomime.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
★★★★☆ Pure imagination
Balerno Theatre Company’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Church Hill may not be a traditional Christmas show but certainly provides a large helping of festive cheer.
Dancing at Lughnasa
★★★☆☆ Affecting
Even as other companies gear up for Christmas, Leitheatre look back to September with Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa at the Church Hill. This entirely unseasonal downbeat piece is discharged with great care and some impressive acting.
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
★★★☆☆ A lovely night
Threepenny Theatricals’ first venture into musical theatre sees a beloved fairytale brought to life with Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella playing at the Church Hill Theatre through to 16 November.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
★★★★☆ Dark and epic
There’s a ghoulish and classic Penny Dreadful atmosphere to this epic tale of revenge, as Blackout Productions bring new life to Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, at the Church Hill Theatre until Saturday.
Showcase 2024 – Something About This Night!
★★★★☆ Spectacular
Showcase 2024 – Something About This Night! provides the expected tuneful extravaganza, hugely reliable while appearing remarkably fresh.
The Outrun (EIF)
★★★★☆ Grandeur
The Outrun, from the International Festival and the Lyceum at the Church Hill Theatre for the whole three weeks, is a hugely ambitious, beautifully staged and extremely impressive production.
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.
Blue Remembered Hills
★★★☆☆ Challenging
Leitheatre’s Blue Remembered Hills at the Church Hill is nasty and short. Which is exactly what is intended.
The Addams Family
★★★★☆ Finger clicking good
Edinburgh Music Theatre have a beautifully concise production of The Addams Family at the Church Hill Theatre to Saturday. It hits its mark bang on, from the very first finger click of that iconic introduction right up its full blown love-in finale.
