Darren Coutts
The Mirror Crack’d
★★★☆☆ Poised
Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d provides good old-fashioned whodunnit thrills for Threepenny Theatricals at the Church Hill until Saturday.
Oliver!
★★★★☆ Let’s Twist again
Consider yourself lucky if you have a ticket for Oliver! at Portobello Town Hall this week – the inaugural stage show since the hall was re-opened as a community run charitable enterprise in June
Jesus Christ Superstar
★★★☆☆ Creative direction:
Captivate Theatre rock Jesus Christ Superstar at the Rose Theatre, spotlighting some spectacular performers from the Edinburgh’s amateur theatrical scene.
Oliver!
★★★★☆ Frantic energy:
Captivate Theatre capture the magic of Oliver! Lionel Bart’s musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel, transforming the Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre into the hustle of London.
Jesus Christ Superstar
★★★☆☆ Fraught:
The doubts of Jesus as he waits for his death are brought to the fore in Captivate Theatre’s all-singing all-dancing production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Rose Street Theatre.
Sweeney Todd
★★★★★ A cut above:
Captivate Theatre’s revival of last year’s Fringe production of Sweeney Todd has matured over the months, and is a must-see as it reaches the Brunton Theatre.
Sweeney Todd
★★★★☆ Bloodily brilliant:
The dark streets of Victorian London come to life in this thrilling production of Sweeney Todd by Captivate Theatre.
Review – The Sorcerer
★★★☆☆ Slight of hand:
Fun and frothy, there is little to deconstruct in Edinburgh G&S Society’s entertaining and distinctly slight production of The Sorcerer, which is at the Church Hill theatre to Saturday.
Review – Smooth and Saxy
It’s a bijou night out at the Queen Charlotte Rooms this week, where local big stage musical specialists, Tempo, are putting on a smooching cabaret-style affair in the upper room as part of the Leith Festival.
Æ Musical Review – Gypsy
★★★☆☆:
It is easy to see why Gypsy has been described as one of the greatest American musicals as Tempo’s production hits its stride and starts cruising through the numbers.
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