Edinburgh Makars

Dracula

Dracula

★★★★☆ Considered

The Edinburgh Makars’ production of Dracula, at the Royal Scots Club for the last week of the Fringe, is an intelligent and atmospheric (if overlong) production, benefiting from some tremendous acting.

Aug 20 2025 | By More
Bedroom Farce

Bedroom Farce

★★★★☆ Accomplished

The Edinburgh Makars’ production of Bedroom Farce at the Church Hill confidently combines comedy and tragedy to great effect.

May 9 2025 | By | Reply More
A Comedy of Tenors

A Comedy of Tenors

★★★★☆ Ludicrous

The Edinburgh Makars sail through the old-fashioned farce of A Comedy of Tenors at The Royal Scots Club with about as much pace, timing and sheer energy as you could hope.

Aug 24 2023 | By | Reply More
The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

★★★☆☆ Suspiciously old-fashioned

The Edinburgh Makars’ production of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, at the Church Hill until Friday, is an apparently traditional version of the play which may well be more quietly subversive than many modern revisions.

May 4 2023 | By | Reply More
The Joy of Sets

The Joy of Sets

The challenges and rewards of set building

The Edinburgh Makars are looking for a volunteer to take the lead on set design and construction, as their current set builder, Alasdair Taylor, is looking to step down from the role to pursue other interests.

Mar 21 2023 | By | Reply More
Barefoot in the Park

Barefoot in the Park

★★★☆☆  Diligent

The Edinburgh Makars return to the Hepburn Suite at the Royal Scots Club with Barefoot in the Park. Their production of Neil Simon’s comedy is solid and well crafted, but real comic punch comes inconsistently.

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The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

★★★☆☆ Perspicacious

The Edinburgh Makars return to the Church Hill theatre with a bounce in their step for three performances of a nicely juicy production of The Importance of Being Earnest.

May 6 2022 | By | 1 Reply More
The One Acts Are Back!

The One Acts Are Back!

SCDA One Act Festival is this week

The Edinburgh region rounds of the SCDA’s One Act Festival return this week, Thursday 17 and Saturday 19 February 2022 to the Church Hill Theatre, with six plays in competition over the two nights.

Feb 15 2022 | By | Reply More
It’s One-Act Week

It’s One-Act Week

SCDA One Act Festival returns to Church Hill:

The SCDA’s One Act Festival returns to the Church Hill Theatre this week with a dozen plays set to be performed over the four night run.

Feb 19 2020 | By | Reply More
Perfect Wedding

Perfect Wedding

★★★★★    Practically perfect:

Perfect Wedding, the Edinburgh Makars’ production at the Royal Scots, is an object lesson in how to put on a farce.

Aug 20 2019 | By | 1 Reply More
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