Edinburgh Theatre Arts

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
★★★☆☆ Stately
Edinburgh Theatre Arts’ Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at St Ninian’s is a careful, intelligent production that is not always as funny as it might be.

The Misanthrope
★★★★☆ Well judged
Edinburgh Theatre Arts’ production of The Misanthrope at St Ninian’s Church Hall is a clever and thoroughly enjoyable piece of theatre.

Acaste Wanted!
ETA urgent call-out for April production
Edinburgh Theatre Arts has put out an urgent cast call for an actor with the playing age of 20 – 40 years old to play the role of Acaste in its April 2024 production of The Misanthrope.

Making History by Stephen Fry
★★★★☆ Lovingly assembled
There is a great deal of attention lavished on Making History by Stephen Fry from Edinburgh Theatre Arts at St Ninian’s Hall. The result is an absorbing one.

Meteor Shower
★★★☆☆ Strong performances
Nothing is quite what it appears to be, in Steve Martin’s fractured marital comedy, Meteor Shower, being staged at St Ninian’s Hall by Edinburgh Theatre Arts until Saturday.

Amateur Auditions
Two shows looking to cast for May and August
A production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at the Brunton in May and the world premiere adaptation of Stephen Fry’s Making History at the Fringe have put out open calls for amateur performers.

EPT’s Book Club wins One Acts
Edinburgh People’s Theatre overall winner at SCDA One Act Festival
The Edinburgh People’s Theatre’s production of The Book Club of Little Witterington won first prize and the Edith Forbes Trophy in the Edinburgh district round of the SCDA’s One Act Play Festival 2023, held at the Church Hill Theatre over Friday and Saturday evenings.

SCDA One Acts – Friday
Strong opening trio
The Edinburgh district round of the 2023 SCDA One Act Play Festival got of to a strong start up at the Church Hill Theatre on Friday night with a trio of plays that demonstrated the versatility of the competing amateur companies and the quality of their actors.

Ukraine Benefit
ETA’s Christmas entertainment for Ukraine
Edinburgh Theatre Arts is presenting an evening of Christmas-related readings, poems, comedy and song at its St Ninian’s Hall base on this Saturday 3 December at 7.30pm.