Hannah-Rose Laverick
Ruddigore: The Witch’s Curse
★★★★★ Electric verve
Ruddigore: The Witch’s Curse, presented by the Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group at the Bedlam Theatre to Saturday, is absurdly good.
The Fairy Queen
★★★☆☆ Dreamlike
Edinburgh Studio Opera’s production of The Fairy Queen, at the Pleasance until Thursday, takes on the many challenges of Henry Purcell’s much-adapted augmentation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Into the Woods
★★★★☆ Melodic
Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group’s production of Into the Woods, at the Church Hill until Saturday, is musically strong enough to overcome any issues in staging.
Cendrillon
★★★☆☆ Delicate
Charm and charisma run through Edinburgh Studio Opera’s production of Cendrillon, Jules Massenet’s take on the Cinderella story, playing at the Pleasance theatre for three nights only.
Singin’ in the Rain
★★★★☆ Old-fashioned charmer
A touch of classic Hollywood glamour pays a visit to the Pleasance Theatre this week as Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group mount a production of Singin’ in the Rain.
Biolanthe
★★★☆☆ Inventive
The Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group has created an inventive updating of Gilbert and Sullivan in Biolanthe, running in the intimate Tech Cube 0 at Summerhall for three performances only.
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