Louise Hunter
Edinburgh Gang Show 2023
★★★★☆ Riding high
Boasting a cast of (nearly) thousands and as much entertainment as you could wish for, the Edinburgh Gang Show 2023 hits the odd wrong note but in the end its sheer momentum brooks no argument.
Listings: Mon 13 – Sun 19 November 2023
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week?
There’s big news from the amateur scene this week with the Edinburgh Gang Show, Saughtonhall Drama Group, Citadel Arts group and a new musical under the auspices of Bare Productions all on stage.
Louise Hunter joins Gang Show helm
New co-director role for Hunter with Andy Johnston
Edinburgh Gang Show has announced that Louise Hunter will join current director Andy Johnston in a new co-director role for this year’s production, running Tue 14 to Sat 18 November 2023 at the Festival Theatre.
SLO Sings For the King’s
★★★★☆ Pure Theatre
Southern Light Opera burst back onto the stage after the Covid hiatus in full celebratory mode with a portmanteau show of songs from its back catalogue which refuses to be obvious, while rounding off the night with a fanfare of show stoppers.
All Shook Up
★★★★☆ Highly entertaining
Young Critics Scheme:
Featuring many of Elvis Presley’s greatest hits, Captivate Theatre’s production of All Shook Up at Gilded Balloon’s Rose Street Theatre for the first week of the Fringe is a rollercoaster of love.
13 The Musical
★★★★☆ Heartfelt:
Captivate Theatre returns to this year’s Fringe and Gilded Balloon’s Rose Street Theatre with another fun and exciting production in the coming of age musical, 13 The Musical.
Showcase 2016
★★★☆☆ Energetic variety:
Well staged, beautifully sung and dazzlingly eclectic, Showcase 2016 is not always consistent but certainly has something for everyone.
Showcase 2015
★★★★☆ Showstoppers:
Working the surprise factor to great effect, Showcase rises to the challenges of staging a big choral show on the King’s stage with significant success.
Review – Showcase: Musical Diversity
★★★★☆: Bold choices, big voices:
There’s no disputing the title of Showcase’s latest adventure into the world of pop, rock, musicals and music from films and TV. Musically, diversity runs right through it.
Review – Heroes
★★★☆☆ Musical heroics:
There is an audacious opening to Showcase’s latest musical offering up at the Church Hill Theatre all this week. Heroes might be the show’s title and theme, but instead of extracts from the evening, the overture uses a certain Stranglers number to gets the audience bobbing in their seats.
