Mairi Coyle

The Grand Duke

The Grand Duke

★★★★☆ Inspired merriment

The Grand Duke, from EdGAS, is a pleasurably silly delight from start to finish. Consistently stylised to the perfect degree of deliberate overacting, it elicits laughs without being overdone.

Mar 1 2026 | By More
The Mirror Crack’d

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.

Nov 7 2025 | By More
The Yeomen of the Guard

The Yeomen of the Guard

★★★★☆ A classic with clarity

The good men and women of Edinburgh Gilbert and Sullivan Society do more than yeoman service as they present arguably the greatest Savoy opera at the Festival Theatre.

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The Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance

★★★★☆ Beyond duty

The Edinburgh Gilbert and Sullivan Society bring a production of The Pirates of Penzance to the King’s which goes beyond the call of duty, being packed with high points – and no low ones to speak of.

Mar 24 2022 | By | 1 Reply More
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