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Shrek: The Musical

Shrek: The Musical

★★★★★ Ogre-homa!

Grey February nights turn a joyous green as Mama present Shrek The Musical at Loretto School Theatre until Saturday. The tale of an ogre, a donkey and a princess rescuing one another from loneliness is brought to brilliant life in the company’s 75th anniversary production.

Feb 14 2025 | By | Reply More
MAMA hits 75 with Shrek

MAMA hits 75 with Shrek

Musselburgh company celebrate 75 years

MAMA, the Musselburgh Amateur Musical Association, will celebrate its 75th year with a production of Shrek the Musical at the Loretto School Theatre, from 12 to 15 February 2025.

Jan 17 2025 | By | Reply More
MAMA’s venue reprieve

MAMA’s venue reprieve

M.A.M.A finds replacement venue for 2024 revue

The Musselburgh Amateur Musical Association has found a new venue and posted new dates for its postponed annual revue, the M.A.M.A Spotlight Awards.

Apr 18 2024 | By | Reply More
MAMA pulls annual revue

MAMA pulls annual revue

M.A.M.A Spotlight Awards postponed

Rising costs and low ticket sales have forced the Musselburgh Amateur Musical Association to postpone its planned revue, the M.A.M.A Spotlight Awards at Portobello Town Hall.

Apr 7 2024 | By | Reply More
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4

24 Hour Challenge: Impressive

The Musselburgh Amateur Musical Association made a strong and entertaining go of their 24 hour Musical Challenge – to learn, rehearse and perform a musical all in 24 hours, staging the final result on Saturday night at the Portobello Town Hall.

Mar 5 2024 | By | Reply More
MAMA’s mystery musical

MAMA’s mystery musical

MAMA take the 24 hour musical challenge

This coming Friday, the first of March 2024, the Musselburgh Amateur Musical Association will learn the name of their latest production. Not much unusual in that.

Feb 28 2024 | By | Reply More
Made in Dagenham

Made in Dagenham

★★★★★     Undisputed excellence

An industrial dispute doesn’t sound the most promising material for a musical, but Made in Dagenham at The Brunton Theatre made my week.

Jun 1 2023 | By | Reply More
Brunton bouncing back

Brunton bouncing back

Venue trust “upbeat about sourcing alternative venues”.

The Brunton Theatre Trust says its programme of work will go on, even though The Brunton venue is temporarily dark due to the emergency structural surveys taking place in its performance spaces.

Mar 26 2023 | By | Reply More
The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

★★★★☆ Melodic

The steeply-raked seats of the Brunton are alive with the Sound of Music this week as Musselburgh Amateur Musicals Association bring the singing Von Trapp family to Musselburgh.

May 2 2022 | By | 1 Reply More
Chess

Chess

★★★☆☆ Re-opening gambit

Musselburgh Amateur Musicals Association make a spirited return to live with a production of Chess at the Brunton which hits all the high and the low notes while making a solid fist of the tricky ones in between.

Mar 5 2022 | By | Reply More