MAMA
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
