Nikolai Foster

Annie

Annie

★★★☆☆ Cheerful

A relentlessly upbeat feel to the touring revival of the West End production of Annie, at the Playhouse to Saturday, is the source of considerable charm.

March 22, 2023 | By | Reply More
Oz wizzes into Ed

Oz wizzes into Ed

Wizard of Oz sets Edinburgh dates

The Wizard of Oz is flying over the rainbow and into Edinburgh for a week in February 2024, with tickets for the Playhouse dates going on sale from this Friday 3 March 2023 at noon.

March 2, 2023 | By | Reply More
Beautiful – The Carol King Musical

Beautiful – The Carol King Musical

★★★★☆ A beauty

Clever staging and a spot-on cast of actor-musicians bring director Nikolai Foster’s slick new production of Beautiful – The Carole King Musical to life on the Festival Theatre stage this week.

April 7, 2022 | By | Reply More
White Christmas

White Christmas

★★★★☆ Big and bright

The Curve Theatre’s big touring production of White Christmas brightens the Playhouse stage like a clear sky after a night fall of snow, bringing both warmth and crisp definition in its wake.

December 19, 2021 | By | Reply More
White Christmas for Edinburgh

White Christmas for Edinburgh

Playhouse to host Irving Berlin classic in Xmas 2020:

The West End production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas will be blowing into the Edinburgh Playhouse for the Festival season 2020/2021, with tickets now on sale, Monday 16 December 2019.

December 16, 2019 | By | Reply More
Annie

Annie

★★★☆☆ Optimistic:

The sun, as always, is coming out tomorrow in Annie, but in this touring production at the Playhouse to Saturday, the orphan’s optimism is more dearly bought than it might be.

October 4, 2019 | By | Reply More
Lesley Joseph for Miss Hannigan

Lesley Joseph for Miss Hannigan

Lesley Joseph to star in Annie tour for Edinburgh:

Lesley Joseph will play the role of Miss Hannigan when the touring production of Annie visits the Edinburgh Playhouse in September and October 2019.

January 31, 2019 | By | 1 Reply More
Anita and Craig take on Annie

Anita and Craig take on Annie

Double dose of Hannigan for Annie Tour:

The recent West End production of Annie has announced a UK tour in 2019, playing the Edinburgh Playhouse in October and including both Anita Dobson and Craig Revel Horwood in the role of Miss Hannigan at different venues.

September 7, 2018 | By | Reply More
Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

★★★★★    Triumphant:

There is no doubt that Ria Jones, as Norma Desmond, owns the Curve theatre’s production of Sunset Boulevard that lights into the Playhouse this week, on the first date of its major UK tour.

October 4, 2017 | By | Reply More
Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Breakfast at Tiffany’s

★★★★☆ Smooth sophistication:
There is charm and sparkle on the stage at the Kings Theatre until Saturday, and that’s not just from the costume jewellery.

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