Nikolai Foster

Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane

★★★★☆ Wholesome fun

Musical comedy classic Calamity Jane rolls into the Festival Theatre this week all the way from the Black Hills of Deadwood, Dakota. With it’s gun slingin’, high tales and hoedowns – it’s a real fun ride through the Wild West.

Apr 17 2025 | By | Reply More
Kinky Boots

Kinky Boots

★★★★★ Fab-u-lous!

A brand new production of Kinky Boots the Musical is stepping out at the Edinburgh Playhouse this week courtesy of Made at Curve (Leicester) and featuring much-loved Strictly Come Dancing regular, Johannes Radebe.

Feb 19 2025 | By | Reply More
Grease

Grease

★★★★☆ Still hopelessly devoted

Grease is the word once more at Edinburgh Playhouse this week and there’s no better way to fill those summer nights.

Jun 27 2024 | By | Reply More
Jojo gets Kinky at Playhouse

Jojo gets Kinky at Playhouse

Johannes Radebe to star in Kinky Boots tour coming to Playhouse

A new production of Kinky Boots the Musical, staring Johannes Radebe as Lola and Dan Partridge as Charlie Price, will tour to Edinburgh’s Playhouse and the Glasgow King’s in February 2025.

Apr 11 2024 | By | Reply More
The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

★★★★☆ Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

We’ve been to see The Wizard, and oh what a Wizard it was. Yes, the Yellow Brick Road leads to Edinburgh Playhouse this week for a spectacular new production of The Wizard of Oz, the beloved 1939 musical movie based on L Frank Baum’s series about the wonderful land of Oz.

Feb 15 2024 | By | Reply More
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.

Mar 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.

Mar 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.

Apr 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.

Dec 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.

Dec 16 2019 | By | Reply More