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Dracula: Mina’s Reckoning

Dracula: Mina’s Reckoning

★★★★☆ Angry

You can’t keep a good vampire down for long, and the story of Dracula keeps coming back to the stage, with its depictions of transgressive behaviour making it a constant candidate for reinvention.

Oct 12 2023 | By | Reply More
Dear Billy

Dear Billy

★★★★★ Joyous

Everyone has a Billy Connolly story. Ask around on any Scottish High Street, and folk will have a story about the Big Yin. Which is both the premiss and the promise of Dear Billy, at the Traverse for three nights only.

May 20 2023 | By | Reply More
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – Live at Leith Theatre

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – Live at Leith Theatre

★★★☆☆  Mixed bag

There is much to recommend in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – Live at Leith Theatre, which is due to be live-streamed into cinemas on Sunday 27 with as-live screenings on March 6.

Feb 26 2022 | By | Reply More
NTS go hybrid in Leith

NTS go hybrid in Leith

Hybrid Jekyll and Hyde for Leith Theatre

A hybrid production of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is to be staged by the National Theatre of Scotland in Leith Theatre in February 2022, with live-streaming to cinemas and an edited version on Sky Arts in 2023.

Dec 16 2021 | By | Reply More
Rapunzel – A Hairy Tale Adventure

Rapunzel – A Hairy Tale Adventure

★★★☆☆Festive fun:

The National Theatre of Scotland’s Rapunzel is full of enjoyment and impressive performances. Although it never quite stakes its claim as a compelling work in its own right, there is plenty to satisfy those missing their annual helping of seasonal entertainment.

Dec 22 2020 | By | Reply More
My Light Shines On: Ghost Light

My Light Shines On: Ghost Light

★★★★☆ Magical:

Ghost Light provides a poignant reminder of what we are all missing in this fallow year of live performance in Edinburgh during August.

Aug 9 2020 | By | Reply More
Lights Shine On for EIF

Lights Shine On for EIF

Festival announces online offering:

The Edinburgh International Festival has announced My Light Shines On, a series of online shows for August, with filmed and audio works by Scotland’

Aug 4 2020 | By | Reply More
Scenes for Survival online

Scenes for Survival online

NTS launches crisis-response online project:

The first six pieces of the National Theatre of Scotland’s season of short digital artworks, Scenes for Survival, launches tonight, Wednesday 27 May 2020, and will remain online for two years.

May 27 2020 | By | 1 Reply More
Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

★★★★★ Irresistible:

Visually and verbally intoxicating, Cyrano de Bergerac at the Lyceum is a riotous, joyous expression of the human spirit.

Oct 14 2018 | By | 1 Reply More
NTS Rocket Machine

NTS Rocket Machine

NTS on Screen launched with Rocket Post
A new initiative, the National Theatre of Scotland on Screen, is to be launched with the filming of a cinema version of its new musical production Rocket Post.

Sep 23 2017 | By | Reply More