Pleasance Theatre

Bring It On

Bring It On

★★★★☆ Smashed it

Edinburgh University Footlights give a big, entertaining and generally well thought-through take on Bring It On, at the Pleasance Theatre all week to Saturday.

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On Stage Mon 13 – Sun 19 Feb 2023

On Stage Mon 13 – Sun 19 Feb 2023

What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…

It’s a big musicals week for Edinburgh’s amateur theatre companies with no less than three big musicals hitting the stage this week, along with touring theatre from the Citizens.

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The Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance

★★★☆☆ Steady

The Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group sets its heart on duty and its eye on the main prize with Edinburgh’s second production of The Pirates of Penzance in as many weeks.

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The Producers

The Producers

★★★☆☆ Dedicated:

Taking on the maestro of satire, Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group drags the Pleasance theatre onto Broadway for their performance of Mel Brooks’ The Producers, swastikas and all.

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Springtime for Eusog

Springtime for Eusog

Open auditions for The Producers:

The Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group has put out an open call for its production of The Producers, which will run at the end of November 2018 at the Pleasance Theatre.

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The Sorcerer

The Sorcerer

★★★☆☆    Loved-up:

Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group go back to the Sixties for their take on The Sorcerer, Gilbert and Sullivan’s tale of love potions and universal love.

Mar 31 2018 | By | Reply More
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

★★★☆☆    Full blooded:

There is plenty to like about the Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company’s full-blooded, modern dress production of Romeo and Juliet at the Pleasance Theatre, to Saturday.

Mar 7 2018 | By | Reply More
Oliver!

Oliver!

★★★☆☆ Dangerous:

There’s a fascinating concept behind the Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group’s production of Oliver!, at the Pleasance Theatre until Saturday evening.

Nov 30 2017 | By More
The Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance

★★★★☆ Stand out:
Entertaining, splendidly on song and given a nicely modern twist, the Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group’s Pirates of Penzance is a treat on many levels.

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Hearty endeavours

Hearty endeavours

Eusog look deep for Pirate procedure:
Eusog’s production of The Pirates of Penzance this week is promised to contain a strong line in modernisation, as has become a tradition with the company’s Gilbert and Sullivan shows,

Mar 17 2016 | By | Reply More