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Buttrey rocks Bedlam

Buttrey rocks Bedlam

EUTC workshop new rock musical at Bedlam

Thaddeus Buttrey wrote his first song when he was 10 years old and first performed in a musical when he was 13. Now, the Edinburgh University phd student is set to have his rock musical Who We Are Now staged by the EUTC in their Bedlam theatre.

Mar 3 2024 | By | Reply More
Horror Shop for Eusog

Horror Shop for Eusog

Schlock horror not Savoy Opera for student company

This week the Edinburgh University’s Savoy Opera company, Eusog, is swapping G&S for Menken and Ashman, with a production of Little Shop of Horrors at the Church Hill Theatre.

Jan 21 2024 | By | Reply More
North Leith Limbo

North Leith Limbo

Slavery “central issue” in play inspired by Leith graves

The Ghosts of North Leith, at North Leith Parish Church for three nights only this week, sees the Citadel Arts Group weave together scripts based on stories behind graves in the Coburg Street Burial Ground.

Nov 14 2023 | By | Reply More
Apocalypse beyond the line

Apocalypse beyond the line

EGTG revive Walt McGough’s Chalk

Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group return this coming week with a revival of American playwright Walt McGough’s intense, 2015 sci-fi fable, Chalk, upstairs at the Assembly Roxy from Wed 8 to Sat 11 November 2023.

Nov 4 2023 | By | Reply More
Edinburgh Horror Fest

Edinburgh Horror Fest

Five-strong theatre slate for this year’s oogly fest

Little known stories from children’s author E Nesbit headline the Edinburgh Horror Festival which returns today, with a slate of five fringe-length theatre offerings, each playing over four nights at the Banshee Labyrinth to Sunday 29 October 2023.

Oct 27 2023 | By | Reply More
Still Waiting…

Still Waiting…

Sequel to Waiting in the Wings for Church Hill

Still Waiting in the Wings, a charity concert to raise funds for brain tumour research, is taking place at the Church Hill Theatre this weekend, with an evening performance on Friday 13 and Saturday matinee on 14 October 2023.

Oct 12 2023 | By | Reply More
Showcase is back

Showcase is back

September song for Macmillan

Showcase is back where it belongs next week, up at the Church Hill Theatre, with its annual eclectic collection of tunes and dance numbers in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

Sep 21 2023 | By | Reply More
Al Fresco Midsummer Night’s Dream

Al Fresco Midsummer Night’s Dream

The Forth Act to stage Shakespeare’s Dream in Saughton Park

This midsummer, new Edinburgh grass-roots theatre company, The Forth Act, is set to perform Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the open air arena of the Italian Garden in Saughton Park.

May 9 2023 | By | Reply More
One foot in the Future

One foot in the Future

U3A inspired show for Netherbow

(There Are) No Strangers Here, a new play by four members of the Leith-based Citadel writers is set to debut this Friday 9 September 2022 for three performances only at the Netherbow Theatre in the Scottish Storytelling Centre

Sep 8 2022 | By | Reply More
EPT Won’t Weep

EPT Won’t Weep

Men Should Weep makes the stage – eventually

Of the many productions which fell foul of the Covid lockdowns, Edinburgh People’s Theatre’s production of Men Should Weep was perhaps the most unlucky not to have made it to the stage on time.

Mar 16 2022 | By | Reply More