Richard Hurst
Matilda the Musical
★★★★☆ Huge energy
The return to the Playhouse of the unstoppable juggernaut that is the RSC’s Matilda the Musical after seven years, is certainly a cause for celebration.
Dear Evan Hansen
★★★★☆ Impressive Playhouse: Tue 1 – Sat 5 Jul 2025 Review by Hugh Simpson Dear Evan Hansen has become one of the most successful musicals of recent years, and the Nottingham Playhouse’s touring version has all of the impact of a big theatrical event. The production – presented with ATG and Gavin Kalin […]
The Lion King
★★★★☆ A roaring success
Disney’s The Lion King, at the Edinburgh Playhouse until July 2, is a sensory feast of colour, music and puppetry. Whether you have seen the classic Disney movie numerous times or never before, it is a spectacular musical that does not disappoint.
The Lions Roar Back!
The Lion King to return in June 2022
Disney’s The Lion King is to return to the Edinburgh Playhouse in June 2022, following its run in 2020 which was curtailed by Covid.
The Lion King
★★★★☆ Visual Feast:
Visually arresting, the touring production of The Lion King which is booked into the Playhouse until March 2020, wants for nothing in terms of spectacle or budget.
Lion King Cast
Casting for The Lion King at Edinburgh Playhouse:
The principal company has been announced for the UK tour of Disney’s The Lion King which opens in Bristol and arrives at the Edinburgh Playhouse in December for its only Scottish dates.
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