Stephen Mear

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.

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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.

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

★★★★☆ Scrumptious, truly:
The famous car is big, gleaming and flies just as it should in the new production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, at the Festival Theatre until Oct 15, but the surrounding musical has a much more homely feel to it.

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Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins

★★★★★ Chim chim charming:
Practically perfect in every way, that’s Mary Poppins according to, well, Mary Poppins. She’s not wrong, though. The magical nanny really is rather wonderful.

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Mack & Mabel

Mack & Mabel

★★★★★ Silence is golden:
The Silent film era is the backdrop for a production of a musical that deserves to be shouted about.

Nov 12 2015 | By | Reply More