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Everybody’s talking about… FCT

Everybody’s talking about… FCT

Forth Children’s Theatre announce 43rd EdFringe show

Forth Children’s Theatre has put out an open call for the teen edition of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at EdFringe 2024, which it will stage Friday 2 to Saturday 10 August at Broughton High School.

Feb 9 2024 | By | Reply More
The Addams Family – a New Musical

The Addams Family – a New Musical

★★★★★ Brilliant

Forth Children’s Theatre’s return to the Fringe, with The Addams Family – a New Musical at Broughton High School, is something to be welcomed. And they are as good as ever – if not better.

Aug 8 2023 | By | Reply More
EdFringe 2023 Youth & Student Theatre

EdFringe 2023 Youth & Student Theatre

Edinburgh-made youth and student theatre at #EdFringe 2023

The majority of the 17 theatre productions from Edinburgh’s student and youth companies come from the co-productions with the New Celts – a welcome initiative from Napier University to give their students a professional platform on the Fringe.

Aug 3 2023 | By | Reply More
Bright & Wild 2023

Bright & Wild 2023

Lyra presents two weekends of fun

The Bright and Wild festival 2023 features four productions, commissioned and performed by the young participants at Lyra, the youth performing arts company in Craigmillar, staged at its Artspace venue.

May 16 2023 | By | Reply More
The Multiverse is Gay

The Multiverse is Gay

★★★★☆ Weirdly wonderful

The Multiverse is Gay, at the Lyceum Rehearsal Studio until Saturday, is written for the Lyceum Young Company with great imagination by Lewis Hetherington and directed with flair by Sophie Howell.

Apr 13 2023 | By | Reply More
Beauty & the Beast: The Panto

Beauty & the Beast: The Panto

★★★☆☆ Charming

Beauty & the Beast: The Panto, the Christmas offering from Forth Children’s Theatre, has the appeal of a traditional pantomime. Like many pantos, it lacks a little in subtlety and smoothness, but makes up for it in determination and pizzazz.

Dec 9 2022 | By | Reply More
The Addams Family – A New Musical

The Addams Family – A New Musical

★★★★☆ Fantastically fun

Captivate Theatre presents The Addams Family – A New Musical at the Rose theatre in Rose Street for a slightly curtailed run up to Wednesday 24.

Aug 9 2022 | By | Reply More
Lionel Bart’s Oliver!

Lionel Bart’s Oliver!

★★★☆☆ Good effort

Captivate Theatre brings Lionel Bart’s Oliver! to the Edinburgh fringe for a short run until August 16 at the Rose Theatre on Rose Street.

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EdFringe22 – Youth & Student Theatre

EdFringe22 – Youth & Student Theatre

Edinburgh-made Youth & Student Theatre at EdFringe 2022

Edinburgh’s theatre companies have come back strong after the pandemic with 116 theatrical productions at the Fringe including many new shows and a handful of returning favourites.

Aug 4 2022 | By | Reply More
Grease

Grease

★★★★☆  The Word

The Beyond Broadway Experience production of Grease, at the Festival Theatre for three performances only, is as vibrant a staging of the show as you could want.

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