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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
Listings: Mon 25 Sept – Sun 1 Oct 2023

Listings: Mon 25 Sept – Sun 1 Oct 2023

What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…

It’s back to normal this week, with an almost full card of productions ranging from ghostly thrillers to autobiography and a celebratory music portmanteau to experimental dance.

Sep 25 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
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.

Feb 11 2023 | By | Reply More
EUSOG’s Gender-blind Jesus

EUSOG’s Gender-blind Jesus

Gender-blind Jesus Christ Superstar for Church Hill theatre
Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group is bringing a gender-blind casting of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s 1971 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar to the Church Hill Theatre this week.

Jan 24 2023 | By | Reply More