Brunton Theatre

Cinderella

Cinderella

★★★★☆ A ball

Pared-down panto doesn’t mean squeezed entertainment as the Brunton Theatre’s annual family fun fest is staged at Loretto School this month.

Dec 28 2023 | By | Reply More
Made in Dagenham

Made in Dagenham

★★★★★     Undisputed excellence

An industrial dispute doesn’t sound the most promising material for a musical, but Made in Dagenham at The Brunton Theatre made my week.

Jun 1 2023 | By | Reply More
Sinbad the Pantomime

Sinbad the Pantomime

★★★★☆ Sin-good

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas as Sinbad sails into Musselburgh’s Brunton Theatre for the festive season. And with the Arabian Nights legend, played with gusto by Calum Barbour, comes a slew of familiar faces making up the supporting cast.

Nov 26 2022 | By | 1 Reply More
Kissing Linford Christie

Kissing Linford Christie

★★★★☆ Tenacious

Youthful dreams and adult reality rub into each other with pleasing effect in Victoria Beesley’s Kissing Linford Christie, based on her own life, and seen at the Brunton before touring around Scotland.

Oct 25 2022 | By | Reply More
549 Scots of the Spanish Civil War

549 Scots of the Spanish Civil War

★★★★☆ Rousing

Wonder Fools theatre company return to its 2019 hit, 549 Scots of the Spanish Civil War, in a re-written, updated and expanded version which hits its mark with much greater accuracy.

Sep 29 2022 | By | Reply More
Disney’s High School Musical on Stage!

Disney’s High School Musical on Stage!

★★★★☆  Class act

‘Get your head in the game!’ That’s the message of one of the big numbers in Disney’s much-loved High School Musical, and it’s certainly one the Kids From Musselburgh have taken on board.

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Sunshine on Leith

Sunshine on Leith

★★★★☆ Bring me sunshine

Community theatre gets real this week at the Brunton in Musselburgh, where this fab amateur production of Sunshine on Leith is running until Saturday.

May 26 2022 | By | Reply More
The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

★★★★☆ Melodic

The steeply-raked seats of the Brunton are alive with the Sound of Music this week as Musselburgh Amateur Musicals Association bring the singing Von Trapp family to Musselburgh.

May 2 2022 | By | 1 Reply More
Chess

Chess

★★★☆☆ Re-opening gambit

Musselburgh Amateur Musicals Association make a spirited return to live with a production of Chess at the Brunton which hits all the high and the low notes while making a solid fist of the tricky ones in between.

Mar 5 2022 | By | Reply More
Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel

★★★★☆   Sweet treat

It’s back! Oh yes it is. After Covid sent the 2020 Brunton panto online, the regulars are once more live on stage before a very appreciative audience. Hansel and Gretel brings festive fun back to Musselburgh, bigger and better than ever.

Dec 10 2021 | By | Reply More