Archive for November, 2016
Dickens of a dozen
Final scenes of A Tale of Two Cities:
When the touring production of A Tale of Two Cities hit town, it picked up a dozen willing amateur performers to provide a chorus and help drive the story.
Chrysalis Festival
Youth Theatre Festival takes Trav by storm
The youth theatre festival Chrysalis got off to a fine start on Friday 19 November 2016 in the Traverse, with a pair of productions which made two very strong and salient points about theatre by young people.
Gang Show 2016 Pictured
Looking good at the Kings!
With the Gang Show 2016 still rocking the stage of the King’s Theatre, we are more than happy to publish a selection of pictures from all different numbers.
Addams Family Cast
It’s Womack for Morticia:
Samantha Womack, currently playing tragic Ronnie Mitchell in Eastenders, is to play Morticia Adams in the newly extended UK tour of The Addams Family musical.
Keep Dancing
★★★☆☆ Not Strictly necessary:
Accomplished and brash ballroom dancing makes the touring Keep Dancing at the Playhouse entertaining enough.
Edinburgh Gang Show 2016
★★★★☆ Ambitious:
Ambitious yet satisfying, this year’s Gang Show – at the King’s to Saturday – refuses to resort to many of the habitual sure-fire crowd pleasers.
Cat-like try-out
Come-and-try G&S event:
Edinburgh-based amateur musicals company, Cat-Like Tread, is holding an open come-and-try event at Edinburgh Academy this weekend, Saturday 19 November 2016.
Gang Show is go!
Gang Show celebrates Cubs centenary
Edinburgh’s Gang Show is tuning up for its 2016 edition with the usual massed ranks of young singers and performers ready for its six performances at the King’s next week – Tue 15 to Sat 19 November.
Vive la Douzaine!
Life on stage for the #TwoCitiesDozen:
With the touring production of A Tale of Two Cities drawing its Edinburgh dates to a close, Æ reader Suzanne Senior is almost at the end of her stint as one of the Two Cities Dozen – the 12 community performers taking part in the show.
