Archive for January, 2017
Passionate Men Wanted
Easter Passion Play call-out for male performers:
A casting call for male performers to join the large-scale community Passion Play which will take place in the centre of Edinburgh on Easter weekend has been issued by its organisers.
Lysistrata
★★★★☆ Ebullient energy:
Fizzing with righteous anger and frothing with near-the-knuckle humour, the Attic Collective’s Lysistrata at the King’s is a breath of fresh air and an undeniable statement of intent.
Millie delays opening
Opening night put back for Playhouse
The opening night performance of Thoroughly Modern Millie at the Edinburgh Playhouse on Monday 30 January 2017 has been cancelled.
Gordon T Blackburn
Gordon T Blackburn
It is with great sorrow that we report the death of Gordon T Blackburn, on 9 January 2017.
Torture Garden
Black Dingo bring rare Pinter shorts to Roxy:
In times of great perturbation, when fascism appears to be on the rise, the works of Harold Pinter become ever more relevant.
Wonderland
★★★★☆ Wonderful:
You don’t have to go down a rabbit hole to find Wonderland, it’s at the Playhouse until Saturday.
£45K culture fund
Edinburgh Council launches performing arts fund:
A new £45,000 fund for Edinburgh-based performing arts artists and companies has opened for applications, with a cut-off date of Friday 10 March 2017.
Tables of dance
Dance artist chronicles lifetime’s work:
Dance, perhaps the most ephemeral of the live arts, is given a fresh sense of history in an exhibition from dance artist Janice Parker at the City Art Centre.
MAMA: Revue 2017
★★★★☆ Creature Features:
Musselburgh Amateur Musical Association brings a little bit of magic to the stage at the Brunton Theatre with its 2017 Revue.
Footloose in Bohemia
The Bohemians announce 2018 show:
The Bohemians Lyric Opera Company has announced that its 2018 show will be Footloose – the Musical, which will be staged at the King’s Theatre during March.
