Archive for April, 2017
Doglife crowdfunder
Grassmarket Projects Crowdfunding for fringe
Grassmarket Projects is crowdfunding the costs of hiring a venue to stage Doglife, the second part of the Doubting Thomas Trilogy, at the 2017 fringe.
Our Ladies’ Olivier win!
NTS show wins Best Comedy:
Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, National Theatre of Scotland and Live Theatre’s raucous hit show, has won the Best New Comedy award at the 2017 Olivier Awards.
A Number
★★★★☆ Human intelligence:
Philosophical questions that have puzzled us for centuries are given a contemporary yet timeless spin in A Number, presented by the Lyceum in partnership with the Edinburgh International Science Festival.
Spamalot!
★★★★☆ Laugh-out-Loud:
Staged with great exuberance by the Musselburgh Amateur Musical Association, Spamalot! – at the Brunton to Saturday – is an infectiously joyful affair.
Bugsy Malone
★★★★☆ Effervescent:
Harnessing the skills of another clutch of ludicrously talented young performers, Forth Children’s Theatre’s production of Bugsy Malone is almost ridiculously enjoyable.
Fiddler on the Roof
★★★★☆ Strong theatre:
Sweeping along on the back of a strong emotional charge, Edinburgh Music Theatre has made good of its move down the hill for a short stay at the King’s with its Fiddler on the Roof.
The People Vote INSPIRE
INSPIRE wins People’s Project vote:
The INSPIRE project run by Edinburgh-based Cutting Edge Theatre has won in the People’s Project awards, in which the public voted for three of five nominated projects.
Girl in the Machine
★★★☆☆ Prophetic:
The Traverse Theatre’s production of Girl in the Machine is a quick march through our potential future towards a technology-induced apocalypse.
Cilla Wanted!
Open auditions for Cilla the Musical:
The producers of Cilla the Musical have announced open auditions in Edinburgh to find a “charismatic and talented actress with a great voice to portray the title role”.
The Drowsy Chaperone
★★★★☆ Sheer enjoyment:
Considerable musicality, high production values and dollops of good fun make the Twilighters’ production of The Drowsy Chaperone at the Church Hill a real treat.
