Archive for November, 2017
The Gang is Back
Edinburgh Gang Show ready for 58th season:
The full run through is done, band call has passed and now the Edinburgh Gang Show is ready to take over the King’s Theatre for the 2017 edition of the annual production it has been staging since 1960.
VPT goes full-length
Village Pub Theatre to stage full-length immersive production:
Leith’s Village Pub Theatre, the playwright collective specialising in script-in-hand performances of new work, is to stage a full length production The Sunnyside Centre, at the Hibs Supporters Club.
Cabaret
★★★★☆ Chilling:
Chilling in all the right places, the revival of the award-winning tour of Cabaret starring Will Young as the Emcee feels as important a piece of musical theatre as it ever did.
Arbery seek AD & SM for EdFringe 2018
Assistant director and stage manager wanted for Fringe:
Edinburgh-based Arbery Productions has put out an open call to fill the assistant director and stage manager posts on its two EdFringe 2018 productions.
Grads announce 2018 shows
Almodovar, Shakespeare and Wood for EGTG:
The Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group has announced its 2018 productions with four full length shows added to its entries to the SCDA’s one act competition.
Linehan Extends Contract at EIF
EIF director extends to 2022:
Fergus Linehan, has extended his contract as director of the EIF until 2022, promising to “developing new initiatives that will support the continued growth and development” of the festival.
Who’s Afraid of… Auditions?
New company issue open call for classic Albee:
New company Galloping Cat Productions has put out a casting call for a new production of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, to be staged at Assembly Roxy in February 2018.
Loserville Casting Call
FCT to stage Loserville for April show:
Forth Children’s Theatre has put out an open casting call for its junior production of Loserville which will play Edinburgh Academy in April 2018.
Bare Productions announces debut
New company’s open call for Charlie Brown:
New amateur musical theatre company Bare Productions was launched on Saturday night with the announcement that its debut production will be You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown.
Dames at Sea
★★★★☆ Sea swell:
Chorus girls and sailor boys fill St Stephen’s Stockbridge as MGA’s winter season of shows continues with graduating Musical Theatre course students.
