Archive for July, 2019
Summer on Stage 2019
A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Teechers
LYT turn to potent comedy for this year’s Summer on Stage at the Lyceum with a two night double bill of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Godber’s Teechers.
Legally Blonde – The Musical
★★★★☆ Absolutely Fabulous:
Big and vibrant, the Beyond Broadway Experience’s summer school production of Legally Blonde the Musical, at the King’s to Saturday, is a glorious mix of huge ensemble numbers and strong solo performances.
The Bodyguard
★★★★☆ A Triumph:
Alexandra Burke proves she’s Queen of the Night once more as The Bodyguard returns to the Playhouse for a fortnight residency.
___Is Where The Heart Is
★★★☆☆ Plenty to say:
Ideas of identity and displacement lie at the centre of ___ Is Where the Heart Is, Birds of Paradise and Creative Electric’s new co-production which began its Scottish tour with two performances at North Edinburgh Arts.
Boyle Is Back
Frankie Boyle for Playhouse:
Outspoken comedian Frankie Boyle is to stage what he says is his first “proper” Scottish tour in over a decade in Autumn 2019, including two nights at the Edinburgh Playhouse.
The Bodyguard Returns
Burke is back and better than ever:
When Alexandra Burke takes to the Edinburgh Playhouse stage on Tuesday July 9 2019, as The Bodyguard returns for a fortnight stint, she will be in very familiar territory on several counts.
Listings Mon 1 to Sun 7 July 2019
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week:
School’s out for summer and theatre pickings are thinning out ahead of the annual glut of August.
