Invitation to Horror
Edinburgh Horror Festival 2024 submissions open
Organisers of the Edinburgh Horror Festival 2024, taking place over Halloween at the Banshee Labyrinth pub on Niddry Street, have put out an open call for submissions to this year’s event.
Jesus Christ Superstar
★★★★☆ Rock-tastic
It’s back to basics for the Regents Park Open Air Theatre’s Jesus Christ Superstar, at the Playhouse to Saturday, in a production that soars and roars in all the right places.
Listings Mon 5 – Sun 11 Feb 2024
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…
There’s plenty to see on Edinburgh’s stages this week, with EUSC staging The Taming of the Shrew (tickets) weekday nights and the Lyceum opening Two Sisters (tickets) for previews on Saturday.
Envahisseurs (Invaders)
★★★★★ Jelly crime
It’s the little things which count in Compagnie Bakélite’s intense table-top object theatre, Envahisseurs (Invaders), at the Traverse as part of the Manipulate Festival 2024 for two performances only.
EAS adds Daytime Actors’ Gym
Morning sessions for Edinburgh Acting School’s acting workout
Edinburgh Acting School’s Actors’ Gym is piloting a new monthly daytime class in addition to its regular Monday evening sessions. The first daytime session will take place on Monday 19 Feb 2024.
Pan and Tink join Rydell High
Peter Pan to play Doody, Tink as Rizzo, in UK tour of Grease
Kieran Lynch and Rebecca Stenhouse, who starred as Peter Pan and Tink in the 2023/24 panto at the Festival theatre, have been announced as Doody and Rizzo in the UK tour of Grease, coming to the Playhouse in June 2024, with tickets already on sale here.
Listings: Mon 29 Jan – Sun 4 Feb
What is on Edinburgh’s stages this week?
This week is all about the Manipulate Festival – and that apart, the answer is “not a lot” with the sum total of two one-off touring music shows on Edinburgh’s other stages.
Manipulate live listings
Visual Theatre Fest runs Feb 1 – 11.
The Manipulate Festival, home of animation, puppetry and visual theatre in Scotland, opens this Thursday, 1 February 2024, running for eleven days, with live performances in three Edinburgh venues.
Graham Simpson, unsung hero
Festival Theatre usher surprised at Night of Musicals
Graham Simpson, who has been an usher at the Festival Theatre for 30 years, was the surprise winner of the Unsung Hero Award at The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals 2024.
Acaste Wanted!
ETA urgent call-out for April production
Edinburgh Theatre Arts has put out an urgent cast call for an actor with the playing age of 20 – 40 years old to play the role of Acaste in its April 2024 production of The Misanthrope.
