Grease
★★★★☆ Vibrant
Smart, precise and packing more energy than the Duracell Bunny on pep pills, Allegro’s production of Grease the Musical electrifies the Church Hill Theatre where it is playing all week.
Listings: Mon 30 Oct – Sun 5 Nov 2023
What is on Edinburgh’s stages this week?
It’s another week of plenty on the theatre front in Edinburgh this week, after a strong start from the Horror Festival at the Banshee Labyrinth – on Hallowe’en night, of course.
A second night of Horror
The Devil in the Belfry: ★★★★☆ Turbo charged
Tarmac Lullaby: ★★★☆☆ Twisted
A second night at the Edinburgh Horror Festival reveals more supernatural goings on, this time in the Cinema Room with the new Tarmac Lullaby from Crested Fools and a returning piece The Devil in the Belfry from Brassica Theatre.
Friday Night at the Horror Fest
I SEE RED: ★★☆☆☆ Over ambitious
Sycamore Grove: ★★★★☆ Satisfying
The Shadow in the Dark: ★★★☆☆ Spooky
The Trotters are coming!
And not just the Trotters, Abba, Flatley and the Pink Ladies too…
New shows at the Edinburgh Playhouse have been announced, with tickets now on sale (here) for the tour of Only Fools and Horses – The Musical arriving in November 2024.
Edinburgh Horror Fest
Five-strong theatre slate for this year’s oogly fest
Little known stories from children’s author E Nesbit headline the Edinburgh Horror Festival which returns today, with a slate of five fringe-length theatre offerings, each playing over four nights at the Banshee Labyrinth to Sunday 29 October 2023.
Listings: Mon 23 – Sun 29 Oct 2023
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…
The big shows steal the headlines this week, with the World premiere of Treason The Musical at the Festival and the opening of the UK tour of Disney’s Aladdin at the Playhouse.
Schism
★★★☆☆ Thoughtful
There is plenty to ponder in Alex Cook’s intriguing new play, Schism, for Broadsword theatre, which is staged in the bowels of Augustine United Church for four performances only, ending on Monday 23.
101 Dalmatians musical for Edinburgh
Zinnie Harris adaptation for Playhouse in 2024
Zinnie Harris’s adaptation of 101 Dalmatians, Dodie Smith’s children’s classic, with a book by Johnny McKnight and music by Douglas Hodge, will play Edinburgh Playhouse in November 2024 as part of a UK tour.
Listings: Mon 16 – Sun 22 Oct 2023
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week?
The half-term break sees a week without a huge show in town – although children of a certain age will be bouncing out of their high chairs in anticipation of the arrival of Stick Man at the Lyceum.
