Hamlet / Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
★★★☆☆ Pacy and ★★★★☆ Slick
New Edinburgh amateur company Necessary Cat make their debut performances for the last week only of the fringe with the elegantly twinned pairing of Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
Little Women
★★★★★ Knowing
Little Women sees Bare productions return for a second show this Fringe with another entertaining a well thought-out musical that features a top notch cast and clever direction in a limited space.
A Midsummer Dream in Auld Reekie
★★★☆☆ Moonshine
Leitheatre give a bold and entertaining performance of John Archer’s new Scots language play, A Midsummer Dream in Auld Reekie, at St Serf’s for the first two weeks of the Fringe.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
★★★★★ Rings out
Captivate Theatre step out of their usual comfort zone of large-cast sure-fire banger hits with this production of lesser performed musical The Hunchback of Notre Dame and find themselves with, well, a sure-fire banger hit.
EdFringe 2023: Cabaret; Comedy; Dance, Physical Theatre & Circus; Spoken Word
Edinburgh-made comedy, dance, physical theatre, circus and spoken word at #EdFringe 2023
Beside all the theatre and musicals on offer here are 36 shows with a theatrical bent in the cabaret, comedy, dance and spoken word sections of the EdFringe portal.
EdFringe 2023 Musicals & Opera
Edinburgh-made Musicals and Opera at #EdFringe 2023
As the Fringe returns from Covid, the number of Edinburgh-made musicals hasn’t quite reached the peak of 2018, but it isn’t far off with 25 productions.
EdFringe 2023 Children’s Shows
Edinburgh-made shows for kids at #EdFringe 2023
There is a strong showing of theatre for children this year, with 19 shows in the listing, aimed at audiences ranging from babes in arms to early teens.
EdFringe 2023 Youth & Student Theatre
Edinburgh-made youth and student theatre at #EdFringe 2023
The majority of the 17 theatre productions from Edinburgh’s student and youth companies come from the co-productions with the New Celts – a welcome initiative from Napier University to give their students a professional platform on the Fringe.
EdFringe 2023 Professional & Funded Theatre
Edinburgh-made professional and funded theatre at #EdFringe 2023
Here are listings for the 17 theatre productions by Edinburgh-based professional and funded companies at the Fringe in 2023.
EdFringe 2023 Grassroots Theatre
Edinburgh-made grassroots theatre at #EdFringe 2023
By far the biggest section of our listings is theatre made by Edinburgh’s very diverse grassroots theatre companies, with 39 shows all told.
