The Importance of Being Earnest
★★★☆☆ Perspicacious
The Edinburgh Makars return to the Church Hill theatre with a bounce in their step for three performances of a nicely juicy production of The Importance of Being Earnest.
Jersey Boys Return
Hit musical working its way back to Playhouse
The tour of The Jersey Boys has announced new dates for the Edinburgh Playhouse in January and February 2023, with tickets on sale from 10am today, Friday 6 May 2022.
Derren Brown: Showman
★★★★★ Personal
Derren Brown is at the Playhouse all week with Showman, his first new show for six years and, without doubt, a different show to the one he might have been planning on staging before Covid.
The Sound of Music
★★★★☆ Melodic
The steeply-raked seats of the Brunton are alive with the Sound of Music this week as Musselburgh Amateur Musicals Association bring the singing Von Trapp family to Musselburgh.
Listings: Mon 2 – Sun 8 May 2022
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…
A select collection of entertainments for your theatre pleasure this week, with Derren Brown at the Playhouse, the Makers being Earnest at the Churchill and the opening of Red Ellen at the Lyceum.
Kyiv opera at Playhouse
Ellen Kent’s operas feature Ukrainian National Municipal Opera Kyiv
The Edinburgh Playhouse is hosting the Ukrainian National Municipal Opera Kyiv this week, performing in Ellen Kent Productions’ trio of operas: Tosca, Carmen and Madama Butterfly.
Singin’ in the Rain
★★★★★ Gloriously ebullient
They have turned the tap full on at the Festival Theatre this week, for the return of Jonathan Church’s phenomenal production of Singin’ in the Rain, adapted from the classic MGM movie.
Listings: Mon 25 April – Sun 1 May
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…
It’s a week of big shows in Edinburgh’s theatre-land this week, although not all on the biggest stages. The EUTC has All My Sons at Teviot (Thurs-Sat), ETA is at St Ninian’s with Passing Places (Tue-Sat) and Townsend Productions is at North Edinburgh Arts with Yes! Yes! UCS! (Weds).
Charlie’s Edinburgh Ticket
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for Edinburgh Playhouse
Tickets go on sale on Friday April 22 for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical which is touring to Edinburgh for three weeks in April 2023.
FCT Picks Oliver!
Forth Children’s Theatre picks a pocket of Oliver! for return
Forth Children’s Theatre returns to live this week with a new production of Oliver!, playing the Edinburgh Tabernacle at Inverleith Gardens from Wednesday through to Saturday 23 April 2022.
