Listings Mon 18 – Sun 24 April 2022
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…
Amateur musicals return with a swagger this week, as FCT’s Oliver! and EMT’s Drowsy Chaperone take the stage. Meanwhile The Meaning of Zong enters its second and final week and there’s a Waitress in town…
Easter Play Rises
Passion Play returns to Princes St Gardens
Edinburgh’s open-air Easter Play returns to Princes Street Gardens West on Saturday April 16 with a fresh take on the Easter story which brings it right up to the present day.
Addams Family Cancels
Festival Theatre’s June dates fall to Covid
The producers of The Addams Family have cancelled its dates in the Festival Theatre, where it was booked to run Tue 14 – Sat 18 June 2022, blaming the effects of Covid in its audiences.
Carr’s new Edinburgh date
Jimmy Carr adds Edinburgh Playhouse to major tour
Tickets have gone on sale for a new date on Jimmy Carr’s Terribly Funny 2.0 tour at the Edinburgh Playhouse on Sunday 12 February 2023.
Listings: Mon 11 – Sun 17 April 2022
What’s on Edinburgh’s Stages This Week…
All Edinburgh’s major stages are in use this week with some brilliant productions on offer from the NTS at the King’s, Giles Terera at the Lyceum, the Goes Wrong stable at the Festival, Vanishing Point at Traverse (where PPP is in its final week) and the second week of Dreamgirls at Playhouse.
Beautiful – The Carol King Musical
★★★★☆ A beauty
Clever staging and a spot-on cast of actor-musicians bring director Nikolai Foster’s slick new production of Beautiful – The Carole King Musical to life on the Festival Theatre stage this week.
The Pirates of Penzance
★★★☆☆ Steady
The Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group sets its heart on duty and its eye on the main prize with Edinburgh’s second production of The Pirates of Penzance in as many weeks.
Listings: Mon 4 – Sun 10 April 2022
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week..
Edinburgh’s stages, big and small, regular and irregular, have some excellent pieces of work on them this week. Here’s a wee taste of what you can find…
1902 returns – home and away
Theatre’s going home for Saltire Sky
Saltire Sky’s award-winning EdFringe hit show, 1902, will be visiting its spiritual home this week when it plays Easter Road stadium, for four nights from Thursday to Sunday, ahead of a planned tour.
Listings: Mon 28 Mar – Sun 3 April 2022
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…
Everyone’s talking about… Venice, the L21, Allan and – of course – Jamie, this week, with a strong variety of interesting shows on Edinburgh’s stages.
