The Pirates of Penzance
★★★★☆ Beyond duty
The Edinburgh Gilbert and Sullivan Society bring a production of The Pirates of Penzance to the King’s which goes beyond the call of duty, being packed with high points – and no low ones to speak of.
Lisings: Mon 21 – Sun 27 March 2022
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week
After the full-on frenzy of last week, things have quietened down slightly on Edinburgh’s stages, but only slightly, with a spot of G&S and pack of smaller but still excellent productions which are well worth taking in.
A Double on Hill Street
Arkle to bring Venetian Twins to Hill Street
Audiences at the Hill Street Theatre will be seeing double at the end of the month when local amateur company Arkle Theatre stages Tony Cownie’s adaptation of Goldoni’s The Venetian Twins.
EPT Open Call for Tomb
Casting Call for A Tomb with A View
Edinburgh People’s Theatre has put out an open call for amateur performers to join the company for its May 2022 production of A Tomb With A View, to be staged at the Church Hill Theatre.
Welcome to the Cabaret
★★★★★ Full on
EU Footlights has wandered down the hill to the Edinburgh Academy Magnusson Centre where their Showchoir’s Welcome to the Cabaret is as good a portmanteau production as any I have seen.
Shrek the Musical
★★★☆☆ Swamptastic
Just 904 days after its first rehearsal, the Bohemians Lyric Opera Company’s production of Shrek the Musical arrives on the King’s stage, battered by Covid in more ways than one, but brave and unbowed none-the-less.
EPT Won’t Weep
Men Should Weep makes the stage – eventually
Of the many productions which fell foul of the Covid lockdowns, Edinburgh People’s Theatre’s production of Men Should Weep was perhaps the most unlucky not to have made it to the stage on time.
SIX The Musical
★★★★☆ Spitting rhymes
Six new queens have taken up royal residency in the cast of SIX, which drops into the Festival Theatre for an extended stay through to March 26 and returns to the Glasgow Theatre Royal in Midsummer.
Listings: Mon 14 – Sun 20 March 2022
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…
Edinburgh’s theatres are swinging right back into action this week, with a full complement of productions and, notably, a trio of big amateur productions at the Church Hill, the King’s and the Roxy.
Sweet FA script published
War Of Two Halves to follow
Sweet FA, the tale of a women’s football team in Edinburgh during the First World War, was a resounding hit at last year’s Fringe and has now been published in book form.
