A Midsummer Night’s Dream
★★★☆☆ Spacey
Brief, but never tedious, the jazz-infused production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream from Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company at Assembly Roxy is packed with great ideas and quirky detail.
Scottish Artists For Ukraine
Demonstration 12 noon, Wed 9 March 2022
A demonstration to show solidarity with artists in Ukraine who are suffering from the Russian war against their country has been organised for noon on Wednesday March 9, 2022 at the Russian Consulate on Melville Street.
An F-Bomb on IWD
F-Bomb celebrate International Women’s Day
F-Bomb Theatre, the Edinburgh and Glasgow-based women’s theatre company, is handing over its platform to six emerging writers for International Women’s Day, today, March 8.
Listings: Mon 7 – Sun 13 March 2022
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…
It’s the return of the Lyceum! About time too, we say, in a week which is also pretty strong on local amateur companies and has another bundle of catch-ups at the Playhouse and the Festival theatre.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
★★★★☆ Starry night
There is nothing rushed about Dominic Hill’s compelling new production of Benjamin Britten’s opera of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Scottish Opera at the Festival Theatre until Saturday.
Chess
★★★☆☆ Re-opening gambit
Musselburgh Amateur Musicals Association make a spirited return to live with a production of Chess at the Brunton which hits all the high and the low notes while making a solid fist of the tricky ones in between.
EdFringe Audition (Paid)
Paid acting opportunities for EdFringe 2022
American producer, director and writer Gabriella Giocomo is seeking three actors for an original comedy, Locked In, which is scheduled for a full three week run at EdFringe 2022.
The Guvnors are coming!
Captivate venture into theatre outwith the Fringe
Local amateur Edinburgh fringe favourites Captivate Theatre are stepping out from the comfort of fringe audiences to bring their version of One Man, Two Guvnors, to the Brunton, Musselburgh.
Listings: Mon 28 Feb – Sun 6 March 2022
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week
It is an exciting week on Edinburgh stages, with plenty of scope to take your mind away from events elsewhere in the world.
Benedetti to direct EIF
Violinist to take over from Linehan in October
The world-renowned Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti is the Festival Director designate of the Edinburgh International Festival and will take up the role in October this year.
