Listings and Preview: Mon 22 – Wed 31 July 2024
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages for the rest of the month?
With the Festivals officially kicking off at the beginning of August (well, August 2), here are your listings for the rest of the July. From then on, it is EdFringe listings for three solid weeks of theatre bliss!
Preview and Listing: Mon 15 to Sun 21 July 2024
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week?
A couple of local youth companies headline the shows this week, with FYL’s Legally Blonde at the Church Hill (Fri/Sat: Tickets) and LYT’s Summer on Stage Double Bill at the Lyceum (Fri/Sat: Tickets).
Lung Ha at 40: Spotlight on… Katherine Gray
Lung Ha at 40
To mark its 40th anniversary, Lung Ha theatre commissioned a series of portraits of the 25-strong company from Edinburgh-based photographer Peter Dibdin. We are publishing a new portrait every fortnight. Today our spotlight is on Lung Ha actor Katherine Gray.
Quantum’s Magic Seven
Kevin Quantum on how magic and straight theatre are linked
Edinburgh-based magician Kevin Quantum is a dab hand at melding elements of theatre into his act. Check out the presentation of his brilliant Flaming Balls act to Britain’s Got Talent if you don’t believe so.
EdFringe 2024!
Call out for Edinburgh writers and shows…
This is a big “hello” and a call out to Edinburgh’s theatre community. Do you want to review Edinburgh’s theatre at the Fringe? Are you an Edinburgh-based company at the Fringe that wants listing and reviewing?
Lung Ha at 40: Spotlight on… Leigh Flynn
Lung Ha at 40
To mark its 40th anniversary, Lung Ha theatre commissioned a series of portraits of the 25-strong company from Edinburgh-based photographer Peter Dibdin. We are publishing a new portrait every fortnight. Today our spotlight is on Lung Ha actor Leigh Flynn.
Preview and listings Mon 1 – Sun 7 July 2024
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week?
The summer slump of theatre is upon us with just the two shows on offer this week thanks to the loss of the Bonnie & Clyde musical due to poor advance tickes sales.
Preview & Listings: Mon 24 to Sun 30 June 2024
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week?
It’s a nicely balanced week of theatre this week, with couple of juicy local shows from the Young Team, last chance for a tip-top favourite and a pair touring belters.
Quadrophenia Ballet for Festival Theatre
Townsend and The Who’s album gets ballet treatment
The Who’s 1973 rock opera Quadrophenia is to be re-imagined by Sadler’s Wells as a dance production: Quadrophenia, A Mod Ballet, which will get its Scottish premiere at the Festival Theatre in June 2025.
Bat out of Hell for Playhouse
Meat Loaf musical opens tour at Edinburgh Playhouse
Bat Out Of Hell – the Musical is set to open a new UK tour in the New Year with a week long stay at the Edinburgh Playhouse from Monday 6 January 2025 and the Glasgow King’s in April 2025.
