Snow Friday

Will Edinburgh’s Theatres beat the Beast?

Snow news was bad news for Edinburgh’s theatres on both Wednesday 28 and Thursday 1 March, with only one production continuing on either night.

This page will be updated throughout Friday 2 March 2018 with news of which shows are going on, and which are cancelled, for the weekend.

Definitely going ahead: The Three Degrees are keeping it hot for Allan Stewart at the King’s.

Cancelled shows as of 1pm:
Flight Unwrapped (Festival Theatre) – Friday.
TuTuMucky / RITUALIA (The Traverse) – Saturday.
Dogfight (The Biscuit Factory) – Friday.

Postponed shows:
Today’s 2.30pm performance of Les Miserables at the Brunton.
Jason Donovan and his Amazing Midlife Crisis at the Brunton.

Confirmed as going ahead:
Allan Stewart’s Big Big Variety Show (King’s Theatre). Fri/Sat: 7.30pm.
The Belle’s Stratagem (Lyceum) Fri/Sat 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2pm.
Dido & Aeneas and Gianni Schicchi (Assembly Roxy). Fri/Sat.
Les Misérables (The Brunton) Fri/Sat 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2pm.
Our Country’s Good (Bedlam) Fri/Sat: 7.30pm.
The Rat Pack – Live From Las Vegas (Playhouse). Fri/Sat 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.

Assembly Roxy
Dido & Aeneas and Gianni Schicchi
Twitter: @AssemblyRoxy, @edstudioopera.
Edinburgh Studio Opera was the only company performing on Wednesday 28. After a scheduled break on Thursday, the company told Æ that the performances on Friday and Saturday are expected to go ahead.

Bedlam Theatre
Our Country’s Good
Bedlam Twitter: @BedlamTheatre.
Perfs scheduled: Fri/Sat: 7.30pm.
On schedule to go ahead. EUTC told Æ: “it doesn’t look half as bad as yesterday so really gunning to make the show go ahead!!”

The Biscuit Factory
Dogfight
Perfs scheduled: Fri/Sat 7.30pm; Matinee, Sat: 2.30pm.
The performance tonight, Friday, has now been cancelled. Shoogly Peg told Æ: “unfortunately we have decided to cancel the show tonight in light of the weather”. We hope for further updates this afternoon for tomorrow’s date.



The Brunton
Les Misérables
Twitter: @TheBrunton, @Captivate_LTD.
Performances scheduled: Friday 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Saturday 2pm & 7.30pm.
Due to continued adverse weather todays 2.30pm matinee of Les Miserables has been postponed. Tonight’s (Fri 2 Mar) 7.30pm performance will go ahead. Both the 2pm matinee and 7.30pm shows tomorrow (Sat 3 Mar) are scheduled to go ahead. Check social media for further updates.
Jason Donovan and his Amazing Midlife Crisis
Twitter: @TheBrunton, @JDonOfficial.
Performance scheduled: Friday 7.30pm.
“Due to the continued adverse weather conditions, Jason Donovan’s event tonight has been postponed. A new date for the show will be arranged with @JDonOfficial and @TheBrunton will be back in touch to let you know the new date and to discuss options with you. Thx for your patience.”

Festival Theatre
Flight Unwrapped
Cancelled: Friday 6pm.
Full refunds will automatically be issued by Box Office next week. “We are sorry for any inconvenience and we hope to see you soon at another Scottish Opera performance at Capital Theatres.”

Flight
Twitter: @CapTheatres. @ScottishOpera.
Perf scheduled: Sat: 7.15pm
“At this time, we are hopeful that the Sat 3 March performance of #FLIGHT will go ahead. Further updates will be posted on our website and social media as we have them.”

King’s Theatre
Allan Stewart’s Big Big Variety Show
Twitter: @CapTheatres.
Perfs scheduled Fri/Sat: 7.30pm.
“Today (Friday’s) and tomorrow’s performances of Allan Stewart’s Big Big Variety Show will go ahead as scheduled. We understand that weather conditions are still difficult so if you are concerned about travelling, we are offering refunds to customers who are unable to join us as planned.
“If you don’t want to miss the show, exchanges are also being offered for tomorrow’s performances (subject to availability).

Lyceum Theatre
The Belle’s Stratagem
Twitter: @lyceumtheatre.
Perfs scheduled: Fri 7.30; Sat 2pm & 7.30pm.
The performances of The Belle’s Stratagem will go ahead as planned. The Lyceum says: “If you live outside Edinburgh and weather conditions will make it dangerous to travel then please contact our Box Office team on boxoffice@lyceum.org.uk who will be happy to exchange your tickets to another night in the run – the show runs until Saturday 10 March 2018.
However, the LYT Curtain raiser scheduled for 6pm on Friday has been cancelled. The following LYT classes for Fri/Sat are also cancelled: Play 1, Mini 1, Brainstorm & Mr Blue Sky rehearsals, Junior 1, Junior 2 and Junior 3.

Playhouse
The Rat Pack – Live From Las Vegas
Twitter: @EdinPlayhouse.
Perfs shceduled: Fri/Sat: 7.30pm, Matinee Sat: 2.30pm.
Update 2pm Fri: “After careful consideration we have decided that tonight (Friday) and tomorrow’s performances of The Rat Pack will go ahead as scheduled.
“If you’re unable to make tonight’s performance, please contact our box office team on edbo@theambassadors.com to rearrange tickets for either of tomorrow’s performances. If you can’t make any of the performances then please contact our box office team on Monday. We appreciate your patience as our box office team works through all requests.”

Summerhall
The Man From Earth
Twitter: @Summerhallery. Event facebook: www.facebook.com
Perfs scheduled: Fri/Sat: 7pm.
Having been the only show in town on Thursday night, Friday and Saturday nights performances are expected to go ahead.

Traverse
TuTuMucky / RITUALIA
Twitter: @traversetheatre
Perf scheduled: Sat: 7.30pm.
“Saturday’s @SDTDance double-bill has been cancelled and our office is closed today due to the severe weather. Keep you (and your crew) safe and warm this weekend!” Details: www.traverse.co.uk.

ENDS

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