Emma Swain
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie: Teen Edition
★★★★☆ Optimistic
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – Teen Edition, from Forth Children’s Theatre at Broughton High School for Week One of the Fringe only, is a brave choice of production, staged with conviction and joy, and featuring some real talent.
FCT 45th Anniversary Gala
★★★★★ Array of talent
Forth Children’s Theatre’s 45th Anniversary Gala at the Church Hill is a fitting tribute to a mainstay of the Edinburgh stage, and as enjoyable a show as you could find anywhere.
The Addams Family – a New Musical
★★★★★ Brilliant
Forth Children’s Theatre’s return to the Fringe, with The Addams Family – a New Musical at Broughton High School, is something to be welcomed. And they are as good as ever – if not better.
Anything Goes
★★★★☆ Impressive
Forth Children’s Theatre’s production of the evergreen musical Anything Goes at the Edinburgh Tabernacle is performed impressively and with an infectious glee.
Once On This Island
★★★★☆ Poignant energy:
There is real emotional pull to Forth Children’s Theatre’s Once On This Island at the Edinburgh Tabernacle. Director Alex Gordon has fashioned a production that relies on careful staging and a fidelity to the story that makes for an expressive, impressive production.
The Wizard of Oz
★★★★☆ Fantastical extravaganza:
The Southern Light Opera Company charm and fascinate as they take the trip over the rainbow every day until Saturday at the Kings Theatre.
