‘Jack & The Beanstalk’ (Edinburgh Festival Theatre) | Review By Lewis C. Baird

Edinburgh’s panto stars Allan Stewart, Grant Stott, Jordan Young and gang take to the Festival Theatre stage for one final hoolie in Jack & The Beanstalk before they head back home to the King’s Theatre next year. Packed with jokes-a-plenty, spellbinding special effects and one of the most beautiful sets in all of Pantoland, this year’s festive season just got even brighter.  There are giants in the sky! Jack McTrot teams up with... Continue Reading →

‘School of Rock – The Musical’ (Forth Children’s Theatre) | Review By Sam Eastop

Forth Children's Theatre's School of Rock is at Broughton High School until the 9th August with a matinee on Saturday 9th. Having recently seen their production of the Sound of Music in April, it’s hard to believe FCT brought together a mammoth rock musical in such short time, but they have and it’s raring for... Continue Reading →

‘Moulin Rouge – The Musical’ (Edinburgh Playhouse) | Review By Sam Eastop

You can’t help but be gobsmacked as you take your seat in the Edinburgh Playhouse - admiring the sheer eccentric beauty of the stage in this production of Moulin Rouge. I was personally going into this, having never seen the iconic 2001 Baz Luhrmann film, completely blind. And wow, am I glad I did.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm2E-jaxLYg... Continue Reading →

‘She Burns’ (Scottish Storytelling Centre/Johnnie Walker Princes Street) | Review By Katie McNulty

‘She Burns’ returns from a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, to celebrate not only the life and art of Robert Burns, but the lives of the women that surrounded him and inspired some of his most famous works. Written by Sarah MacGillivray, with musical arrangements by Nicola Alexander – and of course incorporating... Continue Reading →

‘The Sound of Music’ (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) | Review By Lewis C. Baird

Pitlochry is very much alive with ‘The Sound of Music’ this Christmas. Pitlochry Festival Theatre are staging a new production of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein masterpiece until 22nd December 2024. Following Maria Rainer’s journey from nun to governess, set in the Austrian hills during the 1938 Anschluss, this is a profoundly moving and heartwarming... Continue Reading →

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