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‘You’re always aware of the artifice’: SUNSHINE ON LEITH – Edinburgh ★★★

In Musicals, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin14th June 2022Leave a Comment

It’s heartening to see the fine folk of Capital Theatres involved in such a confident show, it’s just a shame this Sunshine on Leith is more concert than theatre.

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’It runs like clockwork’: ANYTHING GOES – Touring ★★★★★

In Musicals, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin13th May 2022Leave a Comment

The West End hits central Edinburgh this week, as Cole Porter’s seaborne musical Anything Goes sails into the Festival Theatre for a very limited run until this Sunday.

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‘The chemistry of the cast is electric’: Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World – Touring ★★★★★

In Musicals, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin5th May 2022Leave a Comment

With a title like Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World, it’s unsurprising that the first night King’s audience for this touring production was mainly female.

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‘Has all the good cheer you could want in a panto’: RAPUNZEL: THE PANTOMIME – Musselburgh (Online review) ★★★★★

In Online shows, Pantomimes, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin22nd December 2020Leave a Comment

While a live audience is oxygen to panto performers, recorded Rapunzel at the Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh is a triumph, and placing the trials of 2020 the heart of this retelling of this well-loved tale makes perfect sense.

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‘Enough energy to light Hampton Court for 500 years’: SIX THE MUSICAL – Touring ★★★★

In Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin5th February 2020Leave a Comment

You’ll lose your head over Six The Musical, which is bringing a new audience to the Festival Theatre just a week ahead of the show’s Broadway debut.

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‘Deserves to be remembered for years to come’: THE KING & I – Touring ★★★★★

In Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin27th October 2019Leave a Comment

The collective charisma of the cast in a stunning production of The King and I earns a well-deserved standing ovation.

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‘How can you resist it?’: MAMMA MIA! – Touring ★★★★

In Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin24th September 2019Leave a Comment

It’s not just one of us who was pleased to have Mamma Mia! back on the Edinburgh Playhouse stage – an air of expectation and excitement filled the entire auditorium for the show.

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‘Makes us think while making us laugh’: AVENUE Q – Touring ★★★★

In Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin9th June 2019Leave a Comment

Hilariously insightful, touchingly funny, tunefully sharp and filthily charming, Avenue Q is the street where you laugh.

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‘Even non-sports fans will love it’: THE RED LION – Touring ★★★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin13th May 2019Leave a Comment

Rapture Theatre shoots, and scores, in Red Lion, a soccer drama by Patrick Marber that even non-sports fans will love.

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‘It’s no trial watching this’: THE VERDICT – Touring ★★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin2nd May 2019Leave a Comment

It’s no trial watching this stage version of the classic film The Verdict at the King’s. In fact, it’s a real pleasure seeing washed-up Boston lawyer Frank Galvin get his mojo back as he takes on a case of alleged medical malpractice.

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‘Enough shining moments to justify another outing’: ALLAN STEWART’S BIG BIG VARIETY SHOW – Edinburgh ★★★

In Cabaret, Concerts, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin28th February 2019Leave a Comment

Fake folkies and Armenia’s greatest boogie-woogie pianist stand out in the sixth instalment of Allan Stewart’s Big Big Variety Show.

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‘There is never a bad moment’: JERSEY BOYS – Touring ★★★★

In Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin22nd February 2019Leave a Comment

Never mind your eyes, your ears will adore the tour of Jersey Boys which has arrived at the Edinburgh Playhouse for a fortnight turn.

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‘Isn’t so much old fashioned as timeless’: THE LADY VANISHES – Touring ★★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin20th February 2019Leave a Comment

The Lady Vanishes, but audiences won’t as a stage version of Alfred Hitchcock’s beloved thriller comes to the King’s as part of its UK tour.

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‘This year’s panto won’t disappoint’: BEAUTY & THE BEAST – Edinburgh ★★★★

In Opinion, Pantomimes, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin9th December 2018Leave a Comment

Beauty & the Beast comes to the King’s for the first time since 1946 in a pantomime that continues a classic run of hits and is sticking around well into January next year.

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‘Delivers the goods & then some’: JACK & THE BEANSTALK – Musselburgh ★★★★

In Opinion, Pantomimes, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin5th December 2018Leave a Comment

There’s a happy ending, beginning and indeed, middle, as Jack and the Beanstalk gets a Musselburgh makeover at the Brunton Theatre this festive season.

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‘Witty, tuneful & life affirming’: Doris, Dolly & The Dressing Room Divas… At Christmas – Edinburgh ★★★★★

In Opinion, Pantomimes, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin29th November 2018Leave a Comment

The Gilded Balloon Basement in the Rose Street Theatre hosts top-tier talent this Christmas as five fabulous female stars tell their stories… via three spookily talented backstage assistants in Doris, Dolly & The Dressing Room Divas… At Christmas.

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‘The wedding day you deserve’: HANDFAST – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin13th August 2018Leave a Comment

Sweet and true, Handfast by Edinburgh-based company Nutshell at Summerhall, is the wedding day you deserve.

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‘In Ross & Woolf this production has a truly magical partnership’: WICKED – Touring ★★★★★

In Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin11th May 2018Leave a Comment

It’s been to Edinburgh a few times, but this latest touring version of Wicked drops in on the Playhouse with the power of a flying farmhouse.

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‘A captivating world where ordinary lives touch the extraordinary’: THE WEIR – Touring ★★★

In Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin23rd February 2018Leave a Comment

An evening of tall tales puts a spotlight on the human heart as the King’s presents Conor McPherson’s modern Irish classic, The Weir.

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‘Its own creature & a magnificent one at that’: MISS SAIGON – Touring ★★★★★

In Musicals, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin22nd January 2018Leave a Comment

It’s safe to say that if you like Les Misérables, also presented by Cameron Mackintosh, you’ll like this too – some of the more familiar songs could probably be slipped into Les Mis, changing only names and dates.

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