Archive for September, 2026
Annie
★★★★☆ A belter
Little orphan Annie comes out belting in a most commanding fashion in Crossroads Live’s touring production of Annie, which is showing off its positivity at the Playhouse through to a Sunday matinee.
Brian Cox for Lyceum
Legendary actor does An Evening With…
Brian Cox is to take to the Lyceum stage for a one-off An Evening With… event on Sunday 8 November, for “an evening of conversation and stories, looking back on his remarkable life and career so far”.
The Silence of the Lambs
★★★☆☆ Solid
The Silence of the Lambs at the Festival Theatre is a touring thriller that goes over familiar ground in a way that is gripping but not always entirely convincing.
Pinocchio gets his King’s on
New script sets King’s theatre at heart of panto plot
In a big meta-panto plot twist, the King’s Theatre itself is set to become a character in Pinocchio this year’s King’s pantomime which returns to the theatre for the first time since 2021.
High Society
★★★☆☆ Slow burner
High Society, the Cole Porter jukebox musical based on the Philadelphia Story, flew into the Edinburgh Playhouse on Tuesday night with almost everything swellegant and elegant, even though its two big stars were not on board.
Listings Mon 7 – Sun 13 Sept 2026
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…
Fringe Season is officially done and dusted as the Autumn Season open with the LYAMC’s annual youth production at the Church Hill, not to forget a couple of major tours to the Festival and Playhouse theatres.
A History of Paper
★★★★★ Devastating
A History of Paper at Pitlochry Festival Theatre has a difficult job in following so soon after the outstanding original 2024 production of Oliver Emanuel and Gareth Williams’s musical, but does so admirably.
Pip Utton’s Farewell to the Fringe
Bacon: ★★★★☆ Raw
Hunchback of Notre Dame: ★★★★☆ Visceral
And Before I Forget I Love You, I Love You : ★★★★★ Extraordinary
After thirty-four years, Pip Utton bids farewell to Edinburgh Fringe with a one-man repertory of three plays: Bacon, Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Before I Forget I Love You, I Love You.
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