Author: Thom Dibdin
Listings Mon 7 to Sun 13 April 2025
What’s on Edinburgh’s pages this week?
It’s another big week of musicals from Edinburgh’s amateur and professional theatre communities with a spot of dance from the boundary-pushing Mr Bourne.
Lung Ha at 40: Spotlight on… Nicola Tuxworth
Lung Ha at 40
To mark its 40th anniversary, Lung Ha theatre commissioned a series of portraits of the 24-strong company from Edinburgh-based photographer Peter Dibdin. We are publishing a new portrait every fortnight. Today our spotlight is on Lung Ha actor Nicola Tuxworth.
Jodie Comer for Lyceum
Prima Facie sets Feb 2026 dates for Lyceum
Jodie Comer will return “one last time” to her award-winning performance as barrister Tessa in Suzie Miller’s one-hander Prima Facie, in a nine stop tour visiting the Lyceum in February 2026.
Lung Ha at 40: Spotlight on… Colin McIlveny
Lung Ha at 40
To mark its 40th anniversary, Lung Ha theatre commissioned a series of portraits of the 24-strong company from Edinburgh-based photographer Peter Dibdin. We are publishing a new portrait every fortnight. Today our spotlight is on Lung Ha actor Colin McIlveny.
Preview and listings: Mon 17 – Sun 23 March 2025
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week? It’s all about the Lyceum this week, where the first reviews are in for Wild Rose – and the news is that the show is a five star corker which uses country music to its best advantage in what is essentially a high-grade juke-box musical (ends April 19: tickets) […]
Priscilla goes Bohemian
Bohemians’ Priscilla for Festival Theatre
Edinburgh has a long relationship with The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, which was the opening gala movie at its International Film Festival in 1994, when the after party dress-code was “black tie or drag”. We speak to Greg McCafferty-Thomson, Graeme Melvin and Dean McAvoy about donning frocks for the film’s musical adaption.
Cendrillon
★★★☆☆ Delicate
Charm and charisma run through Edinburgh Studio Opera’s production of Cendrillon, Jules Massenet’s take on the Cinderella story, playing at the Pleasance theatre for three nights only.
Lung Ha at 40: Spotlight on… Hannah Preston
Lung Ha at 40
To mark its 40th anniversary, Lung Ha theatre commissioned a series of portraits of the 24-strong company from Edinburgh-based photographer Peter Dibdin. We are publishing a new portrait every fortnight. Today our spotlight is on Lung Ha actor Hannah Preston.













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