Previews
Special Agent in EPT’s sights
A hugely popular radio series from the era of the BBC Light Programme is resurrected at the Church Hill Theatre this week, as Edinburgh People’s Theatre bring Dick Barton, Special Agent to the stage.
Lupus charity brings Les Mis star Home
Les Mis star Jeff Leyton is to return home to appear in a fund-raising concert, The Butterfly and the Wolf 2, at Greyfriars Kirk this Sunday, June 1.
The funny men get tragic. And funny.
Innovative Edinburgh-based theatre company Plutot la Vie go out on tour this week, with the English Language premiere of La Tragedie Comique.
Edinburgh Am Dram Rising
Fans of Edinburgh’s amateur theatre and musical scene are having a thrillingly diverse week of it, with three productions opening tonight and tomorrow: August: Osage County, Me and My Girl, and Takin’ Over the Asylum.
Return of the goat
The Summerhall arts complex has announced its first major performance commission. Song of the Goat will return for this year’s fringe with Return to the Voice, performed off-site in St Giles Cathedral.
Theatre Pops back up in Portrait Gallery
For two nights only, Stellar Quines is bringing pop-up theatre back to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, in the form of five pop-up performances created by emerging theatre practitioners.
Byrne under the spotlight
John Byrne is to make a personal appearance at the King’s Theatre, in a joint celebration of a documentary exhibition of his dome mural and the touring production of Checkof adaptation: Uncle Varick.
Spanish May fly for the Villagers
The Village Pub Theatre return from their trip up the town with a night of new writing marking the May Day bank holiday titled, in a blinding flash of inspiration: Cinco de Mayo.
Off the buses
Pop-up theatre has been taken to new lengths this week by Asylon Theatre, who have been staging a series of solo performances on Stage Coach buses numbers 40 and 55 and are now taking them to Discover 21.
First Look: Dear Scotland
It is half time at the press performances of Dear Scotland, the National Theatre of Scotland’s collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery. While we wait for Tour B to start, here are some photos of the show taken by Peter Dibdin.
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