Assembly Roxy
Fear and Misery of the Third Reich
✭✭✭✩✩ Bitty but braw:
Brecht gets a comedic turn at the Assembly Roxy this week, as the QMU students of Cobweb Theatre bring a funny and relevant production of Fear and Misery of the Third Reich.
The Merchant of Venice
✭✭✭✩✩ Ambitiously intelligent:
Aiming high, Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company’s production of The Merchant of Venice is accomplished and intelligent. If it does not always live up to its potential, it is not for want of trying.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
★★★☆☆ Hilarity unfettered
There is plenty of talent on stage in the EUTC’s vibrant, crowd-pleasing production of the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which is upstairs at the Roxy to Friday evening.
Blackout
✭✭✭✭✩ Devastating accuracy
The set is stark and simple for the opening of Blackout, a play from New Room Theatre showing at the Assembly Roxy until Saturday, writes Susan Lowes.
Mercury Fur
RIOT Productions of St Andrews have shown commendable ambition in staging Philip Ridley’s controversial Mercury Fur at the Assembly Roxy.
The Astronaut’s Chair – Review
✭✭✭✩✩ Breathing thin air
Stepping out over the edge of the atmosphere into space might be a dream for most, but it is one which high-flying aviator Renee Coburg feels is already within her grasp.
The Mikado – Review
✭✭✭✩✩ Flirting with celebration:
A hundred productions down the line, and the Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group returns to the Mikado, the show which launched the company back in 1961 under the guidance of John Burgess.
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart – Review
Playful and proficient, David Greig and Wils Wilson’s celebrated production of The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart for the NTS continues to delight audiences and is well worthy of any compliments it has been paid.
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