Amateurs
The Watsons
★★★★☆ Intriguing
The Watsons, from Edinburgh People’s Theatre at the Church Hill, is an attractive production of a clever (if distinctly odd) literary adaptation.
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime
★★★★☆ Accomplished
Perfectly poised and beautifully staged, Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime by Threepenny Theatricals at the Church Hill is great fun.
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
★★★★☆ Timely
Arkle Theatre Company mix humour and deadly reality at the Hill Street Theatre, in their take on Accidental Death of an Anarchist, a farce that keeps living up to its genre with more and more irony.
Quiz
★★★★☆ Strong
Quiz, from Leitheatre at the Church Hill Theatre to Saturday, is a cleverly staged revival of James Graham’s play about the Who Wants to be a Millionaire? “Coughing Major” scandal.
Legally Blonde – The Musical
★★★★☆ Perky
Queen Margaret University Musical Theatre Society brings Legally Blonde – The Musical to the Pleasance Theatre for three performances only, in a fun perky production fizzing with energy.
Bedroom Farce
★★★★☆ Accomplished
The Edinburgh Makars’ production of Bedroom Farce at the Church Hill confidently combines comedy and tragedy to great effect.
Jesus Christ Superstar
★★★★☆ It’s the buzz
Southern Light blaze onto the Festival Theatre stage with their production of the Lloyd Webber & Rice rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, tackling this modern classic with a monstrous cast and ambitious production values.
Jellyfish
★★★☆☆ Intriguingly absurdist
Jellyfish, a co-production between The EUTC and Filfbag Theatre at the Bedlam to Sunday, is an intriguingly absurdist tale.
Incognito
★★★★☆ Earnest
The Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group brings Nick Payne’s Incognito to the Assembly Roxy in a production packed with lightning-fast transitions and versatile performances.
Go Back for Murder
★★★★☆ Convincing
Go Back for Murder, Edinburgh Theatre Arts’ first stab at Agatha Christie, is a well considered and very well performed affair. If it drags a little at times, it always convinces nonetheless.
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