Amateurs
A Stag Named Angus
★★★★☆ Sharp
A Stag Named Angus at the Magnusson Centre is a cheerfully daft, deceptively clever slice of summer pantomime that boasts a wonderful cast.
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
★★★★☆ Sparkling
Find Your Light have a shimmering summer holiday production of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie up at the Church Hill Theatre this week, with a young cast who positively revel in the show.
Spamalot
★★★★☆ Joyous
The moment Josh Wood’s 17-strong band strikes up, it is obvious that Happy Sad Productions are not here to mess around. To play, certainly, but Spamalot at Portobello Town Hall is a show with polish, intent and purpose.
The Effect
★★★★☆ Compellingly performed
The Effect by Northern Assignment, upstairs at Assembly Roxy as part of a series of one-nighters in Edinburgh and Glasgow, is an intelligent production, staged with care and performed with distinction.
Shall Roger Casement Hang?
★★★★☆ Impressive debut
Shall Roger Casement Hang? at Hill Street until Friday, is a convincing and intimate piece of theatre realised with great care.
Dear Evan Hansen
★★★★☆ Accomplished
Dear Evan Hansen, presented by Room 29 Theatre at the Church Hill, is staged with commitment and considerable skill.
Autobahn
★★★☆☆ Atmospheric
Autobahn by Neil LaBute, presented by Edinburgh Acting School in their downstairs studios at Summerhall, is an interesting series of playlets that never quite gets up to full speed.
Calendar Girls
★★★★☆ Poignant comedy
There is real emotional weight, as well as considerable comedy, to Edinburgh People’s Theatre’s production of Calendar Girls at the Church Hill.
Waiting for Elvis
★★★☆☆ Roadworthy
St Serf’s Players take a trip off in a new direction this week, with Waiting for Elvis, Philip Goulding’s road movie for the stage, which delivers modern comedy with a nicely historical edge.
It’s the community’s King’s!
Community companies first on King’s stage
Seven of Edinburgh’s community theatre companies will be joining panto favourites Clare Gray and Gail Watson for A Great Night Out, the very first test production on the King’s Theatres newly revamped stage.
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