Amateurs
Nottingham
★★★☆☆ Expansive
Nottingham, the Robin Hood musical at the Bruntsfield Pianodrome that is the EdinBards’ full-scale debut, is a likeable show that undoubtedly ends up trying to do too much.
FCT, Leitheatre team up for Xmas show
Leading amateur companies to stage contemporary take on Dickens
Forth Children’s Theatre and Leitheatre are teaming up to create The Tale of Eliza Scrooge, a female-led modern adaptation of Charles Dickens, to be staged at the Church Hill Theatre this November, 2026.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
★★★★☆ Heartfelt
There is a big heart and an even bigger sense of injustice done in Leitheatre’ powerful production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, playing at the Church Hill Theatre until Saturday afternoon.
Guys and Dolls
★★★★☆ Accomplished
Southern Light’s take on Guys and Dolls at the Festival Theatre is beautifully sung, acted with comic glee, and falls only just short of greatness.
Amadeus
★★★★☆ Impressive
Amadeus from Strawmoddie is a powerful production, showing off the Pianodrome in its new Bruntsfield home to great advantage.
En la Ardiente Oscuridad
★★★★☆ Intriguing
En la Ardiente Oscuridad (In the Burning Darkness), from the Edinburgh University Spanish Society at the Bedlam, is a thoughtful and thought-provoking production featuring noteworthy performances.
Daisy Pulls It Off
★★★★☆ Spiffing
Daisy Pulls It Off, from The Grads at Hill Street Theatre, is as frothy as ginger beer and hugely entertaining.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
★★★☆☆ Solid
The Makars give a solid account of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the Church Hill Theatre, in a production which speaks to the mundanities of Tom Stoppard’s script while allowing its humour to speak for itself.
Comedy Double Bill
★★★★☆ Entertaining
Edinburgh Theatre Arts’ Comedy Double Bill is a thoroughly enjoyable evening, with one half being diverting and the other half outstanding.
The Pillowman
★★★☆☆ Protracted
The Pillowman, by EUTC at the Bedlam for three performances only, succeeds on many levels but cannot fully overcome some obvious problems.
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