Amateurs
Forth Act’s final act
Amateur company calls it a day
Local amateur company The Forth Act has announced that it is closing after six productions, including two memorable al fresco Shakespeares in the Italian Garden of Saughton Park.
The Grand Duke
★★★★☆ Inspired merriment
The Grand Duke, from EdGAS, is a pleasurably silly delight from start to finish. Consistently stylised to the perfect degree of deliberate overacting, it elicits laughs without being overdone.
Metamorphoses
★★★★☆ Sweeping
Metamorphoses from the EUTC at the Bedlam is a journey through classical myth that is unfocused and wilfully uneven, but is frequently compelling, has energy to spare, and boasts some remarkably fine performances.
We Will Rock You
★★★★☆ Exuberant
Loud, assertive and extremely accomplished, We Will Rock You, from the Bohemians at the Festival Theatre until Saturday, is thoroughly enjoyable.
Showcase auditions!
Opportunity to join top local amateur company
Showcase, the Edinburgh amateur company which stages an annual portmanteau musical theatre production in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, is seeking new members.
Performing Arts Survey
Grassroots group seeks to evaluate theatre in Edinburgh
A new grassroots grouping has put out a survey, aimed at all of Edinburgh’s theatre companies and theatre-makers, in an attempt to find out the size and nature of the city’s theatrical community as well as the resources available to it.
Romeo and Juliet
★★★☆☆ Expansive
Romeo and Juliet, from the Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company at the Pleasance, is a production on a grand scale. There is much about it that is praiseworthy, but in the end its ambition does prove a disadvantage.
The History Boys
★★★★☆ Intelligent
Energy, fine acting and a great deal of thought characterise The History Boys at the Bedlam, where it runs through to Saturday.
Ulster American
★★★★☆ Spirited
Ulster American, from EUTC at the Bedlam for two performances only, is an intelligently staged production of an explosive piece.
Into the Woods
★★★★☆ Melodic
Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group’s production of Into the Woods, at the Church Hill until Saturday, is musically strong enough to overcome any issues in staging.
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