Amateurs
Little Shop of Horrors
★★★★☆ Blooming marvellous
The comic horror musical Little Shop of Horrors comes to Portobello Town Hall this week courtesy of Stage Door and proves shockingly good.
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
★★★☆☆ Relevant
Edinburgh University Theatre Company’s production of Accidental Death of an Anarchist, is a farcical comedy exploring how police violence and abuse is just as prevalent in the UK today as it was in 1970s Italy, when the original play was written.
Edinburgh Gang Show 2025
★★★★☆ Joyous
Once again, the Edinburgh Gang Show 2025 provides a showcase for the abilities of huge numbers of youngsters. In its adopted home at the Festival Theatre until Saturday, this year’s version is immensely enjoyable.
Little Women
★★★☆☆ Ambitious
The EUTC’s Little Women, at the Bedlam until Saturday, is a carefully staged production featuring stand-out performances in the four title roles.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
★★★★☆ Splendid
Stage Door Entertainment light up Portobello Town Hall with a bright and joyous production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, featuring an enormous local cast and stellar leading performances.
The Yeomen Of The Guard
★★★☆☆ Assured
Cat-Like Tread return to Paradise in Augustines with an assured and beautifully directed production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Yeomen of the Guard for the final week of the fringe.
George, Don’t Do That…The Joy of Joyce Grenfell
★★★☆☆ Rewarding
George, Don’t Do That…The Joy of Joyce Grenfell evokes a vanished social milieu with tunefulness and humour. The show, from Arkle at the Royal Scots Club each afternoon of the Fringe’s final week, is a compilation of the work of Joyce Grenfell (1910 – 1979) – the writer, actor and singer.
Dracula
★★★★☆ Considered
The Edinburgh Makars’ production of Dracula, at the Royal Scots Club for the last week of the Fringe, is an intelligent and atmospheric (if overlong) production, benefiting from some tremendous acting.
Arkle and Out
End of an era as Arkle calls time
This Fringe sees the end of an era among Edinburgh’s amateur companies, when the unique Arkle Theatre Company drops the curtain on its final production, at the Royal Scots Club on Abercromby Place.
Die Fledermaus
★★★★☆ Clever and accessible
Aria Alba’s take on Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus in Stockbridge Church is a jovial experience that doesn’t take itself at all seriously, succeeding in making opera accessible.
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