Church Hill Theatre
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.
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.
Bedroom Farce
★★★★☆ Accomplished
The Edinburgh Makars’ production of Bedroom Farce at the Church Hill confidently combines comedy and tragedy to great effect.
Beauty and the Beast
★★★★☆ Impressive
EMT’s Beauty and the Beast at the Church Hill until Saturday is a hugely appealing and colourful production, guaranteed to please.
Quartermaine’s Terms
★★★★☆ Considered
Quartermaine’s Terms, from Edinburgh People’s Theatre at the Church Hill, is a thoughtful, almost stately tragicomedy that is here staged with considerable attention to detail.
The Sleeping Beauty
★★★★☆ Great entertainment
The Sleeping Beauty, from Edinburgh People’s Theatre at the Church Hill, is everything you could want from a traditional pantomime.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
★★★★☆ Pure imagination
Balerno Theatre Company’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Church Hill may not be a traditional Christmas show but certainly provides a large helping of festive cheer.
Dancing at Lughnasa
★★★☆☆ Affecting
Even as other companies gear up for Christmas, Leitheatre look back to September with Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa at the Church Hill. This entirely unseasonal downbeat piece is discharged with great care and some impressive acting.
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
★★★☆☆ A lovely night
Threepenny Theatricals’ first venture into musical theatre sees a beloved fairytale brought to life with Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella playing at the Church Hill Theatre through to 16 November.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
★★★★☆ Dark and epic
There’s a ghoulish and classic Penny Dreadful atmosphere to this epic tale of revenge, as Blackout Productions bring new life to Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, at the Church Hill Theatre until Saturday.
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