Derek Douglas

Avenue Q

Avenue Q

★★★★☆ Organised chaos

If you are not familiar with Avenue Q, being staged by Edinburgh Little Theatre at Hill Street – a Q virgin – be prepared to be surprised and very amused by Muppet-like hand puppets swearing, acting inappropriately and addressing adult issues head on.

Aug 16 2022 | By | Reply More
Silence In Court

Silence In Court

★★★★☆ Immersive trial:
Young Critics Scheme review
Silence in Court by the Edinburgh Little Theatre immerses the audience into a gut-wrenching court case and challenges them to decipher the truth – and provide a verdict.

Aug 18 2019 | By | Reply More
Rent for Shoogly summer school

Rent for Shoogly summer school

Shoogly Peg Productions to stage Rent at King’s:

The Edinburgh based youth company Shoogly Peg Productions is to stage Rent the Musical as its intensive summer programme at the King’s Theatre in July 2018.

Nov 3 2017 | By | Reply More
And They Played Shang-A-Lang

And They Played Shang-A-Lang

★★★☆☆  Bags of fun:
Back for a sixth year at the Stand, Shooglypeg’s production of And They Played Shang-A-Lang is as buoyant as ever.

Aug 14 2017 | By | 6 Replies More
Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening

★★★☆☆    Echo chamber:
There is plenty of potential in Shoogly Peg’s production of the musical version of Spring Awakening, based on Frank Wedekind’s often censored play of 1891, at St Stephen’s to Saturday.

Jul 1 2017 | By | Reply More
American Idiots wanted!

American Idiots wanted!

Open casting call for Shoogly Peg intensive programme
Youth company Shoogly Peg Productions has announced an open casting call for its 2017 summer intensive programme, leading up to performances of American Idiot at the Edinburgh King’s.

Mar 20 2017 | By | 1 Reply More
American Idiot

American Idiot

★★★☆☆ Energetic:
Full of sound but lacking in fury, Shoogly Peg Productions’ American Idiot is stuffed with talent and energy, but ultimately lacks focus.

Jul 3 2016 | By | 1 Reply More
Conflict in Court

Conflict in Court

✭✭✭✭✩ interactive trial
The upstairs space in the New Town theatre is decked out as a small courtroom where Tory MP Marcus Baillie seeks damages from a red-top tabloid in Liam Rudden latest interactive drama.

Aug 10 2014 | By | 1 Reply More
Review – And They Played Shang-a-Lang

Review – And They Played Shang-a-Lang

Craft Theatre’s And They Played Shang-a-Lang has returned to delight Fringe-goers of a certain age at Stand Three.

Aug 21 2013 | By | Reply More
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