Edinburgh Theatre Arts

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Æ in the hot seat

SCDA One-Act Festival takes shape:
Plays by David Greig, Peter Quinter and Eleanor Fossey feature in this year’s one-act festival from the SCDA, playing at the Church Hill Theatre Thursday 19 – Saturday 21 February 2015.

Feb 10 2015 | By | 1 Reply More
Comedy Double Bill – Review

Comedy Double Bill – Review

✭✭✭✩✩ Picked mix

A mixed bag of comedy is to be had up at St Ninian’s this week, where Edinburgh Theatre Arts are giving a decent take on one-act comedies new and old.

May 1 2014 | By | Reply More
Review – David Copperfield

Review – David Copperfield

Edinburgh Theatre Arts’ staging of David Copperfield at St Ninian’s Hall is an astonishingly ambitious undertaking – from a company who rise to the challenge with spirit and skill.

Aug 7 2013 | By | 1 Reply More
Review – The Water Engine

Review – The Water Engine

✭✭✭✩✩    Complex St Ninian’s Mon 8 – Sat 13 April 2013 Review by Thom Dibdin Menacing and dark, Edinburgh Theatre Arts production of the Water Engine at St Ninian’s Hall, Comely Bank, finds the thrill in David Mamet’s examination of corporate greed. Set in 1934, during the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition, the play […]

Apr 9 2013 | By | 2 Replies More
ETA Take Scots Macbeth to Stratford

ETA Take Scots Macbeth to Stratford

The Scottish Play in Scots to play Shakespeare’s birthplace By Thom Dibdin Edinburgh Theatre Arts’ production of Macbeth in Scots has been chosen to take part in the Open Stages Showcase at the RSC in Stratford in July. The world premiere production of Robin Lorimer’s translation from Shakespeare was performed by ETA at St Ninians […]

May 29 2012 | By | Reply More
Scots Macbeth gets world premiere

Scots Macbeth gets world premiere

Edinburgh Theatre Arts will stage the world premiere of Robin Lorimer’s translation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth into Scots at St Ninian’s Hall, Edinburgh, on May 1, 2012.

Apr 17 2012 | By | Reply More
Edinburgh Amateurs On The Edinburgh Fringe

Edinburgh Amateurs On The Edinburgh Fringe

Edinburgh-based amateur theatre companies appearing in the fringe:

It’s Edinburgh’s festival, and Edinburgh’s amateur and student theatre companies aren’t about to let anyone forget, with a programme of events which would make a pretty decent festival in their own right.

Aug 2 2011 | By | 2 Replies More
Æ Review – A Fistful of Mondays

Æ Review – A Fistful of Mondays

★★★☆☆ St Ninian’s Church Hall: Tue 12 – Sat 16 April 2011. Review by Thom Dibdin It’s a classic case of comedic love and loss up at Comely Bank this week, with a healthy dose of line dancing thrown in, as Edinburgh Theatre Arts stage Joe Graham’s comedy of small town social life: A Fistful […]

Apr 16 2011 | By | Reply More
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