Festival Theatre
Sylvia
★★★★☆ Thrilling
Sylvia is a gorgeously melodic, exciting piece of theatre, sung brilliantly. The musical itself has undoubted flaws, but the performances more than compensate.
Barnum
★★★☆☆ Glitzy flim-flam
The Watermill Theatre’s touring revival of Barnum: The Circus Musical kicks off at the Festival Theatre with blinding light, plenty of sparkle, and a host of actor-musician-acrobats bringing unrivalled energy to the stage.
SIX The Musical
★★★★☆ Energetic
SIX The Musical at the Festival Theatre is a lively, noisy entertainment whose popularity shows no sign of abating. And while it continues to be performed with this much skill and spirit, quite right too.
The Silence of the Lambs
★★★☆☆ Solid
The Silence of the Lambs at the Festival Theatre is a touring thriller that goes over familiar ground in a way that is gripping but not always entirely convincing.
The Karate Kid – The Musical
★★★☆☆ Nostalgic
The Karate Kid – The Musical at the Festival Theatre is one of those shows that is touring ‘ahead of its West End debut’. While there are many things to like about the production, there are also reasons to suspect that a long London run is unlikely.
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
★★★★☆ Beautifully funny
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, ‘the world’s foremost gender-skewering, comic ballet company’ return to Edinburgh for two nights at the Festival Theatre. And they bring fun and a high standard of dance.
Dracula
★★★☆☆ Jukebox Ballet
Big Live sweep onto the Festival Theatre stage with a limited engagement of Dracula: Ballet at its Darkest, a new adaptation of the classic Bram Stoker horror. Promising lavish Gothic visuals and visceral storytelling, this is a ballet simmering with potential which is not yet fulfilled.
The Marriage of Figaro
★★★★☆ Delightful
Scottish Opera’s The Marriage of Figaro kicks off a limited engagement at the Festival Theatre in style, delivering a revival of Sir Thomas Allen’s 2010 production full of flair, humour, and outstanding performances.
Guys and Dolls
★★★★☆ Accomplished
Southern Light’s take on Guys and Dolls at the Festival Theatre is beautifully sung, acted with comic glee, and falls only just short of greatness.
Cap Theatres new shows on sale
New shows announced for Festival, Kings and Studio theatres
Capital Theatre has announced a raft of 32 new productions being staged at the Festival, King’s and Studio theatres between this May and next May 2027.
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