Hill Street Theatre
Ripper: The Musical
★★★☆☆ Chilling
Ripper: The Musical presented by East Lothian company Reconnect Theatres at Hill Street Theatre for the whole Fringe, is a chilling musical based on the killings of Jack The Ripper.
And They Played Shang-a-Lang
★★★★★ Joyful romp
After an eleven-year streak, Edinburgh Little Theatre’s And They Played Shang-a-Lang opens what is billed as its final Fringe run, to a packed and cheering house at the Hill Street Theatre.
Kinky Boots
★★★★☆ Memorable
A glamorous and electric production of Kinky Boots by Sound Events Scotland features at the Hill Street Theatre where it is running every morning for the whole Fringe.
Cyrano de Bergerac
★★★★☆ Unexpectedly touching
There is an almost wilfully uneven quality to Arkle’s Cyrano de Bergerac at the Hill Street Theatre, but – eschewing much of the heroic bombast that is usually associated with the play – it manages to be convincing and affecting.
Wallace
★★★☆☆ Raw
Edinburgh Little Theatre’s Wallace is a conscious attempt to stir the blood by celebrating a figure from Scottish history.
The Grandfathers
★★★★☆ Intense
Exploring the rather heavy theme of enforced national conscription, Reconnect Regal Theatre’s production of Rory Mullarkey’s 2013 play The Grandfathers is surprisingly entertaining.
Ordinary Days
★★★☆☆ Big music
Edinburgh Little Theatre’s Ordinary Days at Hill Street is a well performed and tuneful production.
Alfie and George
★★★☆☆ Last curtain
If the ghost of Samuel Beckett was invited to return from the grave to write an episode of Inside No.9 he might have come up with a similar idea to the one used for Alfie and George at Hill Street Theatre.
The Court
★★★☆☆ Interactive
In another of those open-ended court cases where the verdict is up for grabs, Edinburgh Little Theatre’s The Court provides a thought-provoking, carefully constructed hour.
Pressure
★★★★☆ Energetic and intense
David Haig’s Pressure, focusing on two British obsessions: the weather and World War Two, had its world première at the Lyceum in 2014 and is now revived by Arkle at the Hill Street Theatre until Saturday.
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