Leitheatre
Review – The Accrington Pals
* * * Church Hill Theatre Review by Thom Dibdin Powerful in its scope but rather raw in its delivery, Leitheatre’s production of The Accrington Pals – at the Church Hill Theatre until Saturday – is a fitting presentation to stage during the week after Remembrance Day. As a striking piece of First World War […]
Splashing about on the Edinburgh Fringe: Day two…
Imprints, Turandot, Snails, Ketchup, Bawbees, Ducats and rain. By Thom Dibdin So much rain can’t be good for you! And just to prove the point, day two of the Edinburgh Fringe saw me jumping about all over the shop, from dance to subverted opera, choreographed rope-work to Commedia Dell’Arte. The foray into the world of […]
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.
Æ News – Geoffrey and an Angel top SCDA One-Acts
St Serf’s triumph in Edinburgh one-act festival By Thom Dibdin St Serf’s Players dominated the Edinburgh District heats of the Scottish Community Drama Association’s 79th annual one-act play competition, held at St Serf’s Hall, Goldenacre, on Saturday. The company’s Clark team came first overall in the heat with Alas Poor Geoffrey by Alistair Falkner, earning […]
Æ News – Edinburgh Am-Drams go Head-to-Head
Edinburgh District heats of SCDA one-act competition held this week:
It is a busy week for those of Edinburgh’s amateur companies which are members of the Scottish Community Drama Association as the first heats of its 79th annual one-act play competition are held at St Serf’s Hall, Goldenacre.
Theatre Review – The Cemetery Club
* * * Church Hill Theatre Review by Thom Dibdin There is gentle comedy up at the Church Hill Theatre this week, played with enough edge from Leitheatre to stop their production of Ivan Menchell’s hit comedy becoming mired in saccharine sentimentality. Kate Potter plays Ida, a Jewish widow from Queens, New York, whose retiring […]
Winter Winners from Edinburgh’s Amateurs
Winners of the SCDA One Act heats announced Lighting designer Gordon Hughes wins Edinburgh Playhouse Spotlight Award By Thom Dibdin The Saint Serf’s Players, Livingston Players and Leitheatre ran out the winners at the Edinburgh and Lothians District heats of the Scottish Community Drama Association’s One Act Festival, held at St Serfs Halls last week. […]
Review – Whose Life Is It Anyway?
★★☆☆☆
SURPRISINGLY hilarious in its opening scenes, Leitheatre’s take on Brain Clark’s right-to-die drama succeeds in finding an emotional core, but is still swamped by dialogue which spends too long rehearsing the arguments.
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