Musicals
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
★★★★☆ Sparkling
Find Your Light have a shimmering summer holiday production of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie up at the Church Hill Theatre this week, with a young cast who positively revel in the show.
Spamalot
★★★★☆ Joyous
The moment Josh Wood’s 17-strong band strikes up, it is obvious that Happy Sad Productions are not here to mess around. To play, certainly, but Spamalot at Portobello Town Hall is a show with polish, intent and purpose.
Dear Evan Hansen
★★★★☆ Accomplished
Dear Evan Hansen, presented by Room 29 Theatre at the Church Hill, is staged with commitment and considerable skill.
Once
★★★★☆ Marvellously melodic
Once, the musical that opens the Alan Cumming era at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, has all of the trappings of a Big Event. And it certainly does not disappoint.
Nottingham
★★★☆☆ Expansive
Nottingham, the Robin Hood musical at the Bruntsfield Pianodrome that is the EdinBards’ full-scale debut, is a likeable show that undoubtedly ends up trying to do too much.
Fame the Musical
★★★☆☆ Energetic
Queen Margaret University Musical Theatre Society returns to Pleasance One with Fame the Musical, a high-energy production that showcases an impressive range of talent across a large cast.
The Bodyguard
★★★☆☆ Power packed
The Bodyguard, the power ballad-packed musical based on the smash hit film and flaunting its Whitney Houston hits, launches into the Playhouse this week with, quite literally, a bang.
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.
Waitress
★★★★☆ Big-hearted
The musical Waitress, touring to the Playhouse, is an appealing production that (despite its ostensibly dark subject matter) is resolutely optimistic.
Trainspotting returns – as a musical
Trainspotting Musical to open UK tour at Playhouse
Choose a book. Choose a play. Choose a film. Choose an immersive Fringe show. Choose a… Musical? Yes. Choose a musical. Choose a UK tour. Choose the Edinburgh Playhouse. Choose October 19 2026.
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