Tag: Edinburgh Playhouse

One of the great strengths of this Leeds Playhouse production is what’s left to the imagination much like the novel by C.S Lewis first published more than 70 years ago.It’s what we are...

A line of motorbikes revved their engines outside the Playhouse setting the tone for a thrilling night of rock theatre.With the passing of Jim Steinman last April and Meat Loaf just weeks ago...

The atmosphere felt more akin to a gig than musical theatre with all the band shirts and denim celebrating this much-loved story that first appeared in cinemas almost 20 years ago.The torch is...

With both theatre clocks on either side of him set to twelve Nick Cave appears on stage to a packed Playhouse and takes a bow.This feels like something of a triumphant return after...

Edinburgh Playhouse has announced today that audiences will be welcomed back 536 days after the curtain came down due to the pandemic.The theatre will open on 5 September 2021 with two sold out...

Marti Pellow has kept in touch with his fanbase during lockdown with very personal Instagram concerts, serenading everyone from his bedroom.Now he is back.Thanks to Regular Music, the former Wet Wet Wet...

After two successful performances in Scotland’s capital city in 2016 and 2018, Hairspray the Musical will return to the Edinburgh Playhouse in the New Year.Based on the 1988 film of the same name the much-loved musical comedy...

The Edinburgh Playhouse is confidently predicting a White Christmas – if not this year then definitely in 2020! The acclaimed West End production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas is coming to the Playhouse for the 2020 festive season.This production...

There were a host of ‘well-kent’ faces at the press night for Disney’s The Lion King at the Edinburgh Playhouse on Tuesday evening. Tennis coach Judy Murray, Still Game star Sanjeev Kohli, Olympic medallist...

My first thoughts about 9 to 5 The Musical were – would the story be dated somewhat? The musical is based on the 1980 film of the same name with music and lyrics by...

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert struts its way into the Edinburgh Playhouse this week to provide much needed feel-good factor in these turbulent times.Former Strictly Come Dancing winner and Heartbeat actor Joe McFadden is the...

Fancy seeing the Lion King with dinner beforehand?Chaophraya have a meal and show ticket deal available for the Lion King between 7 January and 28 March 2020. Prices are from £75 per person...

Jose Llana and Annalene Beechey who play the lead roles in The King and I, mark the Scottish premiere of the show with a waltz in the Great Hall at the Scottish National Portrait...

A new recording has just been released of the Academy Award-winning song Falling Slowly ahead of the award-winning musical Once coming to Edinburgh Playhouse next spring. (Listen below!)The song won the Academy Award...

Mamma Mia The Musical announced its arrival in Edinburgh this week for a ten-day run at the Edinburgh Playhouse. One of the country’s most iconic live shows, the musical is adapted by two members...

Annalene Beechey and Jose Llana will star in Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I when it comes to Edinburgh Playhouse next month, and they were in Edinburgh at the Waldorf Astoria a few...

Having not seen the film, I headed to the Edinburgh Playhouse on Wednesday evening not sure what to expect from The Bodyguard: The Musical. The premise of the show is a star singer, Rachel...

Dita Von Teese, the American burlesque dancer, singer and actress will head to Edinburgh next year for the only Scottish date on her international tour. Dita Von Teese: Glamonatrix will see the Queen of...

A former member of the band Eternal and a reality TV star are to head the cast of the hit musical 9 to 5 when it comes to the Edinburgh Playhouse in November.Louise Redknapp, who...

There seems to be something of a 1980s revival these days which, given some of the music and fashion from the decade that style forgot is something of a surprise. But if you still hanker after...

Former X Factor winner Alexandra Burke is to return to the smash hit musical The Bodyguard when the show heads to Edinburgh next month. Burke, whose debut single Hallelujah sold over a million copies...

Full casting has been announced for the sensational feel-good musical MAMMA MIA! tour which opens at the Edinburgh Playhouse this SeptemberTwenty years after it premiered in London, Mamma Mia will hit Scotland’s capital city...

The Mousetrap has made it name as the longest-running West End show ever, having run continuously since 1952 – before even I was born! So, when it was announced that this iconic theatrical production was heading to...

Roald Dahl was one of the most prominent British novelist, poet and screenwriters of the 20th century so when one of his many books – Matilda – inspired a musical it carried with it a ‘must-see’ tag....

I’ve heard plenty about the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. My wife Marion loves it (particularly when Donny Osmond performed it but that’s another story) and I’m aware of how popular the show has become...

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat opens at the Edinburgh Playhouse tomorrow (Tuesday). Here, Union J star Jaymi Hensley, who plays Joseph, talks about making his musical theatre dream come true.What is Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat...

The hit musical 9 to 5 is heading to the Edinburgh Playhouse in November. 9 to 5 The Musical is based on the book by Patricia Resnick with the Tony award-nominated score by country...

The Walt Disney Company UK & Ireland have announced that the iconic musical The Lion King will be performed at the Edinburgh Playhouse in December – and tickets for the show will go on...

My grandchildren, bless the little blighters, refer to the time when I was their age as ‘the black and white days’. My eldest grandson reaches 14 years of age in a few weeks. One...

The ever-popular musical Jersey Boys – the remarkable story of one of the top bands in the world, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons – is heading to the Edinburgh Playhouse next week.From...