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Alexandra Burke heads to the Playhouse in smash hit musical
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...
Mamma Mia! Feel-good musical heads to Edinburgh
Full casting has been announced for the sensational feel-good musical MAMMA MIA! tour which opens at the Edinburgh Playhouse this September
Twenty years after it premiered in London, Mamma Mia
will hit Scotland’s capital city...
Review: Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap ****
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...
Review: Matilda The Musical *****
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....
Review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ****
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...
Jaymi Hensley on his dream role as Joseph
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...
9 to 5 The Musical clocks in to Edinburgh
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...
Disney’s The Lion King heading to Edinburgh in December
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...
Review: Jersey Boys *****
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...
Jersey Boys working their way back to Edinburgh
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...
Jaymi Hensley and the cast of Joseph head to Edinburgh
A
new UK tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat begins later this
month and heads to Edinburgh towards the end of March.
Jaymi
Hensley, a member of Union J, 2013’s BBC ‘British Breakthrough Band’ of the
year,...
Review: American Idiot ***
I have to admit that when I was
invited to the opening night of American Idiot at the Edinburgh Playhouse on
Tuesday evening I didn’t know what to expect. I asked a couple of friends who
merely...
American Idiot heading to Edinburgh
American Idiot, the Tony award-winning rock musical is
heading to Edinburgh at the beginning of February.
Leading the cast is: Waterloo
Road’s Tom Milner as Johnny; 2013’s X
Factor third place runner-up Luke Friend as St Jimmy;...
Let it Be Gets Back to Scotland
Last year I was mightily impressed by the musical production of Let It Be: A Celebration of the Music of The Beatles when it performed at the Edinburgh Playhouse. The good news for me...
Disney’s The Lion King Roars into Edinburgh
Disney’s award-winning musical The Lion King will return to
the Edinburgh Playhouse at the end of this year. London west-end’s best-selling
stage production will make Edinburgh its only Scottish date on its UK and
Ireland tour.
Colin...
Review: Kinky Boots ****
One of the big shows to see in Edinburgh this festive season is Kinky Boots which strode into the Playhouse this week for the start of a three-week stint.
With music and lyrics by Grammy...
We Will Rock You Set To Rock Edinburgh
The smash hit musical We Will Rock You will head to Edinburgh’s Playhouse next autumn as part of a brand-new UK tour. Written by legendary rock band Queen and comedian Ben Elton, the show...
Review: Motown The Musical *****
What’s your outlook in life? Ain’t no mountain high enough? Are you dancin’ in the street come the weekend? Or is it a case of I can’t help myself?
If you’re a lover of Motown...
Get Ready For A Soulful Night To Remember!
Edinburgh fans of soul music are in for a treat next spring as what has been described as the biggest American soul compilation show ever to tour the UK heads to the Edinburgh Playhouse.
A...
Alexandra Burke to Star in The Bodyguard at the Edinburgh Playhouse
The award-winning hit musical The Bodyguard is heading to the Edinburgh Playhouse next summer.
Leading the cast will be Alexandra Burke. Ms Burke returns to the role of Rachel Marron following her run in the...
Review: Saturday Night Fever ****
Forty years ago, I strutted out of the ABC cinema in Aberdeen’s Union Street after watching the film Saturday Night Fever. Like most of the other young blooded males heading home that night, I...
Hair The Musical Coming To Edinburgh Playhouse
To mark its 50th anniversary, the award-winning production of Hair the Musical will be coming to Edinburgh next June.
It’s 1967 and HAIR’s hippie ‘tribe' youngsters in the East Village of New York are yearning...
Top Solo Drag Show Heads to Edinburgh
Following two consecutive sell-out UK tours, including three sold out nights at London’s Eventim Apollo, comedy queen and RuPaul’s Drag Race champion Bianca Del Rio has announced that she will be returning to the...
Review: Let It Be ****
When I first saw Let It Be The Musical back in 2015, I was mightily impressed. So, when I heard a few weeks ago that Let It Be: A Celebration Of The Music Of...
Romesh Ranganathan To Return to Edinburgh
Stand-up comedian, actor, writer and presenter Romesh Ranganathan will return to the city where it began for him as part of his 2019 UK tour. Nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2013 Edinburgh Comedy...
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Heads to Edinburgh
A brand-new production of the hit musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, will be heading to Edinburgh next year. Former soap star Jason Donovan, in his first production role, will team up with Mark...
Line-Up Announced For Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals Tour
The 16th series of BBC TV’s Strictly Come Dancing returned to television screens on Saturday and fans of the hit show will be delighted to hear that tickets for 2019 Strictly Come Dancing -...
Cast Announced for Motown the Musical
There’s a pre-Christmas treat for fans of Motown music when Motown the Musical comes to the Edinburgh in November.
The cast of this feel-good show includes West End star Edward Baruwa, Karis Anderson of pop...
Kinky Boots Stepping To Edinburgh
One of the top musicals in the UK – Kinky Boots – has announced its cast for its forthcoming tour which heads to Edinburgh this December.
Callum Francis will play Lola until 15 December 2018...
Tim Minchin is ‘Back’ in Edinburgh
Award-winning comedian, actor and composer Tim Minchin heads to Edinburgh next year as part of his ‘Back’ tour.
'Back' is billed as ‘old songs, new songs and **** you songs’ which may give you a...
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