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Review: 9 to 5 The Musical ★★★★★
My first thoughts about 9 to 5 The Musical were – would the story be dated somewhat? The musical is based on the 1980...
Review: Priscilla Queen of the Desert ★★★★
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...
Dinner and a show – Chaophraya Edinburgh offering deal on Lion King tickets
Fancy seeing the Lion King with dinner beforehand?
Chaophraya have a meal and show ticket deal available for the Lion King between 7 January...
At Edinburgh Playhouse this week – The King and I
Jose Llana and Annalene Beechey who play the lead roles in The King and I, mark the Scottish premiere of the show with a...
Once – coming to Edinburgh Playhouse in spring 2020
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...
Review: Mamma Mia The Musical ★★★★★
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...
The King and I – at Edinburgh Playhouse in October
Annalene Beechey and Jose Llana will star in Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I when it comes to Edinburgh Playhouse next month, and...
Review: The Bodyguard: The Musical ****
Having not seen the film, I headed to the Edinburgh Playhouse on Wednesday evening not sure what to expect from The Bodyguard: The Musical....
Dita Von Teese to glam it up in Edinburgh
Dita Von Teese, the American burlesque dancer, singer and actress will head to Edinburgh next year for the only Scottish date on her international...
Louise Redknapp to star in 9 to 5 at the Edinburgh Playhouse
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...
Review: Club Tropicana The Musical ****
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...
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....
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...
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...
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
–...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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;...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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