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Alexandra Burke, star of The Bodyguard, the smash hit musical which is coming to Edinburgh next summer.

Alexandra Burke to Star in The Bodyguard at the Edinburgh Playhouse

Mike Smith - November 13, 2018 9:37 pm 0

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...

Review: Saturday Night Fever ****

Mike Smith - October 24, 2018 12:01 am 0

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...

Hair The Musical Coming To Edinburgh Playhouse

Mike Smith - October 13, 2018 4:04 pm 0

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'...

Top Solo Drag Show Heads to Edinburgh

Mike Smith - October 11, 2018 7:25 pm 0

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...

Review: Let It Be ****

Mike Smith - October 8, 2018 11:31 pm 0

When I first saw Let It Be The Musical back in 2015, I was mightily impressed. So, when I heard a few weeks ago...

Romesh Ranganathan To Return to Edinburgh

Mike Smith - September 24, 2018 8:08 pm 0

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...

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Heads to Edinburgh

Mike Smith - September 14, 2018 12:01 am 0

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,...

Line-Up Announced For Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals Tour

Mike Smith - September 8, 2018 8:16 pm 0

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...

Cast Announced for Motown the Musical

Mike Smith - September 8, 2018 7:56 pm 0

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...

Kinky Boots Stepping To Edinburgh

Mike Smith - September 5, 2018 10:08 am 0

One of the top musicals in the UK – Kinky Boots – has announced its cast for its forthcoming tour which heads to Edinburgh...

Tim Minchin is ‘Back’ in Edinburgh

Mike Smith - September 2, 2018 12:13 pm 0

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...

The Secret Policeman’s Podcast Returns to the Fringe

Mike Smith - August 1, 2018 7:05 pm 0

The Edinburgh Fringe is about to begin with August a month of frenzied activity around the capital city. Towards the end of the month,...

Richard Winsor To Star in Saturday Night Fever at Edinburgh Playhouse

Mike Smith - July 29, 2018 1:41 pm 0

The highly acclaimed dancer Richard Winsor is to star in a new stage production of Saturday Night Fever which heads to the Edinburgh Playhouse...

Paw Patrol Live Heads to Edinburgh

Mike Smith - July 19, 2018 8:23 pm 0

There’s a treat in store for kids in the capital city next weekend when Paw Patrol Live! “The Great Adventure” heads to the Edinburgh...

Let It Be – What Might Have Been – Heading to Edinburgh

Mike Smith - July 16, 2018 7:31 pm 0

Aficionados of The Beatles who enjoyed Let It Be The Musical when it toured the country will be delighted to learn that Let It...

Kinky Boots Stepping into Christmas at the Edinburgh Playhouse

Mike Smith - July 9, 2018 7:48 pm 0

The casting for Kinky Boots, one of the country’s leading musicals which will grace Edinburgh this Christmas, has been announced. Callum Francis will play Lola...

Review: Summer Holiday – The Musical ***

Mike Smith - June 19, 2018 11:25 pm 0

Last week I attended Titanic the Musical which, by its very nature, was a sombre yet powerful production. This Tuesday I was at an...

Review: Titanic the Musical ****

Mike Smith - June 13, 2018 12:22 am 0

When I first read that Titanic the Musical was coming to the Edinburgh Playhouse I did wonder if it were a sign of the...

Matt Terry to Appear in Madagascar – The Musical

Mike Smith - June 4, 2018 7:39 pm 0

Matt Terry – winner of ITV’s The X-Factor in 2016 - is to play Alex the lion in the brand-new stage adaptation of Madagascar...

Review: Fat Friends the Musical ****

Mike Smith - April 20, 2018 12:01 am 0

Some of the recent shows at the Edinburgh Playhouse that I have reviewed for The Edinburgh Reporter have been American High School orientated. While...

Fat Friends the Musical Heads to Edinburgh

Mike Smith - April 6, 2018 10:14 am 0

Former Atomic Kitten singer Natasha Hamilton will be appearing in Kay Mellor’s Fat Friends the Musical at the Edinburgh Playhouse later this month. Fat Friends...

Review: Crazy For You ***

Mike Smith - April 3, 2018 11:37 pm 0

Crazy for You, the George Gershwin musical, landed in Edinburgh this week with a breathless performance high on energy and relentless pace. The plot -...

Matilda the Musical Heading to Edinburgh Next Spring

Mike Smith - March 14, 2018 9:26 pm 0

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced that Matilda The Musical will be heading to Edinburgh in April 2019 accompanied by a specially devised education...

Review: Blood Brothers ****

Mike Smith - March 5, 2018 11:56 pm 0

Written by the legendary English dramatist, lyricist and composer Willy Russell, Blood Brothers is set in 1960s Liverpool and tells the story of two...