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Review: Cabaret ****
When I was asked to do a review of Cabaret, performing this week at the Edinburgh Playhouse, I have to say I had reservations....
Vincent Simone & Flavia Cacace Return to Edinburgh With Tango Moderno
Strictly Come Dancing superstars Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace return to the stage with their most audacious and thrilling show yet, Tango Moderno. The...
Theatregoers Encouraged to Make Their Mark at the Edinburgh Playhouse
For more than eight decades the Edinburgh Playhouse has provided the backdrop for some of the most iconic shows and names in musical theatre...
Kinky Boots Struts Into Edinburgh Playhouse in 2018
Kinky Boots, the winner of every major Best Musical award, has announced that it will embark on a UK tour from autumn 2018, including...
Review: Million Dollar Quartet *****
1956 was a memorable year. Not only did Hearts win the Scottish Cup (come on, I need something to lift my spirits) but at...
Review: Midge Ure, The Christians & Altered Images ****
When I got the opportunity to head to the Edinburgh Playhouse on Sunday evening to see three ‘legendary’ bands of the 1980s – as...
Ovation for show which keeps on coming back
Sunset Boulevard
The Edinburgh Playhouse until Saturday, October 7
The history of show business is riddled with tales of faded stars who make comebacks which end...
Cast Announced for Wicked As It Heads to Edinburgh Next Year
WICKED returns to Edinburgh Playhouse for five weeks only from Tuesday 8 May to Saturday 9 June 2018 - the only Scottish dates on...
Review: Cilla the Musical *****
I should admit here that I was never a huge fan of Cilla Black. She had a powerful voice back in the 1960s but...
Shrek the Musical Heads to Edinburgh in December
Believe all ‘ogre’ again! SHREK THE MUSICAL will be at the Edinburgh Playhouse for the festive season this year from 12th December before touring...
Review: Grease The Musical ***
Grease was the word at the Edinburgh Playhouse on Monday evening as the original West End production of the famous musical commenced its six-day...
Grease The Musical Comes to Edinburgh Next Month
Grease is the word! The original West End production of the electrifying musical, Grease, lights up the UK once again and visits the Edinburgh Playhouse from...
CHAS thanks theatre audiences for much-needed cash
Audiences at a major Scottish-based theatre have helped raise over £80,000 for Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS).
The Edinburgh Playhouse has co-ordinated bucket collections, held...
Theatre’s Support for Scottish Charity is a Smash Hit
The Edinburgh Playhouse – the UK’s largest theatre - and its audiences have raised a staggering total of £82,485.83 for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland...
Will Young and Louise Redknapp Bring Cabaret to Edinburgh
Internationally renowned singer/songwriter, Will Young, and musician and presenter Louise Redknapp will add a touch of glamour to Scotland's capital city this autumn when they...
Review: Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage ****
Last weekend Channel Five showed a remake of the popular film Dirty Dancing. The original, made in 1987 and starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer...
The Playhouse on the Fringe 2017 Line-Up Announced
A unique take on rock ‘n’ roll, a musical insight into family dynamics, an improvised one-man musical, a self-retrospective with Michelle Shocked and a...
Danny Mac to Star in Sunset Boulevard at the Edinburgh Playhouse
Strictly Come Dancing star Danny Mac is to take on the role of Joe Gillis in the Curve production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony...
Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage – Heads to Edinburgh
Producers Karl Sydow and Paul Elliott are delighted to announce that the new UK production of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage, is...
Review: Dreamboats and Petticoats ***** (Ticks All The Boxes!)
I don’t know about you, dear reader, but I’m getting a tad weary of all the politics going on at the moment. We’ve just...
Review: Funny Girl the Musical *****
She has been described as ‘the greatest theatre star of her generation’ and there’s no denying television, film and stage star Sheridan Smith is...
Funny Girl Heads to Edinburgh’s Playhouse
Edinburgh musical fans are in for a huge treat next week when the legendary musical Funny Girl comes to Edinburgh’s Playhouse.
The musical, which first...
Phillip Schofield Returns to Edinburgh to Host the Knights of Music Tour
Television star Phillip Schofield will be heading to Edinburgh at the end of April with the hit concert tour The Knights of Music.
Schofield, who...
Make Your Dog a Star at the Edinburgh Playhouse
On March 30th 2017, The Edinburgh Playhouse will star Alyona Kistenyova and Olga Perrier on stage as the ‘most romantic opera ever written’, Puccini...
Joe McElderry to play Joseph at The Playhouse
X Factor star Joe McElderry will be in Edinburgh next week to wear the coat of many colours in Joseph at The Edinburgh Playhouse.
Unbelievably,...
Review: Sunny Afternoon – The Music of The Kinks****
I’m too young to remember the early part of the 1960s – honest, guvn’r – but I do enjoy some of the music from...
Edinburgh International Festival REVIEW – Sigur Ros ****
Sigur Ros met with huge applause and standing ovation on Tuesday night, as they took to the stage of The Edinburgh Playhouse for the last...
Edinburgh International Festival – Godspeed You! Black Emperor*****
Setting a desolate Western scene with their raw introduction, Godspeed You! Black Emperor played to a diverse audience last night. With strings, guitars, drums...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 Review – I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue *****
Aficionados of BBC Radio Four’s long-running antidote to panel shows I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue knew what to expect when host Jack Dee...
Namesakes doubled up for Waverley Care
Two of Waverley Care’s key corporate supporters have discovered that they share more than their choice of charity.
Adam Knight, General Manager of Edinburgh Playhouse...
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