Category Archives: Theatre

Jekyll & Hyde is so deeply embedded in the English lexicon as a metaphor for living a disparate double life, that having read the 19th century novella, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, seems barely required. In its time, Edinburgh born writer Robert Louis Stevenson’s small book created shock waves among theContinue reading “Jekyll & Hyde            Royal Lyceum Theatre”

The UK Government’s Community Ownership Fund is the source of a £2 million award made to Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre and is seen as a welcome boost to the ongoing redevelopment project which began in February 2023. This funding will help make the King’s Theatre fully accessible for the first time in the building’s history, withContinue reading “King’s Theatre Awarded £2 million Towards Greater Accessibility by UK Government”

Established in 1956 as the world’s first youth theatre, National Youth Theatre (NYT) produces ambitious theatrical productions in local communities, on leading global stages and in unusual spaces across the UK and beyond. This Spring, the prestigious and pioneering NYT has announced dates for a host of free UK-wide community auditions. Taking place in London, Birmingham, Bristol,Continue reading “National Youth Theatre Announces Free Community Auditions in 2024”

The Royal Lyceum Theatre’s Artistic Director, David Greig in association with Malmö Stadtsteater, brings his first wholly original play, Two Sisters, to be staged in five years to the stage. Two Sisters is a story about looking back to your youth and looking forward to growing up. It’s a story about who we were whenContinue reading “Cast Announced for Upcoming Play Two Sisters at Lyceum This Spring”

Tortoise in a Nutshell is an Edinburgh based theatre company whose work involves a blend of thought provoking performance and puppetry that has garnered them many awards since its formation in 2010. This Spring, their much anticipated new production  Ragnarok, made with Figurteatret i Nordland, in association with Macrobert Arts Centre, comes to audiences acrossContinue reading “Edinburgh Company Tortoise in a Nutshell Announce World Premiere Tour for Spring”

With a reputation for garnering stars and fans during the Edinburgh Fringe, North London based Flabbergast Theatre returns to Scotland’s Capital  this December with Boris & Sergey’s  Christmas Cabaret, their unique take on Dickens’ classic seasonal tale,  A Christmas Carol. The basic parts of the Dickens’ story are told, or partly told,  through the siblingContinue reading “Boris and Sergey’s Christmas Cabaret Roxy”

Curious Seed is an award-winning Edinburgh based performance company formed in 2005 by Scottish choreographer Christine Devaney, producing dance theatre work that questions the world we live in. Following a limited run at Dance Base in August 2019, Curious Seed can announce a Spring 2024 tour of And the Birds Did Sing,created and performed byContinue reading “Dance Company Curious Seed Embarks on Scottish Tour in Spring 2024”

It’s Peter Pan, Jim, but not as we know it! It is exactly what it says on the tin – The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan. In this tale, the Pixie Dust Waterfall has dried up and calls for characters from J M Barrie’s classic tale to return to Neverland to help save the day.Continue reading “The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan Festival Theatre”

Glasgow based writer and performer and three-time Fringe First winner Gary McNair is hitting the road again with Dear Billy – A Love Letter to the Big Yin from the People of Scotland. Billy Connolly, who  needs no introduction, as he is now regarded as a national treasure who came from the shipyards of theContinue reading “Dear Billy – A Love Letter to the Big Yin returns in 2024”

Manipulate Festival, Edinburgh’s international festival of animated film, puppetry, and visual theatre, returns for its 17th edition in February 2024, marking the start of the 40th year of Manipulate Arts, formerly Puppet Animation Scotland. Manipulate Festival will once more celebrate international and homegrown work that tells stories primarily through imagery instead of text or breathesContinue reading “Manipulate Arts Announce Line Up for Manipulate Festival 2024”