Review: Rambert – KISMET – Edinburgh Festival Theatre Ramber's KISMET impresses - "brava Emma Evelein for a soaring, stylish and heartfelt world premiere, and bravo Joan Inger for a ‘second-half’ whirlwind of fun."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Ramber's KISMET impresses - "brava Emma Evelein for a soaring, stylish and heartfelt world premiere, and bravo Joan Inger for a ‘second-half’ whirlwind of fun."

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Review: Quadrophenia, A Mod Ballet: misses out on greatness. ★★★ Quadrophenia, A Mod Ballet, is a production I approached with huge anticipation. Innovations in classical and modern dance which genuinely widen public appeal remain rare, but that’s the promise of a piece set to The Who’s legendary 1973 rock opera, ‘Quadrophenia.’ Teenage mod Jimmy’s hormonally charged hunt for purpose and self-worth made for a platinum-selling album, and a critically and commercially successful movie a few years later.

A powerful stage spectacle meets an overlong narrative. Quadrophenia, A Mod Ballet impresses with visuals but could benefit from a tighter edit.

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Review: Ballet BC – Frontier and Passing Light Up Edinburgh Ballet BC’s much anticipated stop at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre was worth the wait. It’s a stage that hosts plenty of world-class dance every year, but the double-bill of Crystal Pite’s Frontier and Johan Inger’s Passing as performed by the twenty-strong Ballet BC company may prove the highest light of 2025. Crystal Pite’s Frontier: A Choreographic Vision of Shadow and Form…

An "...exceptional double-bill of world-class dance" - Ballet BC's touring productions of Crystal Pite's 'Frontier' and Johan Inger's 'Passing' is a must-see.

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Calamity Jane Review: A Solid Show, but Lacking Spark in Edinburgh ★★★ First produced in 1961, 8 years after Doris Day’s memorable turn on the silver screen, Calamity Jane (A Musical Western) has never made it to Broadway or the West End. However, back in 2014, Curve’s much-admired Artistic Director Nikolai Foster took a fresh crack at the show, sweeping aside Ronald Hanmer and Phil Park’s original text in favour of a fresh adaptation.

Calamity Jane rides into Edinburgh! Carrie Hope Fletcher’s star power shines, but the production struggles with poor sound and a lack of spark.

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Little Women Review ★★★ Louisa May Alcott’s 19th-century novel Little Women was a bestseller on release, and has ranked amongst the English-speaking world’s favourite books ever since. Anne-Marie Casey isn’t the first to adapt this coming-of-age tale for the stage, but it still takes a certain bravery to tackle a story so beloved to so many. Fortunately, Casey’s pen proves - mostly - equal to the task, necessarily stripping out certain b-plots (don’t expect to see any tearful returns of war-wounded fathers), but keeping true to the comings-of-age of the four March sisters, meek…

Little Women opens with energy and elegance in Edinburgh — but a lack of emotional depth and a flat second act hold back this adaptation.

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Review: Death of a Salesman – Edinburgh Death of a Salesman Lands in Edinburgh When the American dream turns into the American nightmare. That’s Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, and in David Hayman, Scottish theatre has certainly found a Willie Loman to express this most miserable of tragedies to the fullest. Mostly encountered in the classroom, it’s easily dismissed as one more ‘American Classic’, yet it’s a fable which rings as true now as it ever did when first staged in 1949.

When the American dream turns into the American nightmare. David Hayman is "sensational" in Andy Arnold's stripped-back, yet oddly elegant journey into misery.

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Review: Priscilla Queen of the Desert – Bohemians – Edinburgh ★★★★ At Edinburgh’s grand Festival Theatre, the Bohemians Amateur company—a cornerstone of Scotland’s unpaid theatre industry since 1909—has rolled out a spirited production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert (March 12–15, 2025) that fills the vast space with colour, sequins, and song. Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott’s jukebox musical, born from the 1994 cult film, traces the journey of three drag performers—Tick (Mitzi), Bernadette, and Adam (Felicia)—as they traverse the Australian Outback in a battered bus.

"...fills the vast space with colour, sequins, and song." Despite a few technical gremlins, The Bohemians stage a simply superb Priscilla Queen of the Desert.

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Nessie Musical Premieres in Edinburgh 2025 A new Scottish musical is diving into the spotlight. Nessie, a family-oriented tale of friendship and Loch Ness lore, opens at The Studio in Edinburgh on 28 March before moving to Pitlochry Festival Theatre in July. Caitlin Forbes stars as Mara, an 11-year-old budding marine biologist, alongside Eden Barrie as the legendary ‘Nessa’, with Alyson Orr, Louis Newman…

Nessie musical, starring Caitlin Forbes and Eden Barrie, debuts in Edinburgh 28 March-5 April 2025, moves to Pitlochry July, with a Loch Ness friendship tale.

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Review: Mary Poppins – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh ★★★★★ One would forgive Cameron Mackintosh and Disney if they toured their hit stage adaptation of Mary Poppins with a mechanically simpler set than those designed for multi-year residences in West End and Broadway theatres. To call Bob Crowley's design ambitious is a serious understatement. Whilst stage magic isn't dependent upon technological ingenuity, this show's visuals, augmented by Luke Halls…

Helmed by a "sensational" Stefanie Jones, Mary Poppins is "...a sumptuous, heart-warming, and thrilling song-and-dance adventure."

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