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MUSICALS AND OPERA AT THE FESTIVAL

There are lots of musicals at the Edinburgh Festival, and a bit of opera too. The latter can be found in both the International and Fringe festivals, the former in the Fringe. You'll find all things musical here.


MUSICALS AND OPERA - LATEST FEATURES

  • The festival's finale will be bliss / One of the stand out shows at...
    Where did the idea of transforming Peter Carey's book into an opera come from? The idea...2010-08-26»
  • Hip hop Hamlet from Oakland / ThreeWeeks meets one of the teachers...
    ThreeWeeks reviewer Steve Lyons hails from the good old US of A. Before he set sail (I'm...2010-08-20»
  • The gospel according to Oedipus / Lee Breuer on his EIF show 'The...
    Lee Breuer, is the adaptor and director of 'The Gospel At Colonus', which is performing...2010-08-18»

MUSICALS AND OPERA - LATEST REVIEWS

  • Set To Stun! - Free /Rayguns Look Real Enough
    Rayguns Look Real Enough are a musical comic duo specialising in mash-ups who, at the beginning of their hour-long gig,...2010-08-31»
  • Opera Sins /Edinburgh Studio Opera
    A delight for opera connoisseurs and novices alike, this production encompasses seven scenes from famous operas, each...2010-08-28»
  • Sharron Matthews Superstar - World Domination Tour 2010 /Sharron Matthews
    Sharron Matthews calls herself 'Superstar' and doesn't care what you think. Luckily I think she has the credentials to...2010-08-28»
  • Ashes /Play Mouse Productions
    "My story is worth hearing" urged protagonist Evelyn several times during this performance. Unfortunately, I had to...2010-08-26»
  • Persephone: The Musical /Pomegranate Productions
    This is that rarest of things, a new musical with a really good score. Fabio D'Andrea has written some excellent music,...2010-08-26»
  • Jesus Christ Superstar /Stage by Stage
    This is, overall, a spirited version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical. Visually, it may have worked better...2010-08-24»
  • The Improvised Musical /No Shoes Theatre
    Almost an antidote to the professional efficiency of the fringe's other improvised musicals, No Shoes Theatre's version...2010-08-24»
  • An Audience With Madame Schumann Heink /Anna Hillis/ PBH's Free Fringe
    Three Husbands, seven children and a career that stretched from opera performances in New York to baby food advertising,...2010-08-23»
  • David Faulds: 'Mario Lanza' /Cast Theatre Company
    The short life of Mario Lanza, arguably the world's most popular crossover artist, forms the basis for David Faulds'...2010-08-23»
  • Fame - the Musical! /Hartshorn - Hook Productions
    If the exclamation mark hasn't already stirred your enthusiasm for the recreation of this classic, let me have another...2010-08-23»
  • Gutted. A Revenger's Musical /Assembly & Marshall Cordell by Arrangement With Ward & White
    Marketed as 'the comedian's musical', there is one quite unfortunate problem with Danielle Ward and Martin White's...2010-08-23»
  • Gibby Stone And Her Problem /Infinity Repertory Theatre Company
    Delusional is perhaps the first word that springs to mind having just witnessed this awful musical based on a young...2010-08-21»
  • Godspell /Campion School
    10am was far too early for this tirade of moral sentimentalism. Stephen Schwartz's 1970 musical was delivered with...2010-08-20»
  • Reel-To-Real: The Movies Musical /Huairou Management and Broadway Asia International
    On a rainy Edinburgh day sometimes you just need a bit of glitz and glamour, and this full-scale musical based on...2010-08-19»
  • The Ark /Maeser Preparatory Academy Drama Team
    Michael McLean's take on the story of Noah focuses on the emotional difficulties faced by those aboard the Ark, and what...2010-08-19»
  • Alice In Wonderland /American High School Theatre Festival
    The thought of a Texan reimagining of 'Alice In Wonderland' was intriguing to say the least; fortunately, the spirited...2010-08-17»
  • Edges /In Short Productions
    This truly outstanding musical comedy delivers hilarity and heartache as it chronicles the troubles faced by the young...2010-08-17»
  • Nine /Justjohn In Association With Eltham College
    Very much a show of two halves, this piece evoked two reactions within me: Frustration and satisfaction - in that order....2010-08-17»

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