There are great theatre shows on offer all year round at the King's Theatre and Festival Theatre, Edinburgh.

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Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia!

27 Mar 2008

MUSICAL SECC, Glasgow, Tue 1–Sat 27 Apr Last time I saw Mamma Mia! I was sitting directly behind Fish out of Marillion. I mention this not to name drop. If I was that shallow, I’d point out that Bridget McConnell, Glasgow’s culture supremo, and her…

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

2 Oct 2008

STAGE ADAPTATION Uninvited dinner guests can be a pain, especially when they arrive armed with a big appetite. But it’s unlikely any of the readers of The Tiger Who Came to Tea haven’t fantasised about just such an occurrence taking place in their…

Debbie Does Dallas - The Musical

Debbie Does Dallas - The Musical

(2 stars)23 Aug 2007

There’s a very fine line between a send-up of a ropey cultural item and something that’s just plain ropey. Almost from its shrill opening bars it becomes crystal clear that Debbie Does Dallas – The Musical has crossed the line. The fundamental…

Stonewall

(3 stars)9 Aug 2007

Doubtless huge progress has been made regarding gay rights in recent decades but there are still reports of gay people being persecuted across the world.

Sunset Song

Sunset Song

(4 stars)2 Oct 2008

ADAPTATION It was some time in the early-60s when His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen, last produced a play of its own, barring the annual pantomime. To return to the fray with a ten-strong company and a mainstage tour after so long was ambitious but…

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Mary Poppins
Date Location
Cameron Mackintosh's hit musical tours the UK for the first time, after its spectacular run on London's West End.
2 Oct–6 Dec, not Sundays 7.30; Sat & Wed 2.30 & 7.30 Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh
Calendar Girls
Date Location
The ballsy Women's Institute fundraisers who stripped for a (tasteful) nude calendar have already been immortalised on screen in the 2003 film. Tim Firth adapts the script for the stage with a cast that includes Elaine C Smith and Lynda Bellingham.
13 Oct–18 Oct 7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Absurd Person Singular
Date Location
Alan Ayckbourn's hit comedy about the social climbing Hopcrofts.
3 Nov–8 Nov 7.30; Sat 2.30 & 7.30; Wed 2.00 & 7.30 His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
Edinburgh International Festival 2009
Date Location
Edinburgh's annual cultural extravaganza returns for another exciting year of dance, opera and theatre.
14 Aug 2009–6 Sep 2009 (Times vary) Various Venues, Edinburgh
Sunset Song
Date Location
An adaptation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's seminal novel by Alastair Cording, directed by Kenny Ireland.
7 Oct–18 Oct 7.45 Perth Theatre, Perth
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