Review: THE OUTRUN, Church Hill Theatre
Olivier Award-winning playwright Stef Smith joins forces with Vicky Featherstone, former Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Scotland, to reimagine Amy Liptrot’s bestselling memoir. Edinburgh’s producing theatre The Lyceum returns to the International Festival to present this world premiere. A young woman finds herself washed up back home on the Scottish archipelago of Orkney. She has no idea how or if she can rebuild her life after a decade of addiction.
Alan Cumming Will Perform At Theatre Royal With BURN
A creative collaboration between legendary Scottish artist Alan Cumming and Olivier award-winning choreographer Steven Hoggett, Burn is a powerful new piece of dance theatre inspired by the life and legacy of Scotland's most celebrated poet, Robert Burns.
Edinburgh International Festival Announces First Shows For 2022 Programme
As people across Scotland and beyond prepare to mark the birth of Robert Burns on Burns Night, the Edinburgh International Festival and the National Theatre of Scotland celebrate his life and legacy with Burn, starring Alan Cumming, which premieres at the 2022 Edinburgh International Festival. Scotland's national theatre company also brings a brand-new staging of Liz Lochhead's powerful adaption of Euripides' Medea to this year's Festival.
Traverse Theatre Launches Traverse 3 and Extension of Traverse Festival
The Traverse Theatre was founded with the hope of carrying the spirit of Edinburgh's Festivals throughout the year- and in 2020 they have been inspired by their past to create a new future as they announce the launch of Traverse 3, their new online venue, and the extension of its Traverse Festival programme throughout the rest of the year.
BWW Review: MY LEFT RIGHT FOOT: THE MUSICAL, Theatre Royal Brighton
Following a highly succesful run at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, My Left Right Foot: The Musical makes a stop in the Theatre Royal as part of the Brighton Festival and at the end of the National Theatre of Scotland production's own tour to Japan and various UK venues.