Corr Blimey

16/11/2024

'For some pre-festive fun, Threepenny Theatricals delivers on every front. A magical show from an impressive group.'

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Rodgers & Hammerstein's

Runs at Church Hill Theatre until the 16th November 🔷

📸 - Andrew Morris Photography

Written by Oscar Hammerstein II Score by Richard Rodgers Directed by Fiona Main and Simon Boothroyd Musical Direction by David Lyle Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £16.00 ★★★★ It’s getting cold…

14/11/2024

Vedere Te (1322) by Noemi Piva (Italy)Q-Fforia by Oran Longmuir (Scotland) & Angharad Jones (Wales)Meohadim by Jacob Gomez (Spain)I Can See Us by Daniel Lukehurst (England) Review by Marina Funcasta ★★★★ As far as popular culture is concerned, contemporary dance struggles to detach itself from the likes of Maddie Ziegler and Sia; derelict spaces filled with grey mist and whacky wigs, the reputation of this dance form is often removed from daily life, overlooked as a niche nonverbal no-mans-land between ballet and gymnastics. Inheriting these connotations very much unwillingly, …...

Vedere Te (1322) by Noemi Piva (Italy)Q-Fforia by Oran Longmuir (Scotland) & Angharad Jones (Wales)Meohadim by Jacob Gomez (Spain)I Can See Us by Daniel Lukehurst (England) Review by Marina Fu…

08/11/2024

'Even if you think you know The Sound of Music, come and experience something special, heart-warming, and thought-provoking in these times”.

- A chat with Sally Cheng and Elliot Gooch about Pitlochry Festival Theatre The Sound of Music, opening next week.

Elliot Gooch (Rolf) and Sally Chung (Liesel Von Trapp) above, to star in the Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s The Sound of Music Ahead of The Sound of Music, which opens on the 15th of November a…

07/11/2024

'Seeing the awe-inspiring performers present such a varied line-up is a fantastic opportunity for ballet lovers and those newer to the art-form to absorb the vital landscape' 🩰

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Scottish Ballet at the Beacon Arts Centre

Finishes tonight!

Choreography from Cayetano Soto, Sophie Laplane, Peter Darrell, and Madeline Squire Review by Annie Aslett Tickets: from £14.50 ★★★★★ In his welcome in tonight’s programme, Artistic Director Christ…

06/11/2024

'This production is a triumph of the creative team, brought to life by a flourishing cast...don’t miss out on your chance to see this.' Says our Annie

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Allegro The 🍍

Runs at Church Hill Theatre until the 9th November

READ THE REVIEW:
https://corrblimey.uk/2024/11/06/review-spongebob-the-musical-church-hill-theatre-edinburgh/

BOOK TICKETS:
https://churchhilltheatre.co.uk/whats-on/spongebob-musical

Created by Tina Landau Creative Direction by Dominic Lewis and Felicity Halfpenny Musical Direction by Louisa Everett Review by Annie Aslett Tickets: from £16.00 ★★★★ If the question “Who lives in …

01/11/2024

'Wowing audiences and spreading communal cheer...there’s a charge in the air through this year’s Gang Show' 🎉

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Edinburgh Gang Show

Runs at the Festival Capital Theatres - Festival Theatre, King's Theatre & The Studio until 2nd November.

Directed by Andy Johnston and Louise Hunter Musical Direction by Andrew Thomson and Maddy Brown Dance Direction by Louise Williamson and Jemma Crawford Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £22.50 ★★…

30/10/2024

'For those who grew up with these characters...an unmissable experience. Says our Annie 💷

Cushty! Only Fools and Horses The Musical is in at the The King's and Theatre Royal Glasgow until Saturday, before bringing us all at the Edinburgh Playhouse to the Nag’s Head from 5th November.

READ THE REVIEW:
https://corrblimey.uk/2024/10/30/review-only-fools-and-horses-the-musical-the-theatre-royal-glasgow/

BOOK TICKETS:
https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/only-fools-and-horses-the-musical/theatre-royal-glasgow/

Book, Lyrics and Original Score by Paul Whitehouse and Jim Sullivan Directed by Caroline Jay Ranger Review by Annie Aslett Tickets: from £35.00 ★★★ Roll up, roll up, get your musical-based-on-a-bel…

28/10/2024

Written by Tennessee Williams Adapted and Directed by Elizabeth Newman Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £10.00 ★★★★ Reigniting the noxious atmosphere of Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece, A Streetcar Named Desire, the choking heat of New Orleans, once awakened in Elizabeth Newman’s 2023 adaptation for the Pitlochry Festival Theatre, now brings the intensity, brutality, and the kindness of strangers, to Edinburgh at the Lyceum Theatre. One of Theatre’s paramount tales – retold, remoulded, reinterpreted time and again, here Newman retains all of what made Street Car a world-defining success and magnifies the role of Blanche DuBois, the daughter of a wealthy family, brought down to the brink of collapse and spurned to the edges of society, and her one desperate play to find salvation in the aptly named Elysium Fields with her younger sister....

Written by Tennessee Williams Adapted and Directed by Elizabeth Newman Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £10.00 ★★★★ Reigniting the noxious atmosphere of Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece, A Street…

26/10/2024

'Remembers Crowley’s The Boys in the Band for its autonomy and openness behind the closet door; presenting it with rejuvenated energy, vim, and just a splash of vinegar'

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - The Boys in the Band

Performed at Bedlam Theatre until 26th October

Written by Mart Crowley Directed by Elle Catherine Willcocks and Aaron de Verés Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £7.00 ★★★★ As always, Bedlam Theatre provides a slice of excellent theatre that r…

25/10/2024

'A suspenseful experience of entertainment and style' 🚂

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ -

Running at the Festival Capital Theatres - Festival Theatre, King's Theatre & The Studio , until 26th October.

Written by Agatha Christie Adapted by Ken Ludwig Directed by Lucy Bailey Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £22.50 ★★★★ The other classic ‘whodunnit’ after Agatha Christie’s champion stage-work, T…

23/10/2024

'Flooding life and Italian sunshine into with a cheeky grin and a powerful voice.'

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️- Scottish Opera's Don Pasquale

Finishes in at the The King's and Theatre Royal Glasgow on the 26th, before touring to Aberdeen Performing Arts , Capital Theatres - Festival Theatre, King's Theatre & The Studio and Eden Court Theatre and Cinema

Composed by Gaetano Donizetti Libretto by Giovanni Ruffini Conducted by Stuart Stratford Direction and Choreography by Renaud Doucet Review by Dominic Corr ★★★★★ Audiences find themselves in the Sw…

21/10/2024

Written by Emer Dineen Directed by Phillip McMahon Review by Jack Quinn Tickets from £13.00 ★★★★ If you’re looking for a night of hilarity, heart, and sheer absurdity, 0800 Cupid at Soho Theatre is the show for you. Created by and starring Emer Dineen, this wild and wonderfully camp production takes the audience on a chaotic ride through the ups and downs of adulthood, love, and identity, with plenty of laughs and touching moments along the way. Emer’s drag persona, an Elvis-inspired Cupid, leads the charge, diving headfirst into awkward hookups, aimless partying, and deeply relatable existential dread....

Written by Emer Dineen Directed by Phillip McMahon Review by Jack Quinn Tickets from £13.00 ★★★★ If you’re looking for a night of hilarity, heart, and sheer absurdity, 0800 Cupid at Soho …

21/10/2024

Written by J B Priestley Directed by Martin Foreman Review by Marina Funcasta Tickets from £12.00 ★★★ Opening to an Edwardian drawing room, it is hard to expect anything else from a J.B. Priestley ‘Time Play’. Scorched into imaginations thanks to English GCSE, the deceptive ease of his nostalgic sensationalism is widely acknowledged. And yet, though diverting, the feeling of outdatedness is hard to shake off. ‘Dangerous Corner' is a play about subjectivity, memory and reputation: beginning with a scene of after-dinner chit-chat, an upper-middle class dialogue carries the first few minutes, broken only by a conversation blip....

Written by  J B Priestley Directed by Martin Foreman Review by Marina Funcasta Tickets from £12.00 ★★★ Opening to an Edwardian drawing room, it is hard to expect anything else from a J.B. Prie…

19/10/2024

Written by Ross Mackay Directed by Jordan Blackwood Review by Dominic Corr ★★★★ With your nose stuck in a book, the world outside seems so small, near inconsequential. From standing toe-to-toe with Dark Lords, triumphing in distant shires with a thirst for adventure, or even just retiring into a world with familiar possibilities, there’s a reason why children’s literature often makes the best of theatrical adaptations. And one of the most inspirational, spinning the ambitions of many a writer, creative, or adventurer, is Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. Initially performed at…...

Written by Ross Mackay Directed by Jordan Blackwood Review by Dominic Corr ★★★★ With your nose stuck in a book, the world outside seems so small, near inconsequential. From standing toe-to-toe with…

14/10/2024

'Deserves to be described as 'inspiring' in the best sense of the word!' Says Gabe

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Dementia the Musical!

Performed at The Studio Capital Theatres - Festival Theatre, King's Theatre & The Studio , currently touring to Dundee Rep Theatre , Byre Theatre , Aberdeen Performing Arts , Cumbernauld Theatre , Macrobert Arts Centre , Eden Court Theatre and Cinema

Written by Ron Coleman Directed by Magdalena Schamberger Special Mention to James McKillop, Nancy McAdam and Agnes Houston Review by Gabriel Rogers ★★★★ Despite the recent cold weather, which has h…

12/10/2024

'A gruesome tribute to the Penny Dreadful of the musical repertoire, Blackout Productions utilise talented performers and creatives with an ambitious vision'

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Runs at Church Hill Theatre until tonight with tickets selling fast.

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler Directed by Susie Dumbreck Tickets from £18.00 ★★★★★ We hope you’re comfortably in attendance for the ballad of musical theatre’s cut-throa…

10/10/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review for HER by Jennifer Adam “excels with its superb cast and straight-arrow writing” Corr Blimey https://corrblimey.uk/2024/10/09/review-her-summerhall-edinburgh/

🎟️ Don’t miss your last chance to see the show tonight Summerhall - advanced booking strongly advised: https://www.summerhall.co.uk/sh-event/her-by-jennifer-adam/2024-10-10/

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