The lives of those involved in the so-called ‘world’s oldest profession’ form the basis of Allegro’s production of the relatively unknown musical, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Written by Larry L. King, Peter Masterson an...
Thu 11 Nov 2010 by Amy Taylor | Read more »
Cole Porter’s classic musical, Anything Goes, has been re-produced almost constantly since its 1934 debut. This year, it's the turn of the Edinburgh University Footlights as they tackle Porter’s nautical love triangle, with all the musical ...
Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Amy Taylor | Read more »
The Sorcerer is one of Gilbert & Sullivan’s lesser known comic operas – an early success for the duo, in which their staple themes of class divisions and politics were only beginning to be explored. The story takes place in the heart o...
Mon 09 Mar 2009 by Claire L Jarvis | Read more »
While The Pajama Game may have impressed critics and audiences when it first graced the Broadway stage in 1954, it was apparent from the first act of Edinburgh University’s Footlights production last week that this is a production that has not st...
Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Fiona Campbell | Read more »
Building upon the high standard set by the success of West Side Story in 2007, this year’s production of Crazy for You does not disappoint. Indeed, doing for musical theatre what their Cambridge counterparts do for comedy, the Edinburgh Universit...
Thu 07 Feb 2008 by Ben Judge, Alice Sharp | Read more »