Entertainment: Theatre
Students on the Fringe »
by Lucy JacksonLucy Jackson explores what student theatre has to offer to the world's largest arts festival
A feat of theatrical endurance »
Hilarious character-swapping adaptation of John Buchan's spy novel
Ah! Vanitas Vanitatum! »
The Lyceum breathes new life into Thackeray's brutal exploration of social lusts, desires and foibles
More Theatre
Echoes of insubstantiality »
26 Feb In 'Testing the Echo' a prolific, well-respected playwright, has written an easily recognisable state-of-the-nation play with very little bite, punch or kick
From pen to performance »
26 Feb Questions of identity formation are overlooked as self-referentiality dominates this performance
La Vie en Rose? »
26 Feb James Yeatman and Company devise an aesthetically beautiful play based around Jean Rhys' novel 'Good Morning, Midnight'
Crack comedy trio return to their roots »
26 Feb Former students of Edinburgh University, The Penny Dreadfuls return to the city of "Romance with a capital R" to premiere their new show.
Equus »
26 Feb Thea Sharrock and John Napier team up to produce a thrilling version of Shaffer's controversial play
Lloyd-Webber's lost musical »
14 Feb Andrew Lloyd-Webber's little-known musical treats on the loneliness and transience of love
The Glass Menagerie at the Royal Lyceum »
14 Feb Williams' semi-autobiographical masterpiece shines through, but with more praise to the lighting than the direction
Footlights conquer the old West »
07 Feb Doing for musical theatre what their Cambridge counterparts do for comedy, the Edinburgh University Footlights prove themselves to be among the top student performers in the country
Trumpets and Raspberries »
24 Apr Tony Cownie and the Lyceum present a brave attempt at intelligent farce.
Not Close Enough »
26 Mar This intense play has potential which is not entirely realised in this production
Wheels within wheels and fires within fires »
26 Mar EUTC presnts Arthur Miller's tale of witchcraft and paranoia with power, depth and intensity.
A Midsummer Night's Dream »
12 Mar Combining playful dancing with thoughtful direction, David Nixon's ballet treads the line between the real and the imaginary with overwhelming success
No need to eat humble pie »
12 Mar Edinburgh University Theatre Company coax a hive's-worth of pathos from this award-winning play
Dreadfully good »
12 Mar Bringing a new style of storytelling to the show, the Aeneas Faversham crew return home in top form
The Gold Maker »
12 Mar As artistic director at the Lyceum Theatre, Mark Thomson is responsible for ensuring its programme is both challenging and entertaining. Sarah Hunter discovers that's not always an easy process
She Stoops to Conquer »
26 Feb A well-executed, well-made eighteenth century play with a brief modern twist
Don't Tell Me the Truth About Love »
26 Feb Julia Hicks's adaptation of Dan Rhodes's short stories offers an alternative to Valentine's day mush, but suffers from unsatisfactory scripting
Profoundly inexplicable beauty »
26 Feb La La La Human Steps bring 'Amjad' to Edinburgh with stunning feats of movement that lack depth and structure
The Best Laid Plans... »
14 Feb Simple and powerful, Edinburgh University Theatre Company take on the Steinbeck classic
Innocent or Guilty? »
14 Feb Edinburgh University Theatre Company bring a haunting version of Kafka's 'The Trial' to the stage
Ever had a penguin ruin your life? »
14 Feb Edinburgh University student David K. Barnes presents his latest comedy piece, in which a comedy writer is plagued by the arrival of a penguin
Theatre Paradok's latest visit »
03 Dec Theatre Paradok tackles 'The Visit' by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, a resonant tale of moral corruption
Rambert Dance Company prove they're still one of the best »
03 Dec The Rambert Dance Company combine a host of styles and present a beautifully choreographed show, proving their importance to the world of dance.
Hobson's Choice at the King's Theatre »
20 Nov An insightful, touching production of Hobson's Choice by Harold Brighouse at the King's Theatre
EUTC works Pratchett's Discworld magic »
19 Nov EUTC presents one of Terry Pratchett's best-loved Discworld novels adapted for the stage, complete with dragons, secret societies and an orang-utan.
Lorca's dark drama revisited »
19 Nov Lorca's political family drama is given an impressive and gripping revival by Edinburgh students.
The Pearlfisher »
05 Nov Phil Howard's last play as artistic director of the Traverse Theatre is watchable but often feels like an exercise in cliché
First time for a timeless tragedy »
05 Nov An Irish adaptation of the Phaedre myth that is a classy, thought-provoking and thoroughly enjoyable production
