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Fiddler on the Roof »

Fiddler on the Roof

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After a sell out production of Spring Awakening at this year’s Fringe Festival, EUSOG continue their run of hits with a bright and bolshie Fiddler on the Roof, directed by Ailis Duff with musical direction by Luka Bjelis. The musical tells the s...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Rebecca Tamas | Read more »

A Midsummer Night's Dream »

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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William Shakespeare’s classic comedy A Midsummer Nights Dream has been entertaining audiences for centuries, and the Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company’s recent production certainly does not buck this trend. Co-directors Robert Flitc...

Wed 09 Mar 2011 by Kate Adams | Read more »

Grand opening for new Pleasance theatre »

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After an extensive technical overhaul, the Pleasance Theatre welcomed its first audience on Saturday 13 February. State of the art sound and lighting systems have been installed and remove the need for anyone staging a production at the Pleasance to h...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Amy Sutherland | Read more »

Russell Kane & Daniel Sloss »

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The Pleasance Theatre has, in its long career as a performing-arts hub and Festival veteran venue, lent its stage to numerous grandees of British comedy. Tonight, however, it plays host to two young bucks of the circuit, as EUSA celebrate the completio...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

Guys and Dolls »

Guys and Dolls

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Fresh from well-received Festival productions of Rent and Pirates of Penzance, the Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group (EUSOG) turn their sights to Frank Loesser’s Tony award-winning Guys and Dolls. Comically evoking the New York underworld ad...

Wed 25 Nov 2009 by Rebecca Gordon | Read more »

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