A Play, a Pie and a Pint is well-established lunchtime theatre, spanning fifteen years. As a Glaswegian myself, I have been to many a show and am very happy to see it toured to our nation’s capital.
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Spring! – Festival Theatre
In honour of the 50th anniversary year of the Scottish Ballet, Spring! hits the stage with an old classic and a new gem in dance. This gorgeous double bill features the world premiere of Sophie Laplane’s Dextera, alongside Elite Syncopations by Sir Kenneth MacMillan.
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Rock of Ages – Playhouse
Leave your expectations at the door for this stage adaptation of the hit film ‘Rock of Ages’, hitting the Edinburgh Playhouse with rock, roll, and some daring dance moves. Full of energy and attitude, this is a show sure to pull you to your feet, so long as you leave your feminism at the door.
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The Verdict – King’s Theatre
The Verdict is based on an Oscar-nominated film and centers on the story of lawyer Frank Galvin (Ian Kelsey), who takes on a near-impossible case against the Catholic Church in order to do the right thing and help a helpless woman. However interesting the premise sounded, I was left feeling disappointed in the execution.
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Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut – Traverse Theatre
Paying tribute to the classic monochrome film, Casablanca, three actors transport us to Rick’s café in French Morocco, 1941. Casablanca is a timeless romantic movie featuring sophisticated American cynic Rick Blaine, who struggles to decide whether to help his former lover, Ilsa Lund, and her husband, Victor Lazlo, to escape to America.
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The Mack – Traverse
In the wake of this month’s devastating fire of Paris’ iconic Notre Dame Cathedral, Rob Drummond’s play, ‘The Mack’ and the moral questions it examines are shockingly topical.
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