REVIEW: The Merry Widow

Reading Time: 3 minutesClass, elegance and pure joy from start to finish! The Merry Widow truly is a visual and orchestral delight

Reading Time: 3 minutesClass, elegance and pure joy from start to finish! The Merry Widow truly is a visual and orchestral delight

Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom the writers of the League of Gentlemen and Derren Browns show "Dead set” Jeremy Dyson and Andy Lyman’s “Ghost stories” has landed in Edinburgh this week at the Festival Theatre.

Reading Time: 3 minutesA charming take on a classic brought to life with a modern twist! This week Edinburgh Univerity Savoy Opera Group (Eusog) tackles the classic musical “Singing in the rain”. A well known favourite brought to life in…

Reading Time: 2 minutesHappy Sad productions' "Little Red Robin Hood" at St Augustines United Church, Edinburgh, features an energetic tale of sisterhood between Goldilocks and Little Red Robin Hood. The cast, led by Fionn Cameron and talented vocal performances, engages the audience with humor and charm. Though the set was minimalist, the strong performances highlighted the show’s fun essence.

Reading Time: 3 minutesAmber, played by Jessica Kaur, is a 15 year old south asian girl struggling to work out what kind of woman she wants to be. Living with her non-english parents she is subjected to a life of restrictions and rules put in place by her family values. Her alcoholic father creates a tense environment for her and her mother. School gives Amber her much needed escape where she can express herself and be with her friends, David, played by Kiran Raywilliams, and Tara, played by Heather Forster. Here is where she finds freedom in her running and her desire to become a professional athlete. Run, Rebel is a journey of rebellion where Amber finds her voice inspiring her mother and sister to do the same.