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The Bodyguard

★★★★☆ A Triumph:

Alexandra Burke proves she’s Queen of the Night once more as The Bodyguard returns to the Playhouse for a fortnight residency.

Sarah Moyes on July 12, 2019

___Is Where The Heart Is

★★★☆☆ Plenty to say:

Ideas of identity and displacement lie at the centre of ___ Is Where the Heart Is, Birds of Paradise and Creative Electric’s new co-production which began its Scottish tour with two performances at North Edinburgh Arts.

Dominic Corr on July 12, 2019

Boyle Is Back

Frankie Boyle for Playhouse:

Outspoken comedian Frankie Boyle is to stage what he says is his first “proper” Scottish tour in over a decade in Autumn 2019, including two nights at the Edinburgh Playhouse.

Thom Dibdin on July 10, 2019

The Bodyguard Returns

Burke is back and better than ever:

When Alexandra Burke takes to the Edinburgh Playhouse stage on Tuesday July 9 2019, as The Bodyguard returns for a fortnight stint, she will be in very familiar territory on several counts.

Thom Dibdin on July 4, 2019

Listings Mon 1 to Sun 7 July 2019

What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week:

School’s out for summer and theatre pickings are thinning out ahead of the annual glut of August.

Thom Dibdin on July 3, 2019

The Bodyguard

★★★★☆ A Triumph:

Alexandra Burke proves she’s Queen of the Night once more as The Bodyguard returns to the Playhouse for a fortnight residency.

___Is Where The Heart Is

★★★☆☆ Plenty to say:

Ideas of identity and displacement lie at the centre of ___ Is Where the Heart Is, Birds of Paradise and Creative Electric’s new co-production which began its Scottish tour with two performances at North Edinburgh Arts.

Women in Parliament

★★☆☆☆ Attic Crude:

Crude on several levels, amateur company Athens of the North’s project to stage Andrew Wilson’s new translation of Aristophanes’ Women In Parliament is both fascinating and infuriating.

Amélie The Musical

★★★★☆ Half-step Toodeloo:

Peppered with emotion and fizzing with energy, the touring production of Amélie the Musical – at the King’s to Saturday – is the sort of treat which gives musical theatre a good name.

The Sideshow

★★★☆☆ In the zone:

In the week when moves to regulate AirBnB failed and it was decided to curtain Princess Street Gardens off during commercial gigs, Active Inquiry’s The Sideshow feels remarkably relevant.

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