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Thursday, October 1, 2015

Kontomble by Thom Dibdin

✭✭✭✩✩ Tasty appetiser: Community and ritual lie at the heart of Nalina Chetty's clever new play Kontomble, the opener to the latest A Play, A Pie and …

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THE BODYGUARD " Touring by Thom Dibdin

✭✭✭✭✩ Timeless power: Half gig, half musical and all theatre, The Bodyguard bursts into town for a fortnight's residency at the Playhouse, riding shot…

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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Brave New World by Thom Dibdin

✭✭✭✩✩ Lacking resonance: Energy and fidelity to the intriguing source material are not enough to distinguish Brave New World at the King's, in a touri…

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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Edinburgh Festival Fringe ticketing company to expand by Thom Dibdin

Red61, the company which has been providing the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s ticketing software since 2009, has posted record turnover and announced it

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Edinburgh Fringe under pressure to pay all staff the living wage by Thom Dibdin

BECTU is calling for all staff employed at venues during the Edinburgh Fringe to be paid the living wage. The backstage union

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Kitson for Lyceum by Thom Dibdin

Tickets for Daniel Kitson date on sale: Tickets have gone on sale for the Daniel Kitson's latest show which is touring to the Lyceum on Monday 12 October.

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Friday, September 25, 2015

Church Hill B'day Vimeo by Thom Dibdin

Fiftieth anniversary marked with short film The Church Hill Theatre's fiftieth anniversary as a working theatre for Edinburgh's amateur companies has been marked with the launch of a new sh…

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Church Hill Hits 50 by Thom Dibdin

Happy Birthday Church Hill Theatre! On Saturday 25 September, 1965, the Church Hill Theatre opened with the Scottish Community Drama Association production of Oscar Wilde's The Importance o…

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Thursday, September 24, 2015

Proof by Thom Dibdin

✭✭✭✩✩ Elegant theory: There's a marvellous sense of realism to Blackout Production's first foray into straight theatre, with a short run of David Aubu…

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Showcase 2015 by Thom Dibdin

✭✭✭✩✩ On song: Returning to the Church Hill Theatre for their 25th annual production, Showcase provide a fitting tribute for the theatre's own fiftieth…

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Waiting for Godot by Thom Dibdin

✭✭✭✭✩ Timeless power: Poetry, a deep humanity and a profound understanding of the power of the theatre shine through in the Lyceum's exemplary Waiting…

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Thursday, September 17, 2015

The Producers audition by Thom Dibdin

Open amateur auditions and Creatives announced: Edinburgh Music Theatre will be holding open company auditions on Wednesday 23 September 2015 for next March's production of The Producers.

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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Script Library needs Volunteers by Thom Dibdin

Sickness and Holiday cover needed: The Scottish Community Drama Association Script Library is looking for new volunteers to join the existing team, helping out at its small premises at Summ…

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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Back on the Moonlit Road by Thom Dibdin

Peapod's tale of terror returns: The Moonlit Road, Edinburgh-based Peapod Production's one-man tale of terror and paranoia, is back on tour in Scotland, with a trio of Halloween dates at Su…

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels by Thom Dibdin

✭✭✭✭✩ That Riviera touch: The South of France is the setting for this West End musical that's lighting up the North as it arrives at the Playhouse for…

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Beam Theatre Open Audition by Thom Dibdin

Open call for In Love and Warcraft: Edinburgh's youngest amateur company, Beam Theatre, is holding open auditions for its next production, In Love and Warcraft, to be staged in February 201…

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Monday, September 14, 2015

Hot Hits for MacMillan by Thom Dibdin

Showcase 2015 back at the Church Hill Not content with blowing away the King's Theatre for its 25th anniversary production in May, Showcase is returning to the Church Hill Theatre next week…

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Proof lifts blackout by Thom Dibdin

Blackout back, with Auburn's Proof: Amateur company Blackout Productions return to the Edinburgh stage for their second production when they bring Proof to the St Bride's centre.

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Scottish theatre leaders hail David Greig's Lyceum appointment by Thom Dibdin

Playwright David Greig's appointment as the next artistic director at Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum has been greeted as “a shot in the arm”

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Saturday, September 12, 2015

The Cheviot The Stag… by Thom Dibdin

✭✭✭✭✭ Fabulous revival Dundee Rep Big, bold, brilliantly political and a cracking night out to boot, Dundee Rep's revival of The Cheviot The Stag and …

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Friday, September 11, 2015

What's the Point? by Thom Dibdin

A Punctuation Workshop for Actors: Jen McGregor, the Edinburgh-based writer, playwright, director and performer is holding a workshop for actors to explore their use and understanding of pu…

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New Imaginate Director by Thom Dibdin

Noel Jordon joins Imaginate as Festival Director Imaginate, the creative development organisation for children's theatre, has announced that Noel Jordon will join the company in the newly c…

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Thursday, September 10, 2015

Open Audition for SLO's Oz by Thom Dibdin

"Auditions for major production of Wizard of Oz" Southern Light Opera are holding open auditions for their production of The Wizard of Oz which will be staged at the King's in February.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Greig gets Lyceum gig by Thom Dibdin

"Good News" as Lyceum appoints new AD: The Royal Lyceum Theatre Company has announced David Greig as its artistic director designate.

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David Greig named artistic director of Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum by Thom Dibdin

Playwright David Greig has been named new artistic director of the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh. He will take up the post

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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Church Hill at 50 by Thom Dibdin

Last call for memorabilia: As the Church Hill Theatre approaches its Golden Jubilee with a launch event on Wednesday 16 September 2015, organisers are making a last call for memorabilia.

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Extra date for Our Ladies by Thom Dibdin

Brunton adds matinee of NTS smash hit: The Brunton theatre has added an extra matinee for Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, the National Theatre of Scotland's five star EdFringe smash hit.

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Friday, September 4, 2015

Honk! by Thom Dibdin

"✭✭✭✩✩ Paddling hard" Boasting a succession of well-choreographed ensemble moments, LYAMC's production of Honk!, at the Church Hill Theatre to Saturday…

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Edinburgh festivals post 5% bump in ticket sales by Thom Dibdin

Edinburgh's international and fringe festivals have both posted record ticket sales for this year’s events. The fringe broke the 2 million barrier

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Saturday, August 29, 2015

Interview: The Stage Special Award winner Pip Utton by Thom Dibdin

Pip Utton is an amenable, genial actor. A small man, well into his sixties, he has a big smile which lights up when

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LETTERS TO ABERLOUR " Edinburgh Fringe by Thom Dibdin

✭✭✭✭✩ Effectively affecting: Letters To Aberlour stands out from many of the recent depictions of the horrors of the First World War by virtue of its …

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