COMING REVIEWS FOR 2023
THEATRE & MUSIC REVIEWS 2022
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Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock Playhouse Edinburgh 25th January REVIEW
Bat Out of Hell Playhouse Theatre 8th February REVIEW
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe King's Theatre 9th February REVIEW
Rambert Aisha and Abhaya Festival Theatre 10th February REVIEW
The Classic Rock Show Queen's Hall 11th February REVIEW
The Dresser King's Theatre 15th February REVIEW
Bedknobs & Broomsticks Festival Theatre 17th February REVIEW
The Rocky Horror Show King's Theatre 21st February REVIEW
SNJO Pop, Rock, Soul Queen's Hall 25th February REVIEW
Scottish Opera A Midsummer Night's Dream Festival Theatre 1st March REVIEW
Scottish Chamber Orchestra New York Counterpoint Queen's Hall 6th March REVIEW
The Scent of Roses Lyceum Theatre 8th March REVIEW
Scottish Chamber Orchestra Seek The Light Queen's Hall 10th March REVIEW
Hairspray the Musical Playhouse Theatre 14th March REVIEW
Six Festival Theatre 15th March REVIEW
SCO Maxim's Mozart Queen's Hall 24th March REVIEW
Burning Questions with Margaret Atwood Usher Hall 25th March REVIEW
Remembering the Oscars Festival Theatre 27th March REVIEW
Everybody's Talking About Jamie Festival Theatre 29th March REVIEW
SCO Handel's Messiah Usher Hall 31st March REVIEW
Beautiful The Carole King Musical Festival Theatre 5th April REVIEW
Dreamgirls Playhouse Theatre 6th April REVIEW
SCO Currie Plays Grime Queen's Hall 7th April REVIEW
Fergus McCreadie Trio Queen's Hall 8th April REVIEW
Magic Goes Wrong Festival Theatre 13th April REVIEW
The Meaning of Zong Lyceum Theatre 14th April REVIEW
Waitress Playhouse Edinburgh 19th April REVIEW
Seven Against Edinburgh Lyceum Theatre Studio 20th April REVIEW
Northern Ballet The Great Gatsby Festival Theatre 21st April REVIEW
RSNO Shostakovich Spectacular Usher Hall 22nd April REVIEW
Eddi Reader Queen's Hall 23rd April REVIEW
Singing In The Rain Festival Theatre 26th April REVIEW
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World Kings Theatre 27th April REVIEW
SCO Beethoven's Sixth Usher Hall Edinburgh April 2022 REVIEW
A Murder Is Announced King's Theatre 3rd May REVIEW
Red Ellen Lyceum Theatre 4th May REVIEW
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac Usher Hall 5th May REVIEW
ND2 Nederlands Dance Theater Festival Theatre 6th May REVIEW
Keepers of The Light The Studio at Festival Theatre 7th May REVIEW
Robert Cray Band The Queen's Hall 7th May REVIEW
Hot Club of Cowtown Queen's Hall 8th May REVIEW
Cluedo King's Theatre 10th May REVIEW
Rock of Ages Playhouse Theatre 10th May REVIEW
Anything Goes Festival Theatre 11th May REVIEW
SCO Maxim's Firebird Usher Hall 12th May REVIEW
RSNO Sibelius Five Usher Hall 13th May REVIEW
SNJO Tales of The Tribe Queen's Hall 14th May REVIEW
RSNO Gershwin & Rachmaninov Usher Hall 20th May REVIEW
Scottish Ballet The Scandal at Mayerling Festival Theatre 25th May REVIEW
Wuthering Heights King's Theatre 26th May REVIEW
RSNO Symphonie Fantastique Usher Hall 27th May REVIEW
When Rivers Meet The Liquid Room 28th May REVIEW
Charles & Christina Letters Through Time book by Lisa Sibbald REVIEW
Simon & Garfunkel Through the Years Festival Theatre 30th May REVIEW
RSNO Sondergard Conducts Beethoven Nine Usher Hall 3rd June REVIEW
Light Water Is Black Water The Queen's Hall 4th June REVIEW
Scottish Opera Don Giovanni Festival Theatre 5th June REVIEW
Electric Ladies The Queen's Hall 6th June REVIEW
The Lion King Playhouse Theatre 7th June REVIEW
Sunshine on Leith King's Theatre 8th June REVIEW
Laurel & Hardy Lyceum Theatre 9th June REVIEW
Horse 'Best in Show' Queen's Hall 24th June REVIEW
The Blues Band Queen's Hall 25th June REVIEW
Southside of The Tracks Queen's Hall 1st July REVIEW
Hannah Aldridge The Voodoo Rooms 7th July REVIEW
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 2022 REVIEWS
Jim Mullen Burns Assembly Roxy 15 July REVIEW
Seonaid Aitken Big Band Jazz Gala 15 July REVIEW
Harvest Group Jazz Bar 16 July REVIEW
Soweto Kinch Trio George Square Spiegeltent 17 July REVIEW
Footloose Playhouse Theatre 19th July REVIEW
Lorna Reid From Paris To Texas Assemby Roxy 21 July REVIEW
Blind Boy Paxton Piccolo 22 July REVIEW
Mania The Abba Tribute Show Festival Theatre 23rd July REVIEW
Sade Mangiarcina Trio Assembly Roxy 24 July REVIEW
Edinburgh International Festival 2022 REVIEWS
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022 REVIEWS
Gretchen Peters Queen's Hall 30th August REVIEW
The Book of Mormon Playhouse Theatre 14th September REVIEW
The Osmonds A New Musical Festival Theatre 20th September REVIEW
SCO Benedetti & Emelyanychev Usher Hall 29th September REVIEW
RSNO The Rite of Spring Usher Hall 30th September REVIEW
James IV Queen of the Fight Festival Theatre 4th October REVIEW
Joby Burgess Queen's Hall 6th October REVIEW
Sunday Classics Brno Philharmonic Dvorak Usher Hall 9th October REVIEW
The Cher The New Show Musical Festival Theatre 12th October REVIEW
Leo Sayer Queen's Hall 15th October REVIEW
Girl From The North Country Playhouse Theatre 18th October REVIEW
Samantha Fish The Queen's Hall 19th October REVIEW
Pride & Prejudice (sort of) Lyeum Theatre 20th October REVIEW
The Trocks Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Festival Theatre 21st October REVIEW
Lost in Music Festival Theatre 23rd October REVIEW
South Pacific Festival Theatre 26th October REVIEW
RSNO Beethoven Five Usher Hall 28th October REVIEW
Howard Jones Acoustic Trio The Queen's Hall 29th October REVIEW
Saturday Night Fever Playhouse Theatre 1st November REVIEW
SCO From Darkness to Light Queen's Hall 3rd November REVIEW
RSNO Tchaikovsky Four Usher Hall 4th November REVIEW
John McCusker 30th Anniversary Tour Queen's Hall 6th November REVIEW
Sunday Classics Belgian National Orchestra Usher Hall 6th November REVIEW
Scottish Opera Ainadamar Festival Theatre 8th November REVIEW
SCO Schuldt Conducts Schumann Queen's Hall Edinburgh REVIEW
RSNO Britten's War Requiem Usher Hall 11th November REVIEW
Bugsy Malone The Musical Playhouse Theatre 15th November REVIEW
Courtney Pine The Queen's Hall 16th November REVIEW
Christine Bovill Queen's Hall 17th November REVIEW
Scottish Ballet The Snow Queen Festival Theatre 24th November REVIEW
The Sweet Queen's Hall 25th November REVIEW
The Commitments Playhouse Theatre 29th November REVIEW
SCO Israel in Egypt Usher Hall Edinburgh 1st December REVIEW
Joanne Shaw Taylor Queen's Hall 2nd December REVIEW
An Edinburgh Christmas Carol Lyceum Theatre 7th December REVIEW
SCO Felix Yaniewicz and the Scottish Enlightenment Queen's Hall 8th December REVIEW
My Fair Lady Playhouse Theatre 14th December REVIEW
RSNO Christmas Concert featuring The Snowman Usher Hall 18th December REVIEW
Bat Out of Hell Playhouse Theatre 8th February REVIEW
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe King's Theatre 9th February REVIEW
Rambert Aisha and Abhaya Festival Theatre 10th February REVIEW
The Classic Rock Show Queen's Hall 11th February REVIEW
The Dresser King's Theatre 15th February REVIEW
Bedknobs & Broomsticks Festival Theatre 17th February REVIEW
The Rocky Horror Show King's Theatre 21st February REVIEW
SNJO Pop, Rock, Soul Queen's Hall 25th February REVIEW
Scottish Opera A Midsummer Night's Dream Festival Theatre 1st March REVIEW
Scottish Chamber Orchestra New York Counterpoint Queen's Hall 6th March REVIEW
The Scent of Roses Lyceum Theatre 8th March REVIEW
Scottish Chamber Orchestra Seek The Light Queen's Hall 10th March REVIEW
Hairspray the Musical Playhouse Theatre 14th March REVIEW
Six Festival Theatre 15th March REVIEW
SCO Maxim's Mozart Queen's Hall 24th March REVIEW
Burning Questions with Margaret Atwood Usher Hall 25th March REVIEW
Remembering the Oscars Festival Theatre 27th March REVIEW
Everybody's Talking About Jamie Festival Theatre 29th March REVIEW
SCO Handel's Messiah Usher Hall 31st March REVIEW
Beautiful The Carole King Musical Festival Theatre 5th April REVIEW
Dreamgirls Playhouse Theatre 6th April REVIEW
SCO Currie Plays Grime Queen's Hall 7th April REVIEW
Fergus McCreadie Trio Queen's Hall 8th April REVIEW
Magic Goes Wrong Festival Theatre 13th April REVIEW
The Meaning of Zong Lyceum Theatre 14th April REVIEW
Waitress Playhouse Edinburgh 19th April REVIEW
Seven Against Edinburgh Lyceum Theatre Studio 20th April REVIEW
Northern Ballet The Great Gatsby Festival Theatre 21st April REVIEW
RSNO Shostakovich Spectacular Usher Hall 22nd April REVIEW
Eddi Reader Queen's Hall 23rd April REVIEW
Singing In The Rain Festival Theatre 26th April REVIEW
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World Kings Theatre 27th April REVIEW
SCO Beethoven's Sixth Usher Hall Edinburgh April 2022 REVIEW
A Murder Is Announced King's Theatre 3rd May REVIEW
Red Ellen Lyceum Theatre 4th May REVIEW
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac Usher Hall 5th May REVIEW
ND2 Nederlands Dance Theater Festival Theatre 6th May REVIEW
Keepers of The Light The Studio at Festival Theatre 7th May REVIEW
Robert Cray Band The Queen's Hall 7th May REVIEW
Hot Club of Cowtown Queen's Hall 8th May REVIEW
Cluedo King's Theatre 10th May REVIEW
Rock of Ages Playhouse Theatre 10th May REVIEW
Anything Goes Festival Theatre 11th May REVIEW
SCO Maxim's Firebird Usher Hall 12th May REVIEW
RSNO Sibelius Five Usher Hall 13th May REVIEW
SNJO Tales of The Tribe Queen's Hall 14th May REVIEW
RSNO Gershwin & Rachmaninov Usher Hall 20th May REVIEW
Scottish Ballet The Scandal at Mayerling Festival Theatre 25th May REVIEW
Wuthering Heights King's Theatre 26th May REVIEW
RSNO Symphonie Fantastique Usher Hall 27th May REVIEW
When Rivers Meet The Liquid Room 28th May REVIEW
Charles & Christina Letters Through Time book by Lisa Sibbald REVIEW
Simon & Garfunkel Through the Years Festival Theatre 30th May REVIEW
RSNO Sondergard Conducts Beethoven Nine Usher Hall 3rd June REVIEW
Light Water Is Black Water The Queen's Hall 4th June REVIEW
Scottish Opera Don Giovanni Festival Theatre 5th June REVIEW
Electric Ladies The Queen's Hall 6th June REVIEW
The Lion King Playhouse Theatre 7th June REVIEW
Sunshine on Leith King's Theatre 8th June REVIEW
Laurel & Hardy Lyceum Theatre 9th June REVIEW
Horse 'Best in Show' Queen's Hall 24th June REVIEW
The Blues Band Queen's Hall 25th June REVIEW
Southside of The Tracks Queen's Hall 1st July REVIEW
Hannah Aldridge The Voodoo Rooms 7th July REVIEW
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 2022 REVIEWS
Jim Mullen Burns Assembly Roxy 15 July REVIEW
Seonaid Aitken Big Band Jazz Gala 15 July REVIEW
Harvest Group Jazz Bar 16 July REVIEW
Soweto Kinch Trio George Square Spiegeltent 17 July REVIEW
Footloose Playhouse Theatre 19th July REVIEW
Lorna Reid From Paris To Texas Assemby Roxy 21 July REVIEW
Blind Boy Paxton Piccolo 22 July REVIEW
Mania The Abba Tribute Show Festival Theatre 23rd July REVIEW
Sade Mangiarcina Trio Assembly Roxy 24 July REVIEW
Edinburgh International Festival 2022 REVIEWS
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022 REVIEWS
Gretchen Peters Queen's Hall 30th August REVIEW
The Book of Mormon Playhouse Theatre 14th September REVIEW
The Osmonds A New Musical Festival Theatre 20th September REVIEW
SCO Benedetti & Emelyanychev Usher Hall 29th September REVIEW
RSNO The Rite of Spring Usher Hall 30th September REVIEW
James IV Queen of the Fight Festival Theatre 4th October REVIEW
Joby Burgess Queen's Hall 6th October REVIEW
Sunday Classics Brno Philharmonic Dvorak Usher Hall 9th October REVIEW
The Cher The New Show Musical Festival Theatre 12th October REVIEW
Leo Sayer Queen's Hall 15th October REVIEW
Girl From The North Country Playhouse Theatre 18th October REVIEW
Samantha Fish The Queen's Hall 19th October REVIEW
Pride & Prejudice (sort of) Lyeum Theatre 20th October REVIEW
The Trocks Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Festival Theatre 21st October REVIEW
Lost in Music Festival Theatre 23rd October REVIEW
South Pacific Festival Theatre 26th October REVIEW
RSNO Beethoven Five Usher Hall 28th October REVIEW
Howard Jones Acoustic Trio The Queen's Hall 29th October REVIEW
Saturday Night Fever Playhouse Theatre 1st November REVIEW
SCO From Darkness to Light Queen's Hall 3rd November REVIEW
RSNO Tchaikovsky Four Usher Hall 4th November REVIEW
John McCusker 30th Anniversary Tour Queen's Hall 6th November REVIEW
Sunday Classics Belgian National Orchestra Usher Hall 6th November REVIEW
Scottish Opera Ainadamar Festival Theatre 8th November REVIEW
SCO Schuldt Conducts Schumann Queen's Hall Edinburgh REVIEW
RSNO Britten's War Requiem Usher Hall 11th November REVIEW
Bugsy Malone The Musical Playhouse Theatre 15th November REVIEW
Courtney Pine The Queen's Hall 16th November REVIEW
Christine Bovill Queen's Hall 17th November REVIEW
Scottish Ballet The Snow Queen Festival Theatre 24th November REVIEW
The Sweet Queen's Hall 25th November REVIEW
The Commitments Playhouse Theatre 29th November REVIEW
SCO Israel in Egypt Usher Hall Edinburgh 1st December REVIEW
Joanne Shaw Taylor Queen's Hall 2nd December REVIEW
An Edinburgh Christmas Carol Lyceum Theatre 7th December REVIEW
SCO Felix Yaniewicz and the Scottish Enlightenment Queen's Hall 8th December REVIEW
My Fair Lady Playhouse Theatre 14th December REVIEW
RSNO Christmas Concert featuring The Snowman Usher Hall 18th December REVIEW
