THEATRE & MUSIC REVIEWS 2023
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RSCO Musique Amerique Queen's Hall 12th January REVIEW
SCO An Evening with Francois Leleux Queen's Hall 18th January REVIEW
Burns Playhouse Theatre Edinburgh 20th January REVIEW
Jersey Boys Playhouse Theatre 25th January REVIEW
SCO Moder Dy - Mother Wave Queen's Hall 26th January REVIEW
An Inspector Calls Festival Theatre 31st January REVIEW
Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company Andalucia Usher Hall 5th February REVIEW
Transatlantic Sessions Usher Hall 6th February REVIEW
Macbeth Lyceum Theatre 8th January REVIEW
Scottish Opera The Verdi Collection Usher Hall 11th February REVIEW
Ocean Film Festival Festival Theatre 12th February REVIEW
SCO Mozart's Flute Concerto 16th February REVIEW
Suzanne Vega Queen's Hall 19th February REVIEW
The Bodyguard Playhouse Theatre 20th February REVIEW
SCO Maxim Conducts Brahms Usher Hall 23rd February REVIEW
SNJO Georgia Cecille Queen's Hall 24th February REVIEW
Revelations of Rab McVie Traverse Theatre 25th February REVIEW
Peaky Blinders The Redemption of Thomas Shelby Festival Theatre 28th February REVIEW
Story of Soul Festival Theatre 5th March REVIEW
You Bury Me Lyceum Theatre 8th March REVIEW
Dada Masilo The Sacrifice Festival Theatre 10th March REVIEW
The Magic of Motown Usher Hall 12th March REVIEW
Rocky Horror Picture Show Playhouse Theatre 13th March REVIEW
Buddy The Buddy Holly Story Festival Theatre 14th March REVIEW
RSNO Tchaikovsky Five Usher Hall 17th March REVIEW
Tae Sup at The Queen's Queen's Hall Edinburgh 18th March REVIEW
Sunday Classics Swedish Philharmonia KhachaturianUsher Hall 19th March REVIEW
Annie Playhouse Theatre 21st March REVIEW
Scottish Opera Puccini's Il Trittico Festival theatre 22nd March REVIEW
RSNO John Williams at The Oscars Usher Hall 24th March REVIEW
Virasat 2023 Indian Arts Connection St Mark's Unitarian Church 26th March REVIEW
Birmingham Royal Ballet Festival Theatre 30th March REVIEW
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory Playhouse Theatre 2nd April REVIEW
Wish You Were Dead Festival Theatre 4th April REVIEW
EMT 9 to 5 Church Hill Theatre 5th April REVIEW
Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty Festival Theatre 11th April REVIEW
Kidnapped Lyceum Theatre 12th April REVIEW
The Ocean at The End of The Lane Festival Theatre 18th April REVIEW
SCO Summer Nights Queen's Hall 20th April REVIEW
RSNO Tchaikovsky's Pathetique Usher Hall 21st April REVIEW
Voices of Swing Queen's Hall 23rd April REVIEW
The Shawshank Redemption Festival Theatre 24th April REVIEW
The Mousetrap Playhouse Theatre 25th April REVIEW
SCO Beethoven's Fifth Usher Hall 27th April REVIEW
Rhiannon Giddens Francesco Turissi Tradfest 2023 Assembly Rooms 28th April REVIEW
Lost Movement Festival Theatre Studio 29th April REVIEW
Bronwynne Brent Tradfest Traverse Theatre 1st May REVIEW
Scottish Ballet A Streetcar Named Desire Festival Theatre 3rd May REVIEW
SCO Tchaikovsky's Fifth Queen's Hall 4th May REVIEW
Strictly Ballroom the Musical Playhouse Theatre 9th May REVIEW
SCO Brahm's Requiem Usher Hall 11th May REVIEW
Anna Karenina Lyceum Theatre 17th May REVIEW
Dear Billy Traverse Theatre 18th May REVIEW
RSNO Out of This World Usher Hall 19th May REVIEW
The Vintage Explosion Queen's Hall 20th May REVIEW
The Stamping Ground Festival Theatre 23rd May REVIEW
RSNO All Star Gala Usher Hall 26th May REVIEW
SNJO World of Gods Queen's Hall 28th May REVIEW
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Festival Theatre 31st May REVIEW
Aoife O'Donovan Queen's Hall Edinburgh 3rd June REVIEW
Scottish Opera Bizet's Carmen Festival Theatre 9th June REVIEW
The Magic of The Bee Gees You Win Again Queen's Hall 10th June REVIEW
Steve Earle with Rosanne Reid (Support) Queen's Hall 11th June REVIEW
The High Kings Queen's Hall 17th June REVIEW
Titanic The Musical Festival Theatre 19th June REVIEW
Kurt Vile & The Violators Queen's Hall 21st June REVIEW
Scottish Ensemble Concerts For A Summer's Night National Museum Scotland 22 June REVIEW
The Best of Hans Zimmer & John Williams by Moonlight Queen's Hall June 2023 REVIEW
Ballet Black Pioneers Festival Theatre 28th June REVIEW
RUSH A Joyous Jamaican Journey Festival Theatre 8th July REVIEW
Cirque Usher Hall 15th July REVIEW
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 2023 REVIEWS
Edinburgh International Festival 2023 REVIEWS
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 REVIEWS
Peatbog Faeries Queen's Hall 13th August REVIEW
Greatest Days Playhouse Theatre 29th August REVIEW
Keepers of the Light Festival Theatre Studio 8th September REVIEW
Big Big Train Queen's Hall 10th September REVIEW
The King and I Playhouse Theatre 12th September REVIEW
The Vintage Explosion Liquid Room 15th September REVIEW
Banff Mountain FIlm Festival Festival Theatre 16th September REVIEW
Mathew Bourne's Romeo + Juliet Festival Theatre 19th September REVIEW
Shawn Colvin Queen's Hall 22nd September REVIEW
2.22 A Ghost Story Festival Theatre 26th September REVIEW
Sister Act Festival Theatre 2nd October REVIEW
Group Portrait In a Summer Landscape Lyceum Theatre 4th October REVIEW
NTS Dracula Mina's Reckoning Festival Theatre 11th October REVIEW
Scottish Ballet Twice Born Festival Theatre 20th October REVIEW
Treason the Musical Festival Theatre 26th October REVIEW
Disney Alladin Playhouse Theatre 2nd November REVIEW
Scottish Opera The Barber of Seville Festival Theatre 3rd November REVIEW
Through The Mud Lyceum Theatre 4th November REVIEW
Dunedin Consort Čičić directs Vivaldi Queen's Hall 16th November REVIEW
Swing Into Christmas Queens Hall 17th November REVIEW
Cara Dillon The Queen's Hall 23rd November REVIEW
The Snow Queen Lyceum Theatre 24th November REVIEW
Southside Community Centre Adult Drama Group 29th November REVIEW
Ghosts of the Near Future Festival Theatre Studio 1st December REVIEW
Wicked Playhouse Theatre 12th December
2024
Scottish Ballet Cinders Festival Theatre 5th January
Jeckyll & Hyde Lyceum Theatre 16th January
Shrek the Musical Playhouse Theatre 22nd January
Baanff Mountain Festival Festival Theatre 27th January
Jesus Christ Superstar Playhouse Theatre 6th February
Wizard of Oz Playhouse Theatre 13th January
Two Sisters Lyceum Theatre 15th February
Scottish Opera Marx In London Festival Theatre 22nd February
Peter Pan Goes Wrong Playhouse Theatre 27th February
Hamilton Festival Theatre 28th February
Blue Beard Lyceum Theatre 12th March
Pretty Woman Playhouse Theatre 2nd April
The Girls of Slender Means Lyceum Theatre 17th April
The Drifters Girl Playhouse Theatre 30th April
Scottish Ballet Swan Lake Festival Theatre 2nd May
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Playhouse Theatre 28th May
Scottish Opera La Traviata Festival Theatre 7th June
Life of Pi Festival Theatre 25th June
Bonnie & Clyde The Musical 2nd July
SCO An Evening with Francois Leleux Queen's Hall 18th January REVIEW
Burns Playhouse Theatre Edinburgh 20th January REVIEW
Jersey Boys Playhouse Theatre 25th January REVIEW
SCO Moder Dy - Mother Wave Queen's Hall 26th January REVIEW
An Inspector Calls Festival Theatre 31st January REVIEW
Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company Andalucia Usher Hall 5th February REVIEW
Transatlantic Sessions Usher Hall 6th February REVIEW
Macbeth Lyceum Theatre 8th January REVIEW
Scottish Opera The Verdi Collection Usher Hall 11th February REVIEW
Ocean Film Festival Festival Theatre 12th February REVIEW
SCO Mozart's Flute Concerto 16th February REVIEW
Suzanne Vega Queen's Hall 19th February REVIEW
The Bodyguard Playhouse Theatre 20th February REVIEW
SCO Maxim Conducts Brahms Usher Hall 23rd February REVIEW
SNJO Georgia Cecille Queen's Hall 24th February REVIEW
Revelations of Rab McVie Traverse Theatre 25th February REVIEW
Peaky Blinders The Redemption of Thomas Shelby Festival Theatre 28th February REVIEW
Story of Soul Festival Theatre 5th March REVIEW
You Bury Me Lyceum Theatre 8th March REVIEW
Dada Masilo The Sacrifice Festival Theatre 10th March REVIEW
The Magic of Motown Usher Hall 12th March REVIEW
Rocky Horror Picture Show Playhouse Theatre 13th March REVIEW
Buddy The Buddy Holly Story Festival Theatre 14th March REVIEW
RSNO Tchaikovsky Five Usher Hall 17th March REVIEW
Tae Sup at The Queen's Queen's Hall Edinburgh 18th March REVIEW
Sunday Classics Swedish Philharmonia KhachaturianUsher Hall 19th March REVIEW
Annie Playhouse Theatre 21st March REVIEW
Scottish Opera Puccini's Il Trittico Festival theatre 22nd March REVIEW
RSNO John Williams at The Oscars Usher Hall 24th March REVIEW
Virasat 2023 Indian Arts Connection St Mark's Unitarian Church 26th March REVIEW
Birmingham Royal Ballet Festival Theatre 30th March REVIEW
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory Playhouse Theatre 2nd April REVIEW
Wish You Were Dead Festival Theatre 4th April REVIEW
EMT 9 to 5 Church Hill Theatre 5th April REVIEW
Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty Festival Theatre 11th April REVIEW
Kidnapped Lyceum Theatre 12th April REVIEW
The Ocean at The End of The Lane Festival Theatre 18th April REVIEW
SCO Summer Nights Queen's Hall 20th April REVIEW
RSNO Tchaikovsky's Pathetique Usher Hall 21st April REVIEW
Voices of Swing Queen's Hall 23rd April REVIEW
The Shawshank Redemption Festival Theatre 24th April REVIEW
The Mousetrap Playhouse Theatre 25th April REVIEW
SCO Beethoven's Fifth Usher Hall 27th April REVIEW
Rhiannon Giddens Francesco Turissi Tradfest 2023 Assembly Rooms 28th April REVIEW
Lost Movement Festival Theatre Studio 29th April REVIEW
Bronwynne Brent Tradfest Traverse Theatre 1st May REVIEW
Scottish Ballet A Streetcar Named Desire Festival Theatre 3rd May REVIEW
SCO Tchaikovsky's Fifth Queen's Hall 4th May REVIEW
Strictly Ballroom the Musical Playhouse Theatre 9th May REVIEW
SCO Brahm's Requiem Usher Hall 11th May REVIEW
Anna Karenina Lyceum Theatre 17th May REVIEW
Dear Billy Traverse Theatre 18th May REVIEW
RSNO Out of This World Usher Hall 19th May REVIEW
The Vintage Explosion Queen's Hall 20th May REVIEW
The Stamping Ground Festival Theatre 23rd May REVIEW
RSNO All Star Gala Usher Hall 26th May REVIEW
SNJO World of Gods Queen's Hall 28th May REVIEW
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Festival Theatre 31st May REVIEW
Aoife O'Donovan Queen's Hall Edinburgh 3rd June REVIEW
Scottish Opera Bizet's Carmen Festival Theatre 9th June REVIEW
The Magic of The Bee Gees You Win Again Queen's Hall 10th June REVIEW
Steve Earle with Rosanne Reid (Support) Queen's Hall 11th June REVIEW
The High Kings Queen's Hall 17th June REVIEW
Titanic The Musical Festival Theatre 19th June REVIEW
Kurt Vile & The Violators Queen's Hall 21st June REVIEW
Scottish Ensemble Concerts For A Summer's Night National Museum Scotland 22 June REVIEW
The Best of Hans Zimmer & John Williams by Moonlight Queen's Hall June 2023 REVIEW
Ballet Black Pioneers Festival Theatre 28th June REVIEW
RUSH A Joyous Jamaican Journey Festival Theatre 8th July REVIEW
Cirque Usher Hall 15th July REVIEW
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 2023 REVIEWS
Edinburgh International Festival 2023 REVIEWS
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 REVIEWS
Peatbog Faeries Queen's Hall 13th August REVIEW
Greatest Days Playhouse Theatre 29th August REVIEW
Keepers of the Light Festival Theatre Studio 8th September REVIEW
Big Big Train Queen's Hall 10th September REVIEW
The King and I Playhouse Theatre 12th September REVIEW
The Vintage Explosion Liquid Room 15th September REVIEW
Banff Mountain FIlm Festival Festival Theatre 16th September REVIEW
Mathew Bourne's Romeo + Juliet Festival Theatre 19th September REVIEW
Shawn Colvin Queen's Hall 22nd September REVIEW
2.22 A Ghost Story Festival Theatre 26th September REVIEW
Sister Act Festival Theatre 2nd October REVIEW
Group Portrait In a Summer Landscape Lyceum Theatre 4th October REVIEW
NTS Dracula Mina's Reckoning Festival Theatre 11th October REVIEW
Scottish Ballet Twice Born Festival Theatre 20th October REVIEW
Treason the Musical Festival Theatre 26th October REVIEW
Disney Alladin Playhouse Theatre 2nd November REVIEW
Scottish Opera The Barber of Seville Festival Theatre 3rd November REVIEW
Through The Mud Lyceum Theatre 4th November REVIEW
Dunedin Consort Čičić directs Vivaldi Queen's Hall 16th November REVIEW
Swing Into Christmas Queens Hall 17th November REVIEW
Cara Dillon The Queen's Hall 23rd November REVIEW
The Snow Queen Lyceum Theatre 24th November REVIEW
Southside Community Centre Adult Drama Group 29th November REVIEW
Ghosts of the Near Future Festival Theatre Studio 1st December REVIEW
Wicked Playhouse Theatre 12th December
2024
Scottish Ballet Cinders Festival Theatre 5th January
Jeckyll & Hyde Lyceum Theatre 16th January
Shrek the Musical Playhouse Theatre 22nd January
Baanff Mountain Festival Festival Theatre 27th January
Jesus Christ Superstar Playhouse Theatre 6th February
Wizard of Oz Playhouse Theatre 13th January
Two Sisters Lyceum Theatre 15th February
Scottish Opera Marx In London Festival Theatre 22nd February
Peter Pan Goes Wrong Playhouse Theatre 27th February
Hamilton Festival Theatre 28th February
Blue Beard Lyceum Theatre 12th March
Pretty Woman Playhouse Theatre 2nd April
The Girls of Slender Means Lyceum Theatre 17th April
The Drifters Girl Playhouse Theatre 30th April
Scottish Ballet Swan Lake Festival Theatre 2nd May
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Playhouse Theatre 28th May
Scottish Opera La Traviata Festival Theatre 7th June
Life of Pi Festival Theatre 25th June
Bonnie & Clyde The Musical 2nd July
