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Written by Summer Crombie    Wednesday, 23 June 2010 19:10   
Review: Chitty chitty bang bang
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Edinburgh Playhouse

June 2010

 

Hydraulics on stage to create a flying car? Impressive. Directed by Adrian Noble, the whole conception of the classic musical film ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ on stage was impressive, ever changing vibrant scenery and attention to detail on the set, from the darkened stage set whilst the car rose and twisted through a seemingly starlit sky(cast on board), to the decadent sparkling Baron’s birthday party.

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Written by Anne Clark    Monday, 19 April 2010 22:09   
Review: The Broken Window Policy
Culture
14/04/10 
The Stand 8.30pm
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It's always slightly painful watching comedy that just isn't funny, especially when, like sketch troupe the Broken Window Policy, the performers are young, enthusiastic and full of energy.  Sadly, such was the situation at The Stand on Wednesday night, where this group of Edinburgh students' best efforts failed to elicit more than a smattering of polite laughter from the audience.
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Written by Hannah Ramsey    Friday, 09 April 2010 22:02   
Review: The History Boys
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King's Theatre
6 April - 10 April 2010
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Tinged with wholesome Yorkshire vowels, Alan Bennett’s The History Boys bottles and sells sixth-form nostalgia to the appreciative audiences at King’s Theatre this week as the new touring production arrives in the city.
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Written by Ciara Stafford    Friday, 09 April 2010 18:46   
Review: The Secret of Sherlock Holmes
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King's Theatre
Run ended
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Everyone thinks they know what to expect from Sherlock Holmes- after all, Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories of the famous sleuth have become so engrained in our culture that they need little introduction. However, those who battled through Tuesday night’s snow blizzard to sample writer Jeremy Paul’s take on the most celebrated of literary detectives were met with a refreshingly interesting angle.
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Written by Ciara Stafford    Wednesday, 31 March 2010 17:36   
Review: The Hobbit
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Festival Theatre
* *
23- 27 Mar 2010
 
First of all, let’s get things straight- from a single glance around the Festival Theatre, I clearly did not belong to The Hobbit’s target audience. Sitting amongst the hordes of 8 year olds however, any hope that Glyn Robbins’ adaptation of Tolkien’s classic might transcend its intended younger audience to appeal to their accompanying adults was quickly lost.
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Written by Hannah Ramsey    Saturday, 20 March 2010 19:08   
Review: Wuthering Heights
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Festival Theatre -  11 & 12 March 

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Claude-Michel Schönberg’s score and David Nixon’s choreography impeccably translate Emily Brontë’s timeless Wuthering Heights to the stage, producing a beautiful adaptation with clinches that speak a thousand words. The Northern Ballet Theatre were welcomed to the city last week, a company with an impressive track record here, and a weighty reputation to maintain. 

 

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