Summer Holiday the Musical was reviewed at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield where it continues until 18 July 2026. The production then transfers the Grand Theatre, Blackpool from 29 July to 8 August 2026. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★
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The Sound of Music – Pitlochry Festival Theatre
The Sound of Music continues at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre until 21 December 2025. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It’s an extraordinary show – perfect for the Christmas season.
Sheffield Theatres to stage new Summer Holiday as part of Elizabeth Newman’s inaugural season
Elizabeth Newman will co-direct a major new version of the classic feel-good musical Summer Holiday as part of her first season as artistic director of Sheffield Theatres.
The Sound of Music – Pitlochry Festival Theatre
The Sound of Music continues at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre until 22 December 2024. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The production has a level of detail and outstanding performances that merits seeing more than once.
Sunshine On Leith – Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Sunshine On Leith continues at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre until 23 December 2023. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Pitlochry Festival Theatre to open summer 2023 with new production of Gypsy
A new production of the classic musical Gypsy will open the 2023 summer season at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Announced as part of a season that will also include a mix of world premieres, classic plays and new writing, Gypsy will play the auditorium from 19 May until 30 September 2023.
Sunshine on Leith – Pitlochry Festival
Sunshine on Leith at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. The production plays the King’s Theatre, Edinburgh from 7 to 18 June 2022 and then returns to Pitlochry from 24 June until 1 October 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Pitlochry has earned a reputation for quality musical theatre productions as part of the venue’s […]
Cast for Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Capital Theatres’ new Sunshine on Leith
Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Capital Theatres have announced the 14-strong cast for their eagerly anticipated co-production of Sunshine on Leith. The first production to be staged in the auditorium of the Pitlochry Festival Theatre in over two years, the cast for the new production of Stephen Greenhorn’s feel-good musical will be led by Keith Jack […]
Twenty-strong ensemble announced for Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s 2022 season
Pitlochry Festival Theatre has announced the 20-strong ensemble for its 2022 season which will take place this summer between May and October. The ensemble will feature Keith MacPherson (The Yellow Door, Lyceum/Edinburgh International Book Festival; Waiting for Godot, Citizens Theatre); Alyson Orr (Cinderella, Pavilion Theatre Glasgow); Keith Jack (Fame, UK tour, Only The Brave, Edinburgh Festival); […]
New production of Sunshine on Leith to be co-produced by Capital Theatres and Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Capital Theatres and the Pitlochry Festival Theatre will co-produce a major new production of Sunshine on Leith in 2022. The feel-good musical which features the songs of The Proclaimers will be the final production at the King’s Theatre in Edinburgh before it closes for a £25 million redevelopment scheme and the first production in the […]
Summer Holiday – Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Summer Holiday continues at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton until 23 June 2018. Star rating: three stars ★★★✩✩ With the theatre about to undergo major refurbishment the Octagon offers a tantalising glimpse of life on the road in the theatre’s new production of Summer Holiday, inviting the audience to join in on an adventure from Bolton to Athens […]
Bolton Octagon announces site-specific staging of Summer Holiday
Bolton’s Octagon will continue its 50th anniversary season with a special site-specific staging of the much-loved 1960s movie musical Summer Holiday later this year. Featuring the stage adaptation by Michael Gyngell and Mark Haddigan, the ambitious production which will be directed by the Octagon’s artistic director Elizabeth Newman and Ben Occhipinti will begin at the […]
New production of Singin’ in the Rain – casting revealed
Casting has been announced for director Elizabeth Newman’s new production of the timeless musical Singin’ in the Rain. Matthew Croke (Funny Girl, Menier Chocolate Factory) will take on the central role of silent movie idol and song and dance man Don Lockwood, alongside Christian Edwards (Oliver! Theatre Royal Drury Lane) as his exuberant best friend Cosmo […]
Love Story – Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Love Story continues at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton until 12 July. “What can you say, about a girl, a 25-year-old girl, who died?” A lyric that comes at the end of the very first song in Stephen Clark and Howard Goodall’s blisteringly powerful musical adaptation of Erich Segal’s novel Love Story and in answer to the question asked – […]
