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July
There's lots to look forward in the next issue. 'Macbeth' will open in Kew Gardens in the middle of July, starring Hugh Sexton and presented by the Australian Shakespeare Company. Outdoor theatre is such a wonderful experience: the play beginning with a sunset, and ending under a sky of stars. There is plenty more outdoor theatre to enjoy, including at the Glasgow Botanical Gardens. Doctor Faustus and A Midsummer Night's Dream have been reviewed in the latest June issue, with Romeo & Juliet and Sherlock Holmes to be reviewed next. Pride and Prejudice opens in Chester Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre and Regent's Park Theatre has 3 more productions until the summer season ends. The Minack Theatre also has 3 productions in July, that will hopefully be reviewed.
July will be another busy month for theatre, and as always, we'll cover all of the reviews. More listings are being added to the Edinburgh Festivals and we'll continue to add them to the 'What's On' page. We're also working on a few more changes to make Theatre Record even better.
Enjoy any theatre you see this month.
Sun 01 Jun 2025
June
May seems to have passed very quickly! Regent's Park Open Air production of 'Shucked' has happened in the sunshine - great. Any outdoor theatre is so much more enjoyable in good weather. There's 'Noughts & Crosses' to come, which has been adapted by Dominic Cooke as well as 'Brigadoon', which has been adapted by Rona Munro. All the reviews will be in the next couple of issues.
Edinburgh fringe and International theatre shows are listed, and being added as new shows are announced. The listings page is being changed slightly, so productions are easier to search. We are aware that some errors still occur on this page; thank you to those of you who have pointed it out. We are always working to make things better if we can.
As the May issue is now published, enjoy reading all the reviews, and enjoy any theatre you see this month.
Sun 04 May 2025
May
April has been an interesting month, with 46 productions reviewed, with a nice mix from the regions, Scotland and London. This month will see the opening of Shucked at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, and I look forward to reading the reviews. I hope the weather will be on their side, and having been to many open air productions before, the weather does play a major part! I'm sure there are many open air productions coming up all over the country, and I hope you enjoy whatever you get to see. We'll review any that come to the attention of the national press.
Another year has been added to the search engine, so 1987 is now fully searchable. I loved reading the reviews about 31 year old Imelda Staunton in the Wizard of Oz, which earned her another Olivier nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.
We shall be listing all of the Edinburgh Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival shows this month, and we will continue to add them as they are announced. Edinburgh Fringe will be running from 1st-25th August this year. The International festival will run from 1st until the 24th August.
We're continuing to make small changes to the website all of the time, and thank you as always for any pointers and suggestions you pass on.
Enjoy any live theatre you see, and enjoy reading all the reviews for May.