The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has had a Scots comedy production from Edinburgh People’s Theatre every year since 1947, an impressive record. I didn’t join EPT however until 2018, after having had an introduction to the club by attending a series of their Act Too workshops which take place once a month from January to June. …
Extract from ‘The Scotsman’ Wednesday 13 October 1943 People’s Theatre New Edinburgh Venture Three one-act plays of Russian life were given last night in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Forrest Road, Edinburgh to mark the opening of the Edinburgh People’s Theatre. The plays were produced by Mr. Andrew P. Wilson in aid of the new hospital in…
By Gordon Braidwood At last it was decided! A stage piano was required for ‘When We Are Married’ and the only available solution was to remove the inner workings of the Black piano, currently sitting in the second rehearsal area, to make it practical for transport to the theatre. So, there I was, one evening,…
The year was 1973 – I know, pre-history for most of you – and the pantomime was The Silver Curlew. It was based on the fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin who, in this case, was Tom Tit Tot, played by John Ramage who later went on to success as a professional actor. The secret password, by the…
By member Pat Johnson One of the items on the agenda at every committee meeting is “Website”. At one such meeting there was mention that someone really should write a blog for the website. Now I wasn’t sure what a blog was, never having read, let alone written such a thing before, but I heard…
With just under a month to go, it’s time to check in and see how things are progressing in Panto land. On stage, the rehearsals are going well . The scripts are down, the songs and dances are learnt and the Kung foo moves have been mastered! Now the hard work of polishing and perfecting…
Have you bought your tickets to Aladdin yet? If not, and you’ve never been to a Panto before, let us tell you what to expect. It’s ultimately a story of good versus evil which means there will be a baddy. Nobody really likes them so you should boo them loudly whenever they appear (that includes…