Review: Jersey Boys – Edinburgh Playhouse

Review: Jersey Boys – Edinburgh Playhouse

Will Quinn Oct 13, 2026 6 min read

When I last caught Jersey Boys at the Edinburgh Playhouse back in 2023, the production blew me out of my seat. It was loud, punchy, and drove the narrative with…

Review: Barnum – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

Review: Barnum – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

Will Quinn Oct 9, 2026 5 min read

On paper, a revival of Barnum seems like a surefire hit for modern audiences hungry for spectacle. For those whose only exposure to P.T. Barnum is the glossy fairytale of…

Screen to Stage: Surtitles as Accessible Design for Everybody

Screen to Stage: Surtitles as Accessible Design for Everybody

Will Quinn Oct 9, 2026 3 min read

Back when Sandra MacDonald reviewed Scottish Opera’s The Great Wave for theQR, she noted something that many theatregoers probably feel: even though the production was sung in English, the surtitles…

Review: Legally Blonde – Edinburgh Playhouse

Review: Legally Blonde – Edinburgh Playhouse

Will Quinn Oct 2, 2026 5 min read

For the uninitiated, Legally Blonde follows Elle Woods, a Malibu fashion merchandising major who trails her odious ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School to win him back, but finds her own…

Review: Hadestown 2026 – Lyric Theatre, London

Review: Hadestown 2026 – Lyric Theatre, London

Guest Contributor Sep 29, 2026 7 min read

As the old saying goes, the fact that there’s a highway to hell and only a stairway to heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers. And that certainly proves…