Fringe Musicals & Opera Reviews: Penelope | Brodie and Co + More

Fringe musicals & opera reviews: Penelope | Brodie and Co + more

A retelling of the Odyssey from Penelope’s point of view and a musical about the real-life inspiration behind Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde lead our critics’ latest round-up of opera and musical theatre at this year’s Fringe

Penelope review – Odysseus’s other half sings of her own twists and turns

Underbelly, Cowgate, Edinburgh Grace McLean brings vocal and emotional range in the central role of Alex Bechtel’s Homeric song cycle She is the one played by Anne Hathaway in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, the central figure in Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad and the inspiration behind a 2010 play by Enda Walsh. And here she is…

Brodie And Co – Paradise in Augustines

Disclaimer: Due to the age of the performers in this production, the contents of this review will be strictly based upon the creative choices and writing of this musical  Deacon Brodie is a local celebrity in Edinburgh, so it was a brave choice for Shrewsbury School to bring their new Deacon Brodie themed musical to the Edinburgh fringe, especially when having to adopt non-native Scottish accents. Complete with brand new musical numbers, questio…