Singin in the Rain Edinburgh Festival Theatre Review
Singin’ In The Rain
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
25 February to 15 March 2014
Reviewed by Fiona Stevenson
A splashtastic night at Singin’ in the Rain at Edinburgh Festival Theatre.
On arrival at this beautiful glass fronted theatre we were instantly buzzing with excitement and were quickly shown to our seats as the show was about to start.
The set looked very plain as a background but as different scenes were set the wow factor really kicked in. With the addition of a few props and some spectacular lighting it brought scenes to life such as Make em Laugh and Broadway Melody. Every aspect of the film was truly captured.
The costumes were so authentic and such wonderful bright colours filled the stage. At one point I could have sworn that Debbie Reynolds herself was on stage. Lina’s (Faye Tozer) gowns and jewellery really lit up the stage and Kathy’s dresses were so eye-catching but simple.
The addition of the projector screen for the silent movie parts was total genius and really brought the film to life and had some giggles from other audience members.
Faye Tozer was exceptional as Lina Lamont and played the part brilliantly as the squeaky voiced starlet.
We were unsure who played the role of Don Lockwood as we couldn’t really see his face from our seats but he was an outstanding dancer and I’m sure Gene Kelly would have been honoured to have seen himself portrayed on stage.
Stephane Anelli as Cosmo Brown was a comic genius and had us giggling.
Amy Ellen Richardson played the part of Kathy Selden perfectly and mirrored a young Debbie Reynolds mannerisms to perfection.
It was also great to see a well respected actor as Maxwell Caulfield playing the part of R F Simpson.
The famous Singin’ in the Rain scene had us engrossed from the first spots of water appearing on the stage to the policeman coming on and moving him along. Sheer genius.
As someone who has watched this film more times than I can remember with my mum who was with me we had expressed our fears of it not being as good as the film but it stayed original yet truly unique.
10/10 for this performance.
The only thing that let it down which is usually a given in Scotland is that it wasn’t raining when we left the theatre so we could go home singing and dancing in the rain.
Rating: 5/5 
General tickets cost from £17.50 to £46.50, Premium seats from £50. For more information or to book tickets visit www.edtheatres.com/singin or call the Box Office on 0131 529 6000.
