REVIEW: Our Rebecca Mahar was at @TheForthAct's Merry Crisis! at St. Salvador's alledinburghtheatre.com/merry-crisis-a… "★★★★☆ Memorable" she says. "A heartfelt new one-act with music, good cheer, holiday family drama, and a thorough dusting of joy – all wrapped up in a neat bow."

Art and literature are not luxuries, they are sustenance.

This one took a minute, and there’s so much more I wanted to say, so many incredible creatives I didn’t have space to mention. My editor already let me go on more than double the length we’re usually asked to keep to, and I could have easily written double that. Go see this show.

REVIEW: Our Rebecca Mahar was at THREE QUEENS FROM THE OPERA, the preview of a new comic opera pastiche by Michael Scott: alledinburghtheatre.com/three-queens-f… "★★★☆☆ Viva queens!" says Becca. "Amusement: check. Delight: double check. Viva the queens in opera!"

REVIEW: Here's Rebecca Mahar at Manipulate Arts for Groupwork TC & WHEN PROPHECY FAILS alledinburghtheatre.com/when-prophecy-… "★★★★★ Purposeful" from Becca of "an extraordinary telling of a peculiar story, plucked from obscurity to exist for its short, striking time upon the stage."

REVIEW: #PieceOfWork from James Rowland @ Traverse Theatre: alledinburghtheatre.com/piece-of-work-… "★★★★★ Searching" says Rebecca Mahar, "its pointedly tragedian title disguises the softness of Rowland’s work, the tender fragility that is every human life..." Pics: Murdo MacLeod.

REVIEW: Here's Rebecca Mahar on Bohemians Edinburgh PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT at Capital Theatres: Festival, King’s & Studio Festival Theatre. alledinburghtheatre.com/priscilla-quee… "★★★★★ Long live the Queen" she says of "an explosion of glitter whose sparkle will remain long after the show has closed."

REVIEW: Our Rebecca Mahar was at CHEF from The Gaiety, at the Traverse Theatre alledinburghtheatre.com/chef-ayr-gaiet… "★★★☆☆ Turbulent" she says.... "a production that crackles with energy and is a showcase for Rebecca Benson’s solo performance."

REVIEW: DEATH OF A SALESMAN at Capital Theatres: Festival, King’s & Studio Festival Theatre. alledinburghtheatre.com/death-of-a-sal… "★★★☆☆ Modern Tragedy" says Rebecca Mahar of a Raw Material production that is "impactful, and proves the continuing relevance of Arthur Miller’s work." Pics: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan.

REVIEW: Living with the Dead from Not So Nice! Theatre Company at Augustine United Church: alledinburghtheatre.com/living-with-th… "★★★☆☆ Thoughtful" says Rebecca Mahar of a play that confronts the reality of death in its many forms. "Any show produced by Not So Nice! is one to get in your diary."

REVIEW: EGTG take on Nick Payne's INCOGNITO at Assembly Roxy: alledinburghtheatre.com/incognito-egtg… "★★★★☆ Earnest" says Rebecca Mahar "A production packed with lightning-fast transitions and versatile performances."

REVIEW! Scottish Ballet's The Crucible at Capital Theatres: Festival, King’s & Studio Festival Theatre: alledinburghtheatre.com/the-crucible-h… "🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Visceral" says Rebecca Mahar. "A fresh retelling of an old story, and an exemplary demonstration of the power of ballet as a storytelling medium."

REVIEW: Southern Light 's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Capital Theatres: Festival, King’s & Studio #Festival Theatre. alledinburghtheatre.com/jesus-christ-s… "★★★★☆ It’s the buzz" says Rebecca Mahar: "the company is stacked with talent and commitment ... Catch this Superstar before it’s gone."

REVIEW. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at Capital Theatres: Festival, King’s & Studio Festival Theatre, The King's Theatre & Theatre Royal & UK tour: alledinburghtheatre.com/the-lion-the-w… "🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Exceptional!" says Rebecca Mahar, "full of spectacle from curtain to curtain: packed with illusions, sumptuous design and technical bombast."

REVIEW: Accidental Death of an Anarchist from Arkle Theatre Company at the Hill Street Theatre: alledinburghtheatre.com/accidental-dea… "★★★★☆ Timely" says Rebecca Mahar: "John Lally’s direction of this timely farce is tight and careful". 📸Rob Shields

REVIEW "⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Scintillating" for THE MERRY WIDOW from Scottish Opera at Capital Theatres: Festival, King’s & Studio Festival Theatre alledinburghtheatre.com/the-merry-wido… "a scintillating new adaptation" says Rebecca Mahar "bringing its setting into the twentieth century, & its sensibilities into the twenty-first."

REVIEW Twelfth Night from The Forth Act in Saughton Park and Gardens. alledinburghtheatre.com/twelfth-night-… "★★★☆☆ Droll" says Rebecca Mahar of an al fresco production which is "charming, and generally manages the threads of its sub-plots well." Pics: Andrew Morris

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"Sensational" - wonderful review from AllEdinburghTheatre for Pitlochry Festival Theatre Derby Theatre production of The Great Gatsby which is on till 25 Sept then heads to Derby from 3-25 Oct. alledinburghtheatre.com/the-great-gats…

OUT OF TOWN REVIEW: The Great Gatsby at Pitlochry Festival Theatre and touring to Derby Theatre alledinburghtheatre.com/the-great-gats… "⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sensational" says Rebecca Mahar of "a dazzling, hopeful, forlorn and febrile production". 📸 Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

OUT OF TOWN REVIEW: THIS IS A GIFT at Pitlochry Festival Theatre alledinburghtheatre.com/this-is-a-gift… "⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Luminous" says Rebecca Mahar. " @Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir’s Leith-based retelling of the Midas myth creeps into your heart and slowly squeezes it in a golden vice." 📸 Tommy Ga-Ken Wan