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Events in Edinburgh

Close-Up Magic at The Joker & Thief

Selected dates between 31st October 2024 - 31st July 2025

Experience close-up magic with Tim Licata, one of Scotland’s most entertaining sleight-of-hand artists, at your table in the lovely Joker & Thief pub every Thursday!

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Cab-arette Showtour

1st December 2024 - 30th March 2025
Various Locations Edinburgh

Enjoy a unique comedy musical Showtour in a taxi... be driven around Edinburgh, whilst entertained by Lola and her variety of characters!

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Dr. Bonk’s Macarbaret

Selected dates between 21st December 2024 - 15th March 2025

Scotland's silliest surgeon, Dr. Bonk, is back with his hit SELL-OUT SHOW 'Dr Bonk's Macarbaret', an evening of drag, burlesque, music, comedy, and medical mayhem!

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Stand Up Horror

Selected dates between 4th January 2025 - 20th December 2025

Actor, writer and tour guide Alex Staniforth invents a horror story every night at Stand Up Horror... you decide what the characters do, find and sometimes - yes sometimes - even love!

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Clown Extravaganza

17th January 2025 - 17th January 2026

Catch Phil O'Shea and friends perform ridiculous, experimental clown and comedy in the Banshee Labyrinth Cinema Room on Friday 17th January!

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The Merchant Of Venice

18th January 2025 - 15th February 2025

The Royal Lyceum presents the Theatre for a New Audience production of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, featuring John Douglas Thompson as Shylock.

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Mary Poppins

22nd January 2025 - 15th February 2025

Direct from the West End, the classic multi award-winning musical Mary Poppins comes to the Festival Theatre from 12th January!

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Teen Acting Class - 12 years to 18 years

Selected dates between 23rd January 2025 - 3rd March 2025

Leith Youth Drama teen acting classes return for ages 12 to 18 years on Thursdays at Custom House Leith.

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Fables Stage Taster Sessions: Take Two: Electric Boogaloo

Selected dates between 8th February 2025 - 22nd February 2025

Enjoy this new, free 2-hour theatre taster sessions from Fables’ Stage Community Theatre at Out of the Blue Drill Hall on Saturday 8th or 22nd February!

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Queen Extravaganza

10th February 2025

Queen Extravaganza, the only official Queen tribute band, brings its own ‘kind of magic’ to the Edinburgh Playhouse in February in a triumphant celebration of 50 years of Bohemian Rhapsody!

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9 to 5 The Musical

11th February 2025 - 15th February 2025

Pour yourself a cup of coffee, spin that Rolodex, and get clocked in for Edinburgh University Footlights' next production: '9 to 5 The Musical’ at the The Pleasance Edinburgh!

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Manipulate Festival: Snapshots

12th February 2025

Snapshots is a platform for artists based in Scotland to try out new or developing work across puppetry, circus, physical theatre, visual theatre and dance!

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Manipulate Festival: Open Studio - Dusk Till Dawn

13th February 2025

This intimate Open Studio brings drama on the small scale: a plant surviving a storm, a moth using celestial navigation to find its way, a barn owl quietly hunting for prey.

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Manipulate Festival: The Law of Gravity

13th February 2025

In a new collaboration between Blind Summit and Scottish Ensemble, puppeteers and musicians play together to discover the ways puppetry and music lead each other in a fragile dance.

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Queenz: Drag Me To The Disco!

13th February 2025

Queenz are back with a BRAND NEW SHOW! Join the gals for an electrifying, live vocal, drag-stravaganza, where Dancing Queenz and Disco Dreams collide for the party of a lifetime!

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A Country Night in Nashville

14th February 2025

A Country Night in Nashville, perfectly capturing the energy and atmosphere of an evening in the home of Country Music, returns to Edinburgh Playhouse in February.

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Manipulate Festival: When Prophecy Fails

14th February 2025 - 15th February 2025

Award-winning ensemble Groupwork present a daring new piece of physical theatre, based on a 1954 study outlining a groundbreaking theory of human behaviour now known as “cognitive dissonance”.

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Auld Pals - Mark Cox & Jane McCarry

15th February 2025

Don't miss a special up close and personal show featuring Mark Cox and Jane McCarry, best known for their iconic roles as Tam and Isa in Still Game at the Howden Park Centre!

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Echo: a musical sharing

15th February 2025

Come along to The Studio, Augustine United Church on Saturday 15th February for a work in progress sharing of a new musical comedy inspired by the Greek myth of Echo!

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Manipulate Festival: Double Bill: Elke / Ratkin

15th February 2025

Sarah Farrell and Ruben San Roman present new and developing physical theatre work, following a bursary and mentoring from SURGE.

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Nina Conti: Whose Face Is It Anyway?

15th February 2025

The virtuoso ventriloquist, BAFTA nominee and British Comedy Award winner is back on tour with a date at The Queen's Hall Edinburgh on Saturday 15th February!

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Kinky Boots

18th February 2025 - 22nd February 2025

Broadway and West End phenomenon Kinky Boots The Musical, is strutting into Edinburgh in a brand-new production starring Strictly's Johannes Radebe and rising star Dan Partridge!

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MCFBards Showcase: Where Voices Rise and Stories Resonate

21st February 2025

Join Multi Cultural Family Base (MCFB) at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on 21st February a powerful celebration of diverse talent shaping the future of Edinburgh’s artistic landscape!

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The New Jersey Boys

21st February 2025

The New Jersey Boys will take you on a musical journey through the career of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons!

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Cabaret Murder - She Love Me NOT

22nd February 2025

Cabaret Murder is a Cabaret Show Gone Wrong… mid-show you witness a murder, but the show doesn’t stop there! It’s up to you to find out who’s artistic plea is but an act.

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Jenny Eclair: Jokes Jokes Jokes Live!

22nd February 2025

In celebration of the release of her hilarious memoir of the same name, comedian, novelist, and professional show-off Jenny Eclair comes to The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh on 22nd February!

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The Provy Wummin

22nd February 2025

The Provvy Wummin is a gritty musical comedy, with a soundtrack to the 70s, don't miss it when it comes to the Howden Park Centre on Saturday 22nd February!

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Heaven

25th February 2025 - 1st March 2025

Mairead and Mal are struggling to keep their marriage together. Perhaps attending a wedding will help, or it might raise questions that are difficult to answer.

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NOW That’s What I Call A Musical

25th February 2025 - 1st March 2025

Get ready to relive the playlist of your life by celebrating 40 years of the iconic and chart-topping compilations brand NOW That’s What I Call Music at the Edinburgh Playhouse!

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Scottish Opera - The Makropulos Affair

27th February 2025 - 1st March 2025

Hailed as an unmissable triumph and nominated for a 2022 Southbank Sky Arts Award, this co-production of Janáček’s mature masterpiece, The Makropulos Affair, returns to Scottish Opera!

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Deception: A Close-Up Magic Experience

Selected dates between 28th February 2025 - 28th March 2025

Following sell-out runs at Edinburgh Fringe 2023 and 2024, Dan Bastianelli brings his incredible close-up magic experience to Wonder & Co.

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Drive Lounge Vol.7: East Meets West

1st March 2025

DRIVE OFFICIAL return with their six-time sold out Musical Theatre cabaret DRIVE LOUNGE VOL.7: East Meets West!

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Cendrillon

Selected dates between 3rd March 2025 - 6th March 2025

Step into a world of magic, longing, and transformation with Edinburgh Studio Opera’s bold reimagining of Massenet’s Cendrillon at The Pleasance Edinburgh!

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint

4th March 2025 - 29th March 2025

A popular feature of the Traverse programme, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Òran Mór returns in March 2025.

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Driftwood

4th March 2025 - 5th March 2025

Driftwood is an inspiring story about hope, love and belonging. Catch it at the Traverse Theatre on 4th & 5th March!

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Little Orphan Aggie

4th March 2025 - 5th March 2025

Bruntsfield Primary Stage Club make their World Stage Debut in their first ever Stage Club production of Little Orphan Aggie at Church Hill Theatre in March!

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The Testament of Gideon Mack

6th March 2025 - 8th March 2025

Dogstar Theatre Company returns to Scottish stages with an ensemble of 8 actors telling the extraordinary story of Gideon Mack, a Church of Scotland minister who doesn’t believe in God.

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Wild Rose

6th March 2025 - 19th April 2025

Wild Rose is an uplifting and heart-warming new musical about motherhood, dreams, and finding your three chords and the truth.

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Country Roads

7th March 2025

Leave your 9 to 5 worries at the door and get ready as, for one night only, hit producers Entertainers celebrate the Kings and Queens of country music at the Assembly Rooms!

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Piece of Work

8th March 2025

Hilarious and heart breaking this remarkable road trip will delight and surprise. Catch it at the Traverse Theatre in March!

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Voulez Vous - The Music of ABBA

8th March 2025

Get ready to dust off your platform boots and don your finest 70s costumes as The Edinburgh Playhouse celebrates 50 years of ABBA with the most electrifying tribute show of the year!

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Lemn Sissay - Let The Light Pour In

9th March 2025

Spend an evening with a master of the spoken word, BAFTA nominated author, activist, performer and Sunday Times number one bestseller, Lemn Sissay OBE.

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Ellen Kent: La Bohème

10th March 2025

Don't miss La Bohème when Ellen Kent returns to the Edinburgh Playhouse on Monday 10th March with one of the most romantic operas ever written!

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Ellen Kent: Madama Butterfly

11th March 2025

Back by overwhelming public demand, Madama Butterfly, the award-winning Opera, returns to Edinburgh Playhouse in March!

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Greg Davies: Full Fat Legend

12th March 2025 - 14th March 2025

Greg Davies is heading back out on tour for the first time in 7 years with his brand-new 2025 stand-up show Full Fat Legend and brings it to Edinburgh Playhouse in March 2025!

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Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical

12th March 2025 - 15th March 2025

The Bohemians are heading to the Festival Theatre to bring you their 2025 production 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical'.

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Chef

14th March 2025

Chef is a gripping story of how one woman went from a haute cuisine head chef to a convicted inmate running a prison kitchen. Catch it at the Traverse Theatre on 14th March!

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Shania & Friends

14th March 2025

If you're a modern country music fan, then Shania and Friends at Reconnect Regal Theatre is a show not to be missed!

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The Magic of the Bee Gees

14th March 2025

Prepare to experience the distinct sound of one the greatest bands to have ever graced the stage in this unforgettable concert spectacular!

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Counterfeit Sixties Show

15th March 2025

Re-live the sounds of the swinging sixties, as Britain’s No. 1 tribute show brings alive the magic of the sixties at the Loretto School in Musselburgh on Saturday 15th March!

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Felicity Ward: I’m Exhausting!

15th March 2025

Felicity Ward, star of ‘The Office’ (Australia), comes to the Traverse Theatre on 15th March!

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John Barrowman - Laid Bare

15th March 2025

John Barrowman is back, unwavering and uncensored, with his newest show Laid Bare, don't miss him live at the Howden Park Centre on Saturday 15th March!

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Kidocracy

15th March 2025

Kidocracy is a unique and exciting show for children that aspires to show the importance of participation in a democracy, whether it be real or invented. Catch it at The Stand Edinburgh on 15th March!

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Seven Drunken Nights

16th March 2025

Following its sold out smash hit debut tour, Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of The Dubliners returns with an even bigger production, don't miss it at the Usher Hall in March!

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Death of a Salesman

19th March 2025 - 22nd March 2025

One of the greatest plays of the twentieth century, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman explodes onto the stage at the Festival Theatre in this fresh new production.

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PASS Double Bill: After Life

19th March 2025 - 20th March 2025

Heart-warming, intriguing and surprising, the play questions how do we judge a life to have been well lived? Who does the judging? And do our memories ever really represent the truth? 

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PASS Double Bill: Counterpunch

19th March 2025 - 20th March 2025

Counterpunch is a powerful story where dreams collide with harsh realities. With every swing, tensions rise as friendships are tested, betrayals cut deep, and survival is on the line.

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Quartermaine’s Team

19th March 2025 - 22nd March 2025

Set in Cambridge in the 1960s, Quartermaine’s Terms follows the lives and relationships of seven teachers.

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John Barrowman

21st March 2025

John Barrowman is back, unwavering and uncensored, with his newest show Laid Bare, don't miss him live at the Assembly Rooms on Friday 21st March!

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Just Beatles

22nd March 2025

You'll think you're experiencing the Fab Four live in concert when you catch Just Beatles at Reconnect Regal Theatre, Bathgate.

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Murder Trial Tonight

22nd March 2025 - 23rd March 2025

Tigerslane Studios is thrilled to announce the launch of the third season of “Murder Trial Tonight - The Doorstep Case” which promises to be as gripping as ever.

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John Simpson: The Leaders & Lunatics Tour

23rd March 2025

After a sell-out tour in 2024, legendary journalist and broadcaster John Simpson CBE is returning to the stage for an exclusive evening at the Assembly Rooms on 23rd March!

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Northern Ballet: Hansel & Gretel

23rd March 2025

Come on an enchanting adventure in Northern Ballet's brand-new children's ballet Hansel & Gretel at the Festival Theatre Edinburgh in March!

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Ghost Stories

24th March 2025 - 29th March 2025

Enter a world full of thrilling twists and epic turns, where the ultimate love-letter to horror is imagined live on stage!

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Nikita Kuzmin: Midnight Dancer

26th March 2025

International champion and Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin will bring his first ever UK solo tour Midnight Dancer to Edinburgh Playhouse on Wednesday 26th March!

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Sing-a-Long-a The Greatest Showman

27th March 2025

Singalonga Productions returns with the smash hit film musical that everyone can’t stop singing - The Greatest Showman!

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An Audience with Lucy Worsley on Jane Austen

28th March 2025

Spend an evening with the Queen of History, Lucy Worsley, as she delves into the fascinating life of Jane Austen at the Assembly Rooms on 28th March!

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Nessie

28th March 2025 - 5th April 2025

Nessie is a captivating Scottish musical that celebrates bravery, the strength of friendship and the courage to follow one’s own heart.

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Russell Kane: HyperActive

28th March 2025

Russell Kane is back on tour, and his brand new show, HyperActive, heads to Edinburgh Playhouse on 28th March 2025!

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Beyond the Barricade

29th March 2025

Don't miss Beyond the Barricade at the Usher Hall on Saturday 29th March, it's a blockbusting show of the greatest songs in musical theatre!

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Millennium Stage School Presents Beauty & the Beast Jnr

29th March 2025 - 30th March 2025

The Millennium Stage School is delighted to present Beauty & the Beast Jnr at the Howden Park Centre on 29th & 30th March!

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The Glam Rock Show - Get It On!

30th March 2025

Girls grab your boys it’s time to go wild, wild, wild as we transport you back to the golden age of Glam, with all the songs you know and love, at the Assembly Rooms on Sunday 30th March!

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An Evening With Sir Chris Hoy

1st April 2025

Don't miss this chance to hear fantastic stories from Sir Chris Hoy, the 11-time world champion and a six-time Olympic champion, at the Usher Hall on Tuesday 1st April!

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Beauty and the Beast

1st April 2025 - 5th April 2025

Step into a world of enchantment as Edinburgh Music Theatre presents Beauty and the Beast at Church Hill Theatre!

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Little Women

1st April 2025 - 5th April 2025

Anne-Marie Casey’s masterful new adaptation of the classic story offers a captivating rendition of Little Women that breathes new life into a cherished classic!

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An Evening with Si King

2nd April 2025

Take a trip down memory lane with national treasure Si King and get to know the man behind the bike like never before at the Assembly Rooms on Wednesday 2nd April!

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Fastlove - The Tribute to George Michael

4th April 2025

Direct from London's West End, Fastlove is the world's favourite George Michael Celebration! Don't miss it when it returns to The Queen's Hall on 4th April!

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Jane McCarry: Live

4th April 2025

Still Game star Jane McCarry is back with a brand new tour in 2025 and brings it to Portobello Town Hall on Friday April 4th!

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Stacey Dooley: Stories from Remarkable Mothers

4th April 2025

Stacey Dooley MBE is returning to the stage for an intimate evening inspired by her new book, Dear Minnie: Conversations with Remarkable Mothers.

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Giovanni - The Last Dance

5th April 2025

Strictly Come Dancing professional Giovanni Pernice returns to Edinburgh in 2025 with his tour The Last Dance!

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Singin’ I’m No A Billy He’s A Tim

5th April 2025

Des Dillon's smash hit comedy, Singing I'm No A Billy He's A Tim, comes to the Howden Park Centre as part of it's 20th Anniversary tour!

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Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake

8th April 2025 - 12th April 2025

Matthew Bourne’s audacious, rule-breaking reinvention of Tchaikovsky's masterpiece has now become the most successful dance theatre production of all time. Catch it at the Festival Theatre in April!

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Through the Shortbread Tin

8th April 2025 - 9th April 2025

The National Theatre of Scotland is touring in 2025 with a brand new show 'Through the Shortbread Tin' and stops off at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on 8th & 9th April!

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Whole Lotta Shakin’ - The Shakin’ Stevens Story

8th April 2025

Fully endorsed by members of Shaky's own family, the Award Winning tribute to the UK's biggest selling singles artist of the 1980's is a nostalgic celebration, jam packed with feel-good Rock 'n' Roll.

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The Sorcerer

9th April 2025 - 12th April 2025

A magical chance to experience one of Gilbert & Sullivan's lesser-known gems, "The Sorcerer" is sure to conjure up enjoyment for all the family!

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John Robertson’s The Dark Room

10th April 2025

Comedian John Robertson's The Dark Room is a gut-busting rock n' roll experience for everyone who buys a ticket! Don't miss it at the Stand Edinburgh!

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The UK Pink Floyd Experience

13th April 2025

Recreating the sights and sounds of the legendary Pink Floyd live in concert, this highly authentic show, at the Assembly Rooms, features over 50 years of hits by this iconic band!

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Calamity Jane

15th April 2025 - 19th April 2025

The whip crackin' musical classic Calamity Jane is coming to the Festival Theatre Edinburgh in 2025, starring multi-award-winning West End star Carrie Hope Fletcher!

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The Musical Box - Genesis Live

18th April 2025

The Musical Box, internationally renowned for its historical accuracy, presents the original GENESIS LIVE performance in painstaking detail and offers an evening of time travel.

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Blues and Burlesque

19th April 2025

Following sell-out runs in Edinburgh, Perth and Adelaide, this award-winning live music cabaret is back with a brand-new show at The Voodoo Rooms on Saturday 19th April.

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The Diana Ross Story

19th April 2025

Prepare to be taken on a spellbinding journey visiting one of the greatest musical stories ever told when The Diana Ross Story comes to the Assembly Rooms in April!

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Tim Rice - My Life in Musicals - I Know Him So Well

20th April 2025

Sir Tim Rice, the multi-award-winning, internationally renowned lyricist, will bring his extraordinary live musical theatre event, My Life In Musicals – I Know Him So Well to Edinburgh!

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Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of)

22nd April 2025 - 26th April 2025

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is a unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen’s most iconic love story. Catch it at the Festival Theatre Edinburgh in April.

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Looking For Me Friend: The Music of Victoria Wood

23rd April 2025 - 24th April 2025

Looking For Me Friend is a funny and touching musical tribute to the much-loved and sorely missed national treasure, Victoria Wood! Catch it at the Traverse Theatre in April!

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A Little Inquest Into What We Are All Doing Here

24th April 2025 - 25th April 2025

In 2022 a show was cancelled while it was still in rehearsal. A Little Inquest Into What We Are All Doing Here is a show about censorship and freedom of expression.

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Absolute Elvis With Johnny Lee Memphis

25th April 2025

Elvis Tribute Act Johnny Lee Memphis is the official and current World Cup and European Elvis Tribute Champion and you can catch him at the Reconnect Regal Theatre on April 25th!

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Moulin Rouge! The Musical!

25th April 2025 - 14th June 2025

Pop the champagne and prepare for the spectacular spectacular as Moulin Rouge! The Musical begins its World Tour at Edinburgh Playhouse from April 2025!

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The Prat Pack

27th April 2025

Four of the country's greatest comedy entertainers, Bradley Walsh, Shane Richie, Joe Pasquale and Brian Conley, will bring The Prat Pack, packed with laughs and songs, to Edinburgh in April!

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When We Were Young

28th April 2025

When We Were Young is both a hilarious and nostalgic look back to 1990s Glasgow as well as a heartbreaking story of stolen youth. Catch it at the Howden Park Centre on 28th April!

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Scottish Ballet: The Crucible

1st May 2025 - 3rd May 2025

Scottish Ballet return to the Festival Theatre in May with Arthur Miller's drama of power and persecution, The Crucible!

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The Great Edinburgh May Day Cabaret

1st May 2025

Featuring a fantastic line-up, the Great Edinburgh May Day Cabaret is a celebration of International Workers’ Day.

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Jesus Christ Superstar

7th May 2025 - 10th May 2025

Catch this amateur production of Jesus Christ Superstar from Southern Light when it comes to the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh in May!

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Crooners

10th May 2025

Crooners return to Scotland in May with their rip-roaring comedy music show chock full of crooner classics... don't miss it at Assembly Rooms on Saturday 10th!

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KELI

13th May 2025 - 17th May 2025

Marking 40 years since the miners' strikes and featuring a sharp, hilarious script and live brass score KELI is a gripping show about community, creativity, and music!

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

13th May 2025 - 17th May 2025

Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as the West End smash-hit production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe comes to the Festival Theatre in May 2025.

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Failure Project

15th May 2025 - 16th May 2025

Following her critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Festival, BAFTA nominee Yolanda Mercy returns with her bold new show, Failure Project.

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Heaven Can Wait - A Tribute to the Music of Meat Loaf

15th May 2025

Carlton Entertainment brings their brand-new production featuring Meat Loaf’s greatest hits – Heaven Can Wait to the Howden Park Centre on Thursday 15th May!

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Benji Waterhouse: You Don’t Have to Be Mad to Work Here - Book Tour 2025

17th May 2025

NHS psychiatrist, award-winning comedian, and Sunday Times best-selling author Benji Waterhouse — is going on his first book tour and brings it to the Traverse Theatre on Saturday 17th May!

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Country Hits Live

18th May 2025

Performed by a cast of multi award-winning musicians and singers, Country Hits Live will celebrate the atmosphere and energy of an evening in the home of country music.

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The Australian Bee Gees Show - CANCELLED

18th May 2025

Having performed to over 1 million people in sold out theatres and concert halls across the globe, The Australian Bee Gees Show is coming to the Festival Theatre on Sunday 18th May!

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Gaz Oakley’s Tales of the Homestead - CANCELLED

19th May 2025

In this one-of-a-kind show, Gaz Oakley will take you on a personal tour of his garden offering a behind-the-scenes look at life on the homestead and the journey he went on to get there.

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Levison Wood: Walking The World

19th May 2025

Join Levison Wood, the world-renowned explorer, best-selling author and TV presenter, for on his fifth UK theatre tour, Walking the World: A Life of Exploration and Adventure.

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Guenther Steiner LIVE: Unfiltered

20th May 2025

Buckle up and fasten your seatbelts for a hugely entertaining all-areas-access conversation spanning a decade inside Formula 1, with former Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner!

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The Music of Hans Zimmer & others

20th May 2025

Experience the unique and best film scores from the likes of Dune, James Bond, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lion King, Gladiator and many more at The Queen's Hall Edinburgh!

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Ballet Black: Shadows

21st May 2025

Now in its 23rd year, Cassa Pancho's Ballet Black makes its return to the Festival Theatre with an exciting new double bill on Wednesday 21st May!

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Shrek The Musical

21st May 2025 - 24th May 2025

The Livingston Players present Shrek The Musical at the Howden Park Centre in May, it's irreverently fun for the whole family!

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Ballet BC

23rd May 2025 - 24th May 2025

Canada’s leading contemporary dance company make their highly anticipated return, taking on Crystal Pite and Johan Inger.

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Scottish Opera - The Merry Widow

29th May 2025 - 7th June 2025

Scottish Opera Director John Savournin brings his joyful touch to Lehár's waltz-filled charmer The Merry Widow at the Festival Theatre!

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Scottish Opera - Trial by Jury

Selected dates between 30th May 2025 - 6th June 2025

With a comic cast performing contrasting roles in both pieces, Trial by Jury / A Matter of Misconduct! promises an unmissable night of classic G&S comedy and new writing!

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The Mountaintop

31st May 2025 - 21st June 2025

It’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jnr’s last night on Earth. This funny, compelling drama imagines the man behind the legend on the eve of his assassination.

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The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition

31st May 2025 - 1st June 2025

Star Harmoneez MTS presents: The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition at the Howden Park Centre on 31st May & 1st June!

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Restless Natives: The Musical

7th June 2025 - 22nd June 2025

The Clown and the Wolfman ride again as the classic Scottish movie, Restless Natives, starts a new adventure as a stage musical!

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The Blindboy Podcast LIVE

8th June 2025

Experience The Blindboy Podcast LIVE with polymath, best-selling author, screenwriter, songwriter, musician, producer and academic Blindboy Boatclub!

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Quadrophenia, A Mod Ballet

10th June 2025 - 14th June 2025

Prepare to be blown away as the power of dance brings a whole new dimension to the raw energy and emotion of one of the UK’s most iconic rock albums!

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Emma Kenny’s – Killer Couples

13th June 2025

Emma Kenny returns with an enthralling new show that plunges into the depths of love twisted into terror.

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Some Guys Have All The Luck - The Rod Stewart Story

13th June 2025

Celebrating Sir Rod Stewart 80th birthday, Some Guys Have All The Luck – The Rod Stewart Story brings to the stage an incredible live concert celebrating one of the UK’s most influential icons.

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Kai Widdrington - Evolution - CANCELLED

15th June 2025

Strictly Come Dancing star Kai Widdrington is set to dazzle audiences in Edinburgh when he brings his highly anticipated 2025 dance tour, Evolution, to the Usher Hall!

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Chris Hadfield: A Journey into the Cosmos

18th June 2025

Join Colonel Chris Hadfield for a captivating journey into the majesty of our planet and the vast universe beyond at Edinburgh's Usher Hall on Wednesday 18th June!

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Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted By Tony Blackburn OBE

18th June 2025

Don't miss an evening of 60s classics at the Edinburgh Playhouse performed by the Sounds Of The 60s All Star Band & Singers, hosted by Radio 2's legendary DJ, Tony Blackburn OBE!

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The Beatles By Candlelight

21st June 2025

Featuring a cast of West End Singers and epic live band, 'Come Together' for a 'Magical Mystery Tour', jam packed with over 40 Beatles hits as you have never heard them before!

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Capella Edina - Celebrate Viennese and Scottish Traditions

26th June 2025

This concert will showcase how Viennese Edinburgh can get and vice versa and is guaranteed to bring you an uplifting and celebratory evening.

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Grado & Stephen Purdon: Shellsuits & Spandex

26th June 2025

Grado & Stephen Purdon hit the road for a hilarious tour across Scotland and bring it to Portobello Town Hall on 26th June!

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Rob Beckett: Giraffe

26th June 2025

From Bromley to Brisbane, Rob Beckett’s new show Giraffe is going worldwide. Catch it at Edinburgh Playhouse on Thursday 26th June 2025!

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Bon Jovi Forever

27th June 2025

The only Bon Jovi tribute show you need to see! A high energy, electric packed show guaranteed to raise your hands.

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Karen Dunbar

27th June 2025

Chewin' The Fat star Karen Dunbar is back with her brand new 2025 Scottish Tour. Catch her at Portobello Town Hall on Friday 27th June!

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The Night Sky Show

28th June 2025

The Night Sky Show comes to Edinburgh Playhouse to take you on an epic journey from our celestial back yard and across the cosmos!

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What’s Love Got To Do With It?

28th June 2025

What's Love Got To Do With It? The not-to-be missed musical experience celebrating the music of the incredible Tina Turner comes to the Usher Hall on 28th June!

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Dear Evan Hansen

1st July 2025 - 5th July 2025

The Olivier, Tony & Grammy Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen comes to the Edinburgh Playhouse in 2025, the first time that the Broadway and West End phenomenon will tour the UK!

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Queen by Candlelight

4th July 2025

Queen By Candlelight returns to The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh on Friday 4th July 2025!

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The Music Of Taylor Swift By Candlelight

5th July 2025

Swifties, get ready to Shake It Off! The Music of Taylor Swift by Candlelight is here, and it’s pure Magic!

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Anton & Giovanni - Together Again

12th July 2025

The nation's favourite dancing double act, Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice, will bring their brand new show, Together Again, to the Festival Theatre Edinburgh on Saturday 12th July!

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The Elvis Revolution

12th July 2025

Multi Award Winning Elvis Tribute Artists Louis Brown and Arron Walker bring you all the electrifying magic of the revolution that was, Mr Elvis Presley!

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Alice Cooper

23rd July 2025

Alice Cooper is simply one the greatest rock shows on the planet and he brings his incredible band to Edinburgh Playhouse on Wednesday 23rd July as part of his 2025 UK tour!

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Edinburgh International Festival

1st August 2025 - 24th August 2025
Various Locations Edinburgh

The Edinburgh International Festival returns from 1st to 24th August 2025 with live performance throughout the city.

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The Ladyboys of Bangkok

2nd August 2025 - 24th August 2025

The Lady Boys of Bangkok return to Edinburgh with a sensationally glamorous new show, a must-see new production for 2025 packed with fun filled comedy and outrageous cheekiness!

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In the Night Garden Live

6th September 2025 - 7th September 2025

Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy, MakkaPakka and friends are returning to Edinburgh in their fun-filled live show Igglepiggle’s Busy Day!

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Fiddler on the Roof

9th September 2025 - 13th September 2025

A theatrical triumph, the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s electrifying Fiddler on the Roof is coming to the Festival Theatre in September!

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Singin’ I’m No A Billy, He’s A Tim

27th September 2025

Des Dillon's smash hit comedy, Singing I'm No A Billy He's A Tim, is coming to Corn Exchange Haddington in September 2025!

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War Horse

2nd October 2025 - 11th October 2025

The National Theatre’s global smash-hit production of War Horse returns to the Festival Theatre in October 2025!

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Black Hole Sign

8th October 2025 - 18th October 2025

Black Hole Sign takes a razor-sharp scalpel to the absurdities, tragedies and hilarity within of one of our most beloved but besieged institutions... the NHS.

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Riverdance

10th October 2025 - 11th October 2025

To celebrate an incredible 30th year milestone, Riverdance will embark on a special anniversary tour in 2025, bringing its magic to the Edinburgh Playhouse in October!

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Dino Tales- Jurassic Rescue

17th October 2025

Put on your safari hats and get ready for some ranger danger and roarsome routines when Dino Tales- Jurassic Rescue comes to the Assembly Rooms on 17th October!

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An Evening with Mary Beard

18th October 2025

Step into the world of Ancient Rome with renowned historian Mary Beard as she uncovers the stories that history forgot.

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Six

21st October 2025 - 25th October 2025

From the West End to Broadway, the international smash hit musical SIX returns to Edinburgh Playhouse in October 2025!

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To Kill A Mockingbird

21st October 2025 - 25th October 2025

Aaron Sorkin's riveting stage adaptation of Harper Lee's thrilling courtroom drama To Kill A Mockingbird is coming to the Festival Theatre in October!

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Miss Saigon

28th October 2025 - 1st November 2025

A major UK Tour of the musical Miss Saigon has been announced for 2025 including dates at Edinburgh Playhouse!

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Ultimate 70’s Show

7th November 2025

It was the decade that fashion forgot – but dig out your tank tops, polish your platforms, the Seventies are back in town on 7th November at the Assembly Rooms!

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An Evening With The Fast Show

8th November 2025

Fans of the iconic TV programme The Fast Show are in for a real treat as the original cast members bring their comedic genius to the Usher Hall on Saturday 8th November!

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Thank You For The Music

8th November 2025

Smash-hit tribute show, Thank You For The Music, brings all of ABBA's No. 1 hits to the Assembly Rooms in a production like no other!

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Stewart Copeland - Have I Said Too Much

9th November 2025

In this fascinating "Evening With", Stewart Copeland will talk about his incredible life as a performer, musician, entertainer, and writer!

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Tina - The Tina Turner Musical

11th November 2025 - 22nd November 2025

West End mega-hit Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, comes to Edinburgh Playhouse in November 2025 as part of its first ever UK & Ireland tour!

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Scottish Ballet: The Snow Queen

27th November 2025 - 7th December 2025

Scottish Ballet’s spectacular and much-loved production of The Snow Queen returns to the Festival Theatre stage in 2025!

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Cinderella: A Fairytale

28th November 2025 - 3rd January 2026

Coming to the Royal Lyceum Edinburgh Christmas 2025, the story we all love that has captivated audiences around the UK: Cinderella!

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Count Arthur Strong Is Charles Dickens In ‘a Christmas Carol’

6th December 2025

Join Count Arthur Strong as he delivers the Charles Dickens story and follows this with his own adaptation of the most classic of festive tales, A Christmas Carol at the EICC in December 2025!

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MAMMA MIA!

9th December 2025 - 4th January 2026

Don't miss MAMMA MIA! at the Edinburgh Playhouse from December 2025! Enjoy the ultimate feel-good factor at the world’s sunniest and most exhilarating smash-hit musical.

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Panto 2025: Jack and the Beanstalk

13th December 2025 - 11th January 2026

Join Allan Stewart, Grant Stott and Jordan Young for the GIANT of a pantomime we've all BEAN waiting for!

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The Rocky Horror Show

6th January 2026 - 10th January 2026

Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical, The Rocky Horror Show returns to Edinburgh Playhouse in January as part of a new world tour!

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Fawlty Towers - The Play

27th January 2026 - 31st January 2026

Fawlty Towers is now a brand-new stage play adapted by comedy legend John Cleese and directed by Caroline Jay Ranger, don't miss it at the Edinburgh Playhouse in 2026!

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Defying Gravity - West End Women

28th January 2026

Defying Gravity - West End Women, coming to Edinburgh's Usher Hall in January, is a celebration of women who have made their mark on the West End Stage!

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FRIENDS! The Musical Parody

6th February 2026 - 7th February 2026

FRIENDS! The Musical Parody, the hit New York and Las Vegas sensation, is a side-splitting musical comedy packed with iconic moments from all ten seasons of the beloved television series!

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Here & Now - The Steps Musical

24th February 2026 - 1st March 2026

Here & Now, the hilarious and heart-warming new musical based on the songs of the multi-million-selling pop phenomenon Steps, comes to the Edinburgh Playhouse from 24th February 2026!

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Matilda The Musical

4th March 2026 - 22nd March 2026

Matilda The Musical, the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by Roald Dahl, comes to Edinburgh Playhouse in March 2025!

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Go Your Own Way

3rd April 2026

Go Your Own Way is a brand new spellbinding show featuring the music from the legendary multiple Grammy Award Winning Fleetwood Mac, don't miss it at the Assembly Rooms in April 2026!

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2:22 A Ghost Story

25th May 2026 - 30th May 2026

Direct from London's West End, the edge-of-your-seat, supernatural thriller 2:22 A Ghost Story comes to the Edinburgh Playhouse in May 2026!

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Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance

16th July 2026 - 19th July 2026

Lord of the Dance, the global phenomenon that redefined Irish dance, returns to Edinburgh in the summer of 2026 as part of a new UK tour to mark the production's 30th Anniversary!

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Theatre Events in East Renfrewshire

Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:

Giffnock Theatre Players - Table Manners

Giffnock Theatre Players - Table Manners

26th May 2025 - 28th May 2025

Giffnock Theatre Players are set to serve up dinner with a side of chaos when they bring their production of Alan Ayckbourn's Table Manners to Eastwood Park Theatre in May!

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Cinema Screening: Royal Ballet and Opera - Ballet to Broadway: Wheeldon Works

Cinema Screening: Royal Ballet and Opera - Ballet to Broadway: Wheeldon Works

22nd May 2025

Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works being screened at Eastwood Park Theatre!

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Cinema Screening: Royal Ballet and Opera - Romeo and Juliet

Cinema Screening: Royal Ballet and Opera - Romeo and Juliet

20th March 2025

Don't miss the greatest love story ever told – through ballet when Eastwood Park theatre screens The Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet!

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Theatre Events in Fife

Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:

Simon & Garfunkel: Through the Years

Simon & Garfunkel: Through the Years

2nd May 2025 - 3rd May 2025

Critically acclaimed as one of the world’s greatest tribute shows, Simon & Garfunkel Through The Years returns to The Byre Theatre in 2025.

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Singin’ I’m No a Billy, She’s a Tim

Singin’ I’m No a Billy, She’s a Tim

5th September 2025

Back with an all female cast, Singin I'm No a Billy SHE'S a Tim will have you laughing and crying so hard, you'll be begging for full time!

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Showaddywaddy

Showaddywaddy

10th May 2025

Get yourself a-boppin’ when Showaddywaddy return to The Alhambra Theatre Dunfermline on Saturday 10th May!

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Theatre Events in Glasgow

Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:

Shen Yun

Shen Yun

28th February 2025 - 2nd March 2025

Immerse yourself in vibrant, exciting, and profound classical Chinese culture as Shen Yun returns to the SEC Armadillo in 2025!

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The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

22nd November 2025 - 4th January 2026

Join Glasgow pantomime superstar Elaine C Smith, and the King's favourite funny-man Johnny Mac as they dive to the depths of the ocean when they return in 2025 with The Little Mermaid!

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Celtic - Road To Seville

Celtic - Road To Seville

22nd October 2025

Amassing more than 900 appearances in the Green & White Hoops, five Celtic legends are coming to The Glasgow Pavilion to talk about their action-packed football careers!

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Theatre Events in Lanarkshire

Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:

Through The Shortbread Tin

Through The Shortbread Tin

23rd April 2025

National Theatre of Scotland are back with Through the Shortbread Tin, the story of the greatest literary hoax of all time, don't miss it at the Cumbernauld Theatre in April!

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Francie & Josie: It’s A Stoater

Francie & Josie: It’s A Stoater

1st March 2025

Scottish pantomime & variety stars Liam Dolan & Johnny Mac are back with a brand-new show, don't miss Francie & Josie: It's A Stoater at The Town House Hamilton on Saturday 1st March!

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Chunky Jewellery

Chunky Jewellery

2nd May 2025

Using words, dance and song these two uncompromising performers offer us an alternative love story... don't miss Chunky Jewellery at Cumbernauld Theatre on Friday 2nd May!

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Theatre Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:

PACE Feb Fest!

PACE Feb Fest!

14th February 2025 - 18th February 2025

Jam-packed with unique and varied creative performance experiences for ages 3-21, PACE is excited to present PACE Feb Fest 2025!

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The Legends of American Country Show

The Legends of American Country Show

13th April 2025

The UK's no.1 country music tribute show, The Legends of American Country, returns to Beacon Arts Centre on Sunday 13th April for another fantastic night of toe tapping Country classics!

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Big Girls Don’t Cry

Big Girls Don’t Cry

3rd April 2025

Come and experience the iconic sounds of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons authentically recreated by a phenomenal cast and live band at the Beacon Arts Centre on Thursday 3rd April!

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Theatre Events in Stirling

Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:

A Country Night in Nashville

A Country Night in Nashville

7th June 2025

Be transported on a musical journey through the history of Country, when A Country Night in Nashville returns to The Albert Halls Stirling on 7th June!

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AGT150 Mini-Festival Launch

AGT150 Mini-Festival Launch

21st March 2025

Balfron Heritage Group invites you to the AGT150 Mini-Festival Launch, in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson, at The John McLintock Hall on 21st March!

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Strange But True Crime

Strange But True Crime

22nd May 2025

Stranger than fiction: explore the world’s most shocking and unbelievable crime cases at Macrobert Arts Centre on Thursday 22nd May!

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Events in Other Areas

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