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Theatre Events in Edinburgh in December 2024

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Events in Edinburgh

Dr. Bonk’s Macarbaret

Selected dates between 20th January 2024 - 21st December 2024

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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Haunted Haus

Selected dates between 2nd March 2024 - 7th December 2024

Get ready for a haunting so fabulous you'll die from excitement! The Spooktacular 'Haunted Haus' is back to terrorize Banshee Labyrinth!

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Paranormal Illusionist: Ghosts of the Banshee

Selected dates between 2nd March 2024 - 7th December 2024

Are you brave enough to attend an unsettling night of magic and ghosts in the Banshee Labyrinth - Scotland's Most Haunted Pub -  built into the legendary South Bridge Vaults.

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Cab-arette Showtour

1st May 2024 - 31st December 2024
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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Edinburgh Magic

Selected dates between 11th October 2024 - 18th December 2024

Kevin Quantum invites you to an intimate and quite astonishing evening of magic, mystery and wonder in one of Edinburgh’s most historic and enchanting hotels; Waldorf Astoria - The Caledonian!

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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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Peter Pan

22nd November 2024 - 31st December 2024

This Panto season, Reconnect Theatres present 'Peter Pan' at the Howden Park Centre!

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Little Red Robin Hood - The Pantomime

27th November 2024 - 1st December 2024

Join Happy Sad Productions in Sharewood Forest, Naughtyham for a fairy tale filled family adventure!

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Treasure Island

28th November 2024 - 4th January 2025

The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh presents another epic story for the whole family - a new re-imagining of esteemed Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson’s adventure story: Treasure Island!

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Oor Aladdin

29th November 2024 - 29th December 2024

In this Scottish adaption of an old favourite, we find Aladdin and the MacTwankey family, living in Bathgate with not a penny to their name.

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A Noble Clown

30th November 2024 - 1st December 2024

A Noble Clown, a new solo play written and performed by Michael Daviot, tells the story of Duncan Macrae, long considered Scotland’s greatest actor.

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Scottish Theatre History Weekend - Talks

30th November 2024 - 1st December 2024

Enjoy a weekend of talks and performance exploring Edinburgh’s rich theatre history, presented as part of the Edinburgh 900 celebrations at The Scottish Storytelling Centre!

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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

3rd December 2024 - 29th December 2024

The smash-hit London Palladium production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat returns to Edinburgh Playhouse this Christmas!

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

4th December 2024 - 7th December 2024

Escape to a world of pure imagination with Balerno Theatre Company's production of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory – The Musical at Church Hill Theatre from 4th to 7th December!

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The Muppet Christmas Carol - Film with Live Orchestra

4th December 2024

Disney's The Muppet Christmas Carol is live in concert across the UK this winter, featuring its musical score performed live to the film! Don't miss it at the Usher Hall on December 4th!

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A Christmas Carol - Panto in Haddington

6th December 2024 - 14th December 2024

The Brunton and Wonder Fools present this exciting new pantomime set in East Lothian and inspired by Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas story.

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An Evening With Alan Cumming - Sold Out

9th December 2024

Join us for an evening with Alan Cumming, in aid of The Lyceum, hosted by beloved broadcaster, Kirsty Wark on Monday 9th December!

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Táin

11th December 2024

Young Edinburgh Storytellers Mark Borthwick and David Hughes weave together music and myth, blood and laughter, gender and magic, to explore the dark delights of the Táin Bó Cúailnge!

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The Last Wolf

13th December 2024 - 14th December 2024

Performed by the Strange Town 11-14 group, The Last Wolf is a new thriller taken from the fairy tales of wolves gone by.

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The Sleeping Beauty

13th December 2024 - 22nd December 2024

Don't miss Edinburgh People's Theatre pantomime The Sleeping Beauty at Church Hill Theatre!

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Vote Christmas

13th December 2024 - 14th December 2024

The most divisive, most controversial, most hotly contested referendum of the century is upon us – a vote on the future of Christmas! Performed by the Strange Town 11-14 Friday group.

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The Gift

14th December 2024 - 31st December 2024

This festive show will ignite a playfulness, inspiring children and their families to find new games together when it’s their turn to open gifts!

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Wish Upon Wish

14th December 2024 - 15th December 2024

Every year, the Spirits of Christmas gather to grant one aggressively average child a special Christmas wish. Except they didn’t count on Bertha!

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Live At Christmas With Sara Pascoe

15th December 2024

The country’s best comedians are going on tour for a spectacular all-star festive show, headlined by the multi-award winning Sara Pascoe, and bring it to The Queen's Hall on 15th December!

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The Bootleg Beatles

16th December 2024

Regarded the world over as being the Gold standard of Tribute, the Bootleg Beatles return to the Usher Hall this Christmas for another nostalgic whirlwind trip through the sixties.

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A Christmas Carol - Panto in Musselburgh

18th December 2024 - 4th January 2025

The Brunton and Wonder Fools present this exciting new pantomime set in East Lothian and inspired by Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas story.

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Buddy Holly & The Cricketers

18th December 2024

Buddy Holly and the Cricketers once again herald in the Yuletide festivities with Holly at Christmas 2024, the show that is now as traditional as mulled wine and mince pies!

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The Princess Concert

19th December 2024

Join us at the Assembly Rooms for a magical Christmas journey into the world of enchantment as The Princess Concert comes to Edinburgh this Christmas!

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ABBAMANIA Christmas Spectacular

20th December 2024

Dust off your platforms, put on your flares and come and enjoy an unforgettable night with ABBAMANIA at The Queen's Hall on 20th December!

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Macastory’s Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow

21st December 2024 - 23rd December 2024

Sherwood Forest comes to the Scottish Storytelling Centre for this season's fun-filled festive Macastory Panto!

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RSNO Christmas Concert Featuring The Snowman

22nd December 2024

Join the RSNO this December for a special feast of Christmas cheer! Still Game’s Sanjeev Kohli will narrate our popular screening of the magical film!

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Kevin Quantum ‘Christmas Special’ with Guests

23rd December 2024 - 30th December 2024

Magician Kevin Quantum and special guests are back with astonishing illusions and big laughs in a riotously fun and magical Christmas show for the whole family at Church Hill Theatre!

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Aladdin: Adult Panto

30th December 2024

See our pantomime cast take you through the story of “Oor Aladdin” but with a sinister twist at the Reconnect Regal Theatre on Monday 30th December!

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VEGAS! The Grand Hogmanay Ball

31st December 2024

Say farewell to 2024, and welcome in 2025 at The Vegas Grand Hogmanay Ball in the Voodoo Rooms Edinburgh!

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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:

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

22nd November 2024 - 31st December 2024

Eastwood Park Theatre are delighted to team up with Spillers Pantomimes to present a GIANT of a show: Jack and the Beanstalk – the Panto you've all BEAN waiting for!

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Royal Ballet and Opera - Cinderella - Cinema Screening

Royal Ballet and Opera - Cinderella - Cinema Screening

16th December 2024

Catch a special screening of this new production of the much-loved Royal Ballet fairytale classic, Cinderella at Eastwood Park Theatre!

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Cinema Screening: The Nutcracker

Cinema Screening: The Nutcracker

19th December 2024

The Nutcracker has long been one of the most delightful ways to discover the enchantment of ballet – and makes for a delicious seasonal treat for all the family!

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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:

Kelty Musical Association present: Annie

Kelty Musical Association present: Annie

3rd December 2024 - 7th December 2024

Kelty Musical Association is delighted to bring the much loved classic ANNIE to Carnegie Hall this December.

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The Magicfest Christmas Special!

The Magicfest Christmas Special!

20th December 2024 - 21st December 2024

Magician Kevin Quantum and special guests are back with astonishing illusions and big laughs in a riotously fun and magical Christmas show for the whole at Carnegie Hall!

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Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

28th November 2024 - 31st December 2024

Byre Theatre and Bard in the Botanics are delighted to present the 2024 St Andrews Panto 'Beauty and the Beast'!

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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:

She Loves Me

She Loves Me

3rd December 2024 - 6th December 2024

Adapted from the same source as You've Got Mail, comic musical She Loves Me bursts with heady romance and was nominated for five Tony® Awards when it premiered in 1964!

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RSNO Christmas Concert Featuring The Snowman

RSNO Christmas Concert Featuring The Snowman

21st December 2024

Join the RSNO this December for a special feast of Christmas cheer! Still Game’s Sanjeev Kohli will narrate our popular screening of the magical film!

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The McDougalls: Fairytale Christmas Show

The McDougalls: Fairytale Christmas Show

24th December 2024

Join stars of stage and screen, Auntie Aggie, Max and Morag the Rabbit for a musical extravaganza in a world of wonder, when The McDougalls return to Glasgow Royal Concert Hall this December!

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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:

Once Upon A Fairytale

Once Upon A Fairytale

27th November 2024 - 7th December 2024

Once upon a Fairytale, from East Kilbride Repertory Theatre, is an exciting panto featuring all your favourite fairy tale characters!

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A Crackin’ Christmas Carol

A Crackin’ Christmas Carol

11th December 2024 - 14th December 2024

From the producers that brought you last year's smash hit panto Sleeping Senga, Insideout Theatre Productions Ltd brings A Crackin' Christmas Carol to Lanark Memorial Hall this festive season!

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Treasure Island

Treasure Island

6th December 2024 - 7th December 2024

Join the 10th Hamilton Brownies and 11th Hamilton Girl Guides for their festive pantomime, Treasure Island at Hamilton South Parish Church!

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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:

Dick Whittington

Dick Whittington

10th December 2024 - 15th December 2024

Join plucky Dick Whittington and his trusty cat Tommy on their quest for fame and fortune when Runway Theatre Company return to The Wynd Centre with their pantomime for 2024!

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Christmas Crooners

Christmas Crooners

20th December 2024 - 21st December 2024

Guaranteed to get you in the festive mood, come and sing along to great songs from Christmas past with the Christmas Crooners at Beacon Arts Centre!

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The Search For Santa

The Search For Santa

9th December 2024 - 10th December 2024

Join Paisley Players at Renfrew North Parish Church for some pantomime fun for all the family as they present The Search For Santa!

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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:

Phil Cunningham Christmas Songbook

Phil Cunningham Christmas Songbook

20th December 2024

What better way to get into the festive spirit than with Phil Cunningham and Friends at The Albert Halls on 20th December!

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A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

19th December 2024 - 22nd December 2024

Join critically acclaimed theatre company Chapterhouse at the most magical time of the year and be swept back in time nearly two centuries to the world of Scrooge’s London.

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The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen

28th November 2024 - 7th December 2024

Fintry Amateur Dramatic Society's Christmas show at at Menzies Hall is The Snow Queen, a retelling of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about good and evil.

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Events in Other Areas

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Popular Events

Robbie Williams
The 'Robbie Williams Live 2025' tour will open in Edinburgh at Scottish Gas Murrayfield on Saturday 31st May!
The Polar Ice Bar
Take some time to ‘chill’ at the Polar Ice Bar, the coolest bar in the city, where your table, chairs and glasses are sculpted entirely from ice.
Christmas at the Botanics
Explore the sights and sounds of Christmas in this magical after dark experience when it returns to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh!
Glasgow Phoenix Choir: The Glory of Christmas
The Glasgow Phoenix Choir is delighted to be performing once more in the Freemasons Hall Edinburgh with their annual Christmas concert on Sunday 8th December!
Roger Daltrey
Legendary rock singer Roger Daltrey will bring his special solo tour packed with classic The Who songs, solo hits and his now-famous Q&A sessions to Edinburgh's Usher Hall on Wednesday 30th April!

Popular Listings

Corn Exchange Haddington Edinburgh Playhouse Festival Theatre Edinburgh Howden Park Centre Livingston Kings Theatre Edinburgh National Museum of Scotland O2 Academy Edinburgh The Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh Traverse Theatre Usher Hall