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Theatre Events in Edinburgh in May 2025

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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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Theatre Events in East Renfrewshire

Theatre Events in Fife

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

Singin’ I’m No A Billy, He’s A Tim

Singin’ I’m No A Billy, He’s A Tim

31st May 2025

Des Dillon's smash hit comedy, Singing I'm No A Billy He's A Tim, is coming to The Byre Theatre St Andrews on 31st May!

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Mothers of the Brides

Mothers of the Brides

30th May 2025

Mothers of the Brides is a fun-filled, sketch-packed, gag-fuelled, laugh-heavy trip through the marital maze of getting your offspring to the altar… How do the mothers do it?

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When We Were Young

When We Were Young

1st May 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, don't miss it at The Byre Theatre St Andrews on 1st May!

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Theatre Events in Glasgow

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The World Famous Elvis Show starring Chris Connor

The World Famous Elvis Show starring Chris Connor

30th May 2025

Join Chris Connor and his band as they recreate ELVIS at his very best at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Friday 30th May!

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That’ll Be The Day

That’ll Be The Day

23rd May 2025

That'll Be The Day returns to The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow for another momentous celebration of the most iconic moments in music and comedy from the 50s, 60s, 70s & 80s!

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The Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon

13th May 2025 - 31st May 2025

The Book of Mormon, Broadway's outrageous smash-hit musical written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez, is coming to the King's Theatre Glasgow in May!

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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:

It’s A Beautiful Noise

It’s A Beautiful Noise

2nd May 2025

Award-winning Fisher Stevens celebrates the music of Neil Diamond, one of the world's greatest ever singer songwriters, in It's A Beautiful Noise! Catch him at Airdrie Town Hall in May!

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Cinema: Ballet to Broadway: Wheeldon Works

Cinema: Ballet to Broadway: Wheeldon Works

Selected dates between 22nd May 2025 - 25th May 2025

Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works being screened at Airdrie Town Hall!

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When We Were Young

When We Were Young

3rd May 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, don't miss it at Lanternhouse on Saturday 3rd 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:

A Vision of Elvis

A Vision of Elvis

9th May 2025

Put on your blue suede shoes and come celebrate the music of the King of Rock 'n' Roll with the UK's supreme Elvis – Rob Kingsley – and his talented cast at Beacon Arts Centre in May!

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When We Were Young

When We Were Young

2nd May 2025

When We Were Young at Paisley Town Hall is both a hilarious and nostalgic look back to 1990s Glasgow as well as a heartbreaking story of stolen youth.

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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:

Singin’ I’m No A Billy He’s A Tim

Singin’ I’m No A Billy He’s A Tim

23rd May 2025

Des Dillon's smash hit comedy, Singing I'm No A Billy He's A Tim, comes to The Albert Halls on Friday 23rd May!

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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!
Andy Murray - Centre Stage
Join Andy Murray in conversation with sports broadcaster Andrew Cotter, where they’ll recount intimate and untold moments from Andy’s career in this unforgettable live experience!
Little Red Robin Hood - The Pantomime
Join Happy Sad Productions in Sharewood Forest, Naughtyham for a fairy tale filled family adventure!
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.
Bringing Deaf Stories to Life (BSL)
Join Deaf Action for an afternoon of storytelling with Luigi Lerose, a Deaf children’s writer on 23rd November!

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