Theatre Events in Edinburgh in October 2026
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Events in Edinburgh
Almost Impossible 2.0: Martin Brock
Martin Brock is back at the Fringe with an electrifying, one-of-a-kind spectacle of slick, mind-bending magic, laugh-out-loud comedy, cutting-edge video production and astonishing illusions!
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Doctor Bonk’s Macarbaret
Dr Bonk, Scotland's silliest surgeon, presents the Macarbaret: a madcap hour of drag, burlesque, music, comedy, and medical mayhem!
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Monster Cabaret
Join Madame Mabh for her haunted house party at the Banshee Labyrinth, featuring both classic cabaret acts and unusual happenings!
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Stand Up Horror
Improvised, macabre tales featuring (voluntary!) members of the audience as actor, writer and tour guide Alex Staniforth invents a horror story every night at Stand Up Horror!
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Legally Blonde
The iconic international West End and Broadway smash hit musical comedy Legally Blonde The Musical is back in fashion with a huge new production, don't miss it at the Edinburgh Playhouse!
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
This visceral production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie looks head on at our enduring moral fascination with such a beguiling and dangerous character.
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The Steamie
Step inside a 1950s Glasgow washhouse on Hogmanay, where the water's hot and the gossips even hotter when Tony Roper's classic play The Steamie comes to The King's Theatre Edinburgh!
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Miriam’s Full English LIVE
Join Miriam Margolyes OBE in conversation at the Edinburgh Playhouse for stories from her new book, naughty confessions, and a no-holds-barred Q&A where no question is off-limits!
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Professor Brian Cox: Emergence World Tour
After performing his smash-hit show 'Horizons' to nearly half a million people across the world, Professor Brian Cox is back with his new tour world tour Emergence!
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Jeremy Bowen: Truth Under Fire
Join BBC's International Editor, Jeremy Bowen at the Assembly Rooms on 9th October. It's an essential evening for anyone who wants to understand the world as it is, not as we wish it to be.
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Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds
One of the most trailblazing arena tours of all time, Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of 'The War of The Worlds' - LIVE! The Concert Experience comes to the Edinburgh Playhouse on Saturday 10th October!
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Mike Bubbins: IDEASMAN
Comedian, actor, and broadcaster Mike Bubbins brings his brand-new live tour, IDEASMAN to The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh in October 2026!
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Jersey Boys
The internationally acclaimed stage sensation Jersey Boys is working its way back round the UK and stops off at Edinburgh Playhouse in October!
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My Royal Life: An Audience with Lucy Worsley
Prepare to be entertained, enlightened, and thoroughly charmed as Lucy Worsley reveals the secrets, stories, and splendours of Britain’s royal past.
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Toto the Ninja Cat
Based on Dermot O’Leary’s best-selling children’s book, illustrated by Nick East, this purr-fectly thrilling tale is filled with original music, laugh-out-loud fun, and extraordinary puppetry!
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Dirty Dancing
Exploding with heart-pounding music, breath-taking emotion and sensationally sexy dancing, Dirty Dancing comes to Edinburgh Playhouse in October 2026 as part of a UK and Irish tour!
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Rollers Forever
Rollers Forever, the smash-hit tartan-clad musical celebrating the music, memories and passionate fandom of the Bay City Rollers comes to Edinburgh's King's Theatre in October!
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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:
Superstar - A Musical Evening with Ben Forster
In this intimate show at Eastwood Park Theatre, Ben Forster will sing the hit songs that made him a star – as well as sharing captivating stories about his life in the limelight!
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Oh What A Night!
Oh What A Night! at Eastwood Park Theatre will take you back in time on a musical journey through the incredible career of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons!
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Go West - We Close Our Eyes, And Other Stories - An Intimate Evening With Singer Peter Cox
Best known as the lead vocalist of pop duo Go West, Peter Cox will look back on his stellar career that spanned four decades when he comes to Eastwood Park Theatre on Friday 16th October!
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MOVICALS: A Movie Musical Extravaganza
Step into the spotlight and get ready for an unforgettable night of live entertainment with MOVICALS – the ultimate movie musical experience!
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Witch Hunt
Inspired by Shakespeare's tragedy, Witch Hunt is an exciting new musical which tells the untold story of Macbeth's three witches. Don't miss it at Adam Smith Theatre on Thursday 29th October!
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Noel Fitzpatrick - Medicine & Music
Professor Noel Fitzpatrick is hitting the road in 2027 with a completely new show, combining his passion for both animals and music, don't miss him live at Carnegie Hall on Sunday 11th October!
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Billy & Tim - The Widescreen Edition
This explosive, hilarious, and thought-provoking play by Des Dillon returns to The Pavilion Theatre with a spectacular new twist, Billy & Tim, The Widescreen Edition (Bigger and Better Than Ever).
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Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man
Matthew Bourne's award-winning dance thriller The Car Man will return for a 2026 UK tour, coming to The King's Theatre Glasgow between Tuesday 25th and Saturday 31st October!
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SIX
From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales! Catch Six The Musical when it returns to the Theatre Royal Glasgow!
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Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
Witch Hunt
Inspired by Shakespeare's tragedy, Witch Hunt is an exciting new musical which tells the untold story of Macbeth's three witches. Don't miss it at Airdrie Town Hall on Friday 16th October!
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John Barrowman: My Life in Musicals
John Barrowman is back with his brand new show - My Life In Musicals, a glittering evening celebrating the greatest West End and Broadway musicals, don't miss him at Lanark Memorial Hall in October!
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Balancing in Freedom
Following a sold-out, standing-ovation premiere at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Balancing in Freedom returns to the stage in 2026.
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Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
Top Secret - The Magic of Science
Hang on to your seats as Top Secret transform Beacon Arts Centre into a real life science laboratory, fusing the mystery of magic with wondrous and miraculous feats of science!
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Hen Night Horror
Thrilling, terrifying, hilarious... Hen Night Horror at Beacon Arts Centre is an original musical comedy that promises to put the willies right up ye!
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Totally Tina
Come shake a tail feather at the Beacon Arts Centre with the UK's official number one Tina Turner tribute... Justine Riddoch and her talented cast!
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Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
Celine - My Heart Will Go On
Experience the ultimate Celine Dion tribute Concert as it tours across the UK when Celine - My Heart Will Go On comes to The Albert Halls, Stirling on 9th October!
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Witch Hunt
Inspired by Shakespeare's tragedy, Witch Hunt is an exciting new musical which tells the untold story of Macbeth's three witches. Don't miss it at Macrobert Arts Centre on Saturday 17th October!
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Brian Bilston: How To Lay An Egg with a Horse Inside
Get ready for an evening of comedy and laughter, as Brian Bilston takes us through the hows, whys and whats of reading, writing and enjoying poetry every day!
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