Theatre, Musical within 5 miles of Edinburgh

Step back in time with a brand new edition of the popular touring show, and hear rock'n'roll hits from the 50s, 60s and 70s.

Check out local Scottish talent! Four superb young vocalists with solos at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, Brunton and Playhouse theatres already under their belts. Performing an eclectic mix of songs – from musical theatre through fresh arrangements of pop standards to swing. All themed on the journey through life’s major…

Three men who have taken on the role of the Phantom – Earl Carpenter, Matt Cammelle and Stephen John Davis – along with Rebecca Caine, perform songs from the musical.

Wells Cathedral Junior School. Coffee with Guv is a heart-warming, high tempo comedy timepiece, performed by a dynamic young cast. Based on the true story of one of London's very first youth clubs, the drama is centred around The Elephant and Castle at the end of the 50s, where Guv, a new teacher starting work in the…

Songs and stories from the original Jean Valjean (Les Misérables) and Phantom (of the Opera) from one of Broadway's best-loved voices.

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Noisemaker Productions. I'm all alone in the world. I don't know who I am. Please, help me. On 2 September 2011, a boy appeared in Berlin claiming to have lived in the forest with his father for the past five years. Based on a true story that captured the whole world, Forest Boy is a…

The hip, happenin' 1950s musical is performed by local young people aged 11–21.

Bold and brassy musical about a new app for cruising LGBT folks (so think Grindr, but … you know … not Grindr) which leads a couple of flatmates into a spot of bother. Starring X Factor 's Lloyd Daniels.

Gaffball Productions. For a teenager what's worse? Growing up in America? Or growing up after America? Five young people face the struggles of their post-nuclear lives, in a wasteland that was once America, after the Cold War turned hot. They strive to overcome the oppressive authority of their parents and teachers…

As Told By & Greenwich Theatre. They say a picture is worth 1000 words, but what about a song? Can a picture inspire a song? How about 15 photos? In 35MM, a series of photographs by acclaimed photographer Matthew Murphy each inspire a song. Unique moments frozen in time, a glimmer of a life unfolding, a glimpse of…

Pam Lawson. Join Pam and her four-piece band (keyboard, bass, drums and trombone) to celebrate the genius of Cole Porter. Featuring songs from such musicals as High Society, Anything Goes and Kiss Me Kate. Impossible to choose only 15 songs, and so audience assistance is required. From the 19th - 24th: the audience…

Walks - 7th, 10th, 14th, 17th, 21st, 24th Aug. Talks - 5th, 12th, 19th Aug. If all the world's a stage and we want to change the world, what does it mean for the stage? BiDiNG TiME - an experiment to share a story around the world and make theatre, acting locally / sharing globally. Thyme is a young woman looking…

Celebrate the man and the music as the popular touring production of the rock musical rolls into town again.

Strictly Come Dancing favourites Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace are back with a brand new show celebrating the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Sitting Duck Theatre. Come and see G and S as you've never seen it before! This debut Fringe production by Sitting Duck Theatre sings and dances its way through the working lives of WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Combining original lyrics with Sullivan's music, six performers invite you into the topsy turvydom of this…

Originating from Glasgow's Sloans Bar, this site-specific, promenade opera vividly captures the emotional life of a pub. The audience encounters a series of vignettes as they explore the stunning, period Scottish Arts Club. Comic and moving moments powerfully revealed through soaring composition, witty writing and…

Opera Breve. The economy's in tatters! What's an Opera graduate to do in times of strife? Sing for her supper? This comic opera follows Lizzie and John as they try to make it in a cash-strapped world. But will they get the funds? Will the show go ahead? Or will they be doomed to a life of arts admin? With some of…

Katy, Tom and Jon pay tribute to the best film of all time in their own special way: with original songs, cardboard props and lots of love. Watch them sing, slime and bust their way through a one-hour interactive tribute to everyone's favourite 80s classic. Think Reduced Shakespeare Company meets Be Kind, Rewind.

Mad Hatter Productions. Following a sell-out run in Colchester, Essex, the award-winning Mad Hatter are proud to present this show at its first Fringe festival! Follow the journey of six quirky kids through the trials of growing up and the all-American spelling bee as they learn that losing doesn't make you a loser…

Slipstream Theatre Company. The third original musical from twice MTM-nominated Stephanie Jayne Amies. Eight characters, eight stories all unknowingly connected by one apartment block. From awkward exchanges on the daily commute, people moving in, moving out and moving on, to the final words uttered to a soul mate…

It is the morning after the fall of man. Adam and Eve awaken in a part of Eden they don't recognise. Where are they? What did they do last night? And what's going on underneath Adam's fig leaf? Adam and Eve: The Musical is a hilarious new musical comedy. What if the bible story was true? How does the world's first couple…