eft_logo

There are great theatre shows on offer all year round at the King's Theatre and Festival Theatre, Edinburgh.

Theatre, Plays

Found 78 events.
Sorted by event / date & time / place / most viewed. Showing 10, 25, 50, 100 per page.

Calendar RSS feedWhat are these?
A Play, A Pie & A Pint: Killing Brando
Date Location
Young prostitute Niamh imagines her life as though she was living as one of the heroines in her favourite movies. She meets Daniel with whom she starts a relationship but is he what she's looking for? The play, written by actress and playwright Alexis Zegerman, has already received a public reading at the Young Vic. Repeated on Wednesday night as A Dinner, A Drama and a Dram (£25, includes dinner).
29 Sep–4 Oct 12.30 Òran Mór, Glasgow
A Play, A Pie & A Pint: Speak The Speech
Date Location
New play by Alma Cullen, who has written Emmy-nominated and BAFTA-winning sctripts for 'Inspector Morse' and 'A Touch Of Frost'. Repeated on Wednesday night as A Dinner, A Drama and a Dram (£25, includes dinner).
8 Sep–13 Sep 12.30 Òran Mór, Glasgow
A Play, A Pie & A Pint: Sweet Home Balmaha
Date Location
New play about a has been Scottish rocker and his son, Elvis. By Tom Urie. Repeated on Wednesday night as A Dinner, A Drama and a Dram (£25, includes dinner).
15 Sep–20 Sep 12.30 Òran Mór, Glasgow
A Play, A Pie & A Pint: When Clarence Calls
Date Location
A new play from comedian Ford Kiernan of Chewin' The Fat and Still Game fame. Directed by Michael Hines, the play follows regular guy Tony Bailey as he journeys through life wondering when his angel is going to call. Repeated on Wednesday night as A Dinner, A Drama and a Dram (£25, includes dinner).
22 Sep–27 Sep 12.30 Òran Mór, Glasgow
Absurd Person Singular
Date Location
Alan Ayckbourn's hit comedy about the social climbing Hopcrofts.
8 Sep–13 Sep 7.30; Thu & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 Theatre Royal, Glasgow
6 Oct–11 Oct 7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 King's Theatre, Edinburgh
3 Nov–8 Nov 7.30; Sat 2.30 & 7.30; Wed 2.00 & 7.30 His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
All Quiet on the Western Front
Date Location
A faithful and inventive adaptation for the stage by Robin Kingsland of Maria Remarque's powerful anti-war novel.
28 Oct–1 Nov 7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Amada
Date Location
The directorial debut of Scottish singer, musician and actor Cora Bissett ('Red Road'), 'Amada' is an adaptation of Isabel Allende's short story about dignity in prostitution. Winner of the Arches Award for Stage Directors.
14 Sep–15 Sep 7.30 Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
23 Sep 8.00 Macrobert, Stirling
An Evening With George Bernard Shaw
Date Location
A performance of scenes from four of George Bernard Shaw's witty plays of a philandering nature. The ticket price includes the performance followed by a Supper Buffet and wine.
8 Feb 7.30 Mugdock Country Park Mugdock Country Park Visitor Centre, Nr Milngavie
An Ideal Husband
Date Location
Peter Hall's acclaimed West End production of Oscar Wilde's 'An Ideal Husband' is brought to life with an all star cast starring Kate O'Mara, Fenella Fielding and Tony Britton.
13 Oct–18 Oct 7.30; Sat 2.30 & 7.30; Wed 2.00 & 7.30 His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
The Angina Monologues
Date Location
Written by the Professor of Pharmacology (Strathclyde Institute of Biomedical Sciences) Robin Plevin as part of the Science Engagement project, this play focuses on the causes of cardiovascular disease, drug intervention and associated health issues. It is presented by Focus Theatre Company ahead of its 2009 spring tour. 'Part of the Merchant City Festival '.
26 Sep 7.30 Ramshorn Theatre, Glasgow
Arcadia
Date Location
Stoppard's play is a historical detective story that finds joy in the unpredictability of human desire. With dashing wit an academic hack desperately tries to solve the mysterious events at a country house. This play will be part of the revolving roster.
5 Jun–18 Oct (Times vary) Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry
Arrow in the Eye
Date Location
Multimedia work in which a girl falls in love with a tiny chair, by current GSA MFA student Shelly Nadashi, better known as a visual artist. 'Part of Arches LIVE'
18 Sep 10.00 The Arches, Glasgow
Barrie: A Life in Stories
Date Location
Splinters perform the life of Peter Pan creator JM Barrie through his own words. Audio described performance on 28 Aug.
3 Oct 8.00 Wynd Theatre, Melrose
Be Water
Date Location
A world where imagination meets reality in this collaborative piece mixing images, movement, drawing and music form Rosalind Masson, Vera Tussing, Andrew MacDonald and JS Rafaeli. 'Part of Arches LIVE!'.
23 Sep–26 Sep, not Thursdays 8.15 The Arches, Glasgow
The Blend
Date Location
An annual celebration of roots music now in its sixth year with a full programme of events and performances, free Blend sessions, late night DJ sets and more taking place in Stirling and its surrounding villages.
13 Mar 2009–15 Mar 2009 (Times vary) Tolbooth, Stirling
Booster Cushion Theatre: Big Book Tall Tales
Date Location
A tall tale about a grouchy caretaker who finds a big word-less book. With voice, mime and sign language. Suitable for 5 - 9 year olds.
13 Sep 2.00 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
Calendar Girls
Date Location
The ballsy Women's Institute fundraiser who stripped for a (tasteful) nude calendar have already been immortalised on screen in the 2003 film. Tim Firth adapts the script for the stage with a cast that includes Elaine C Smith and Lynda Bellingham.
13 Oct–18 Oct 7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Cherry Blossom
Date Location
A bold new multi-media theatre piece by Scottish playwright Catherine Grosvenor, exploring ideas, myths and realities of migration and identity in 21st Century Europe. Following the Edinburgh performances, the production will then transfer to Bydgoszcz and Warsaw.
24 Sep–11 Oct Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
The Chronicles of Irania
Date Location
One-woman show (starring former NTS Young Company member Maryam Hamdi and written by Catrin Evans of Petrified Paradise) set in a transfigured, mystical Iran. 'Part of Arches LIVE!'
18 Sep–20 Sep 9.00 The Arches, Glasgow
Country Voices
Date Location
The Northumberland Theatre Company presents a tale of a farming family's life and music from the days of hand and horse.
13 Sep 8.00 Wynd Theatre, Melrose
Cria
Date Location
Megan Barker and Neil Docherty, the team behind last year's Traverse Fringe hit 'Pit', have created a dark, complex fusion of fantasy and realism that dances around the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. 'Part of Arches LIVE!'
18 Sep–20 Sep 7.15 The Arches, Glasgow
Demises
Date Location
A series of playful predictions about how you're going to die. 'Part of Arches LIVE!'.
25 Sep 10.00 The Arches, Glasgow
Don Juan
Date Location
A new adaptation of Carlo Goldoni's original source text directed by Jeremy Raison and Maxine Braham. The Spanish legend of master seducer Don Juan has been interpreted by everyone from Mozart to Johnny Depp, but this 21st century version focuses on what happens when a woman refuses to succumb to his charms.
17 Sep–3 Oct, not Sundays, Mondays 7.30 (4 Oct 2.30 & 7.30) Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow
Equal & Opposite
Date Location
Gary McNair's play examines the possibility of parallel universes. 'Part of Arches LIVE!'.
26 Sep–27 Sep 8.45 The Arches, Glasgow
Fleeto
Date Location
Paddy Cunneen's short play, inspired by the Iliad, draws on contemporary Glasgow's so-called 'knife culture'. A hard-hitting contemporary re-invention of the Greek tragic form.
16 Sep–17 Sep 8.00 Perth Theatre, Perth
18 Sep–19 Sep 7.30 (19 Sep 2.30 & 7.30) Byre Theatre, St Andrews
20 Sep 7.30 Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine
22 Sep 7.30 Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley
23 Sep 7.30 Regal Community Theatre, Bathgate
26 Sep–27 Sep 7.30 The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
30 Sep 7.30 High School, Wick, Wick
1 Oct 7.30 Red Shoes Theatre, Elgin
2 Oct 7.30 Fortrose Community Theatre, Fortrose
3 Oct 7.30 Universal Hall, Findhorn

Found 78 events.
Sorted by event / date & time / place / most viewed. Showing 10, 25, 50, 100 per page.