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

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Theatre, Plays, Edinburgh

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Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way Musselburgh, Edinburgh
Date Event
7 Oct
7.00
Shakespeare For Schools Local schools partake in a drama workshop then have the chance to stage an abridged Shakespearian play. Four of them will be performed on this…
17 Oct
12.00; Sat 5.30
Il Panico di Pantalone & Il Panico di Capitano Two fast-paced, funny and politically engaged acts take to the stage for the unravelling of dreams, hopes and musical aspirations. By Lung Ha's…
24 Oct
7.30
Hannah & Harvey - A Journey Across Worlds Hannah and her Dad are having trouble seeing eye to eye but help eventually arrives in the form of a big rabbit shaped package. Suitable for ages 10+.
King's Theatre, 2 Leven Street, Edinburgh
Date Event
6 Oct–11 Oct
7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30
Absurd Person Singular Alan Ayckbourn's hit comedy about the social climbing Hopcrofts.
13 Oct–18 Oct
7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30
Calendar Girls The ballsy Women's Institute fundraisers who stripped for a (tasteful) nude calendar have already been immortalised on screen in the 2003 film. Tim…
22 Oct–25 Oct
2.00 & 6.30
Horrid Henry The nasty little nipper from Francesca Simon's books hits the big stage.
28 Oct–1 Nov
7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30
All Quiet on the Western Front A faithful and inventive adaptation for the stage by Robin Kingsland of Maria Remarque's powerful anti-war novel.
4 Nov–8 Nov
7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30
Wuthering Heights Love and torment on a heath in the stage adaptation by April de Angelis of Emily Brontë's classic Eng lit text. Produced by Birmingham Rep and the…
10 Nov–15 Nov
7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30
An Ideal Husband The West End and Broadway production of Oscar Wilde's satire of wit and wisdom in fashionable society.
Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh
Date Event
12 Dec–27 Dec, not 14 Dec, 15 Dec, 21 Dec, 25 Dec, 26 Dec
11.00am
The Tiger Who Came to Tea Pull up a chair and lay another place at the table for a very special guest. Judith Kerr's much-loved children's book is given a magical, musical…
Royal Lyceum Theatre, Grindlay Street, Edinburgh
Date Event
12 Sep–11 Oct, not Sundays, Mondays
7.45 (4 Oct 2.30 & 7.45)
Macbeth The Lyceum kicks off its 08/09 season in fine fettle, with the ever-excellent Liam Brennan as the man who would be king.
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh
Date Event
9 Oct–11 Oct
7.30
Home to Neverland A new show from Splinters Productions, telling the story of JM Barrie - the lad from Kirriemuir who became the world's leading playwright.
4 Nov–7 Nov
7.30
Not About Heroes A Rowantree Theatre Company of Stephen MacDonald's play about the encounter between WWI poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen in Edinburgh's…
St Bride's Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, Edinburgh
Date Event
7 Oct–8 Oct
7.30
Fleeto Paddy Cunneen's short play, inspired by the 'Iliad', draws on contemporary Glasgow's so-called 'knife culture'. A hard-hitting contemporary…
Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, Edinburgh
Date Event
24 Sep–11 Oct, not 6 Oct
(30 Sep–4 Oct, 7 Oct–10 Oct 8.00) (5 Oct 5.00) (11 Oct 2.30 & 8.00)
Cherry Blossom A bold new multi-media theatre piece by Scottish playwright Catherine Grosvenor, exploring ideas, myths and realities of migration and identity in…
23 Oct–1 Nov, not Sundays, Mondays
8.00 (1 Nov 2.30 & 8.00)
Cockroach New play as part of the National Theatre of Scotland Traverse Debuts season, written by new writer Sam Holcroft and directed by Vicky Featherstone.
24 Oct–15 Nov, not 27 Oct, 3 Nov, 10 Nov
(24 Oct–25 Oct, 28 Oct–1 Nov, 4 Nov–7 Nov, 11 Nov & 13 Nov–15 Nov 7.30) (26 Oct, 2 Nov & 9 Nov 5.00) (8 Nov & 12 Nov 2.30 & 7.30)
Midsummer: A Play With Songs A play by David Greig, one of Scotland's leading playwrights, about the most unlikely of love matches that develops over one Edinburgh midsummer…
6 Nov–15 Nov
(6 Nov, 7 Nov, 8 Nov & 11 Nov–14 Nov 8.00) (15 Nov 2.30 & 8.00)
The Dogstone/ Nasty, Brutish and Short Double bill of new plays as part of the National Theatre of Scotland Traverse Debuts season. Dominic Hill directs works by first time playwrights…
20 Nov–29 Nov
(20 Nov–22 Nov & 25 Nov–28 Nov 8.00) (29 Nov 2.30 & 8.00)
Nobody Will Ever Forgive Us New play about a family under siege, by first time playwright Paul Higgins, directed by John Tiffany as part of the NTS Traverse Debuts season.

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