eft_logo

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

Theatre, next week

Found 41 events.
Sorted by event / date & time / place / most viewed. Showing 10, 25, 50, 100 per page.

Calendar RSS feedWhat are these?
The Wedding Singer
Date Location
Musical based on the Adam Sandler movie of the same name, about a wedding singer whose only dream is to be married himself, starring Jonathan Wilkes and Natalie Casey.
19 May–24 May 7.30; Fri 5.30 & 8.30; Sat 2.30 & 7.30 Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh
Doctor Dolittle
Date Location
So Tommy Steele was all 'talk to the animals!' and I was all like 'nuh-uh! Talk to my Pushme-Pullyu!'
20 May–31 May, not 26 May 7.30 (22 May, 24 May, 29 May & 31 May 2.30 & 7.30); 3.00 & 7.30 Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
Date Location
Old buddies Elaine C Smith and Andy Gray team up again in an adaptation of the Jane Horrocks musical. Mari (Smith) likes to be the centre of attention, so when her latest boyfriend (Gray) - a would be Simon Cowell - decides to make her daughter Little Voice a star, the battlelines are drawn.
12 May–24 May, not Sundays 7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 King's Theatre, Glasgow
The Drawer Boy
Date Location
1970's Canada and two Ontarian farmers are visited by a young actor seeking hands-on research for a new play. An award-winning play by Canadian playwright Michael Healey, and new Tron Director Andy Arnold's first production since taking up the role. Benny Young and Brian Ferguson star.
8 May–24 May, not Sundays, Mondays 8.00 Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Nova Scotia
Date Location
The long awaited fourth part of John Byrne's 'Slab Boys', er, trilogy, catching up with Phil, Spanky and Lucille thirty years after we last saw them. The excellent cast includes Gerry Mulgrew, Gerda Stevenson, Meg Fraser and Paul Morrow.
29 Apr–24 May, not Mondays 8.00 (17 May, 24 May 2.30 & 8.00); Sun 5.00 Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
A Play, A Pie & A Pint:The Last of Us
Date Location
'Not even if you were the last Yangtze river dolphin in the whole-wide world. Goodbye.' Pamela Carter's new play tackles the difficulties of dating in the face of extinction . Repeated on Wednesday night as A Dinner, A Drama and a Dram (£25, includes dinner).
19 May–24 May 12.30 Òran Mór, Glasgow
Katie Morag
Date Location
Katie Morag comes to life in a musical show full of fun. A play for children originally commissioned by Mull Theatre based on the writing of Mairi Hedderwick in a special new version for the Byre. Travel to Struay to meet one of the best loved characters in children's books.
20 May 6.30 Lonach Hall, Strathdon
22 May–24 May Thu 1.00 & 6.00; Fri 10.00am, 1.00 & 7.00; Sat 11.00am & 3.30 Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
Abigail's Party
Date Location
London Classic Theatre present Mike Leigh's modern classic.
21 May–22 May 7.30 Eastwood Park Theatre, Glasgow
23 May–24 May 7.30 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
The Wasp Factory
Date Location
Cumbernauld Theatre, working with the Tron, take on the mammoth task of adapting Iain Banks' first, best-loved, and most disturbing novel for the stage. Meet Frank, just your average island-dwelling, 16 year old serial killer, or so he thinks . . . Recommended for ages 15+.
19 May–21 May 8.00 Cumbernauld Theatre, Cumbernauld
22 May–24 May 7.45 Dundee Rep, Dundee
bahok
Date Location
Choreographer Akram Khan joins forces with acclaimed writer Hanif Kureishi and multi award-winning composer Nitin Sawhney, bringing together a new company of nine dancers in collaboration with China's classical ballet flagship company, the National Ballet of China. The resulting piece, 'bahok', is a new take on the story of the Tower of Babel.
22 May–24 May 8.00 Tramway, Glasgow
Closer
Date Location
Stowaway's stage version of Patrick Marber's play that was made into a popular film starring Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Clive Owen and Natalie Portman.
21 May–24 May 7.30 East Kilbride Arts Centre, East Kilbride
The Singing Kettle: Pirate Island
Date Location
Ahoy land lubbers! Scotland's favourite children's entertainers have set sail with their brand new 2008 show, Pirate Island.
18 May 12.00 & 3.00 Victoria Halls, Helensburgh
24 May 1.00 & 3.30 Arts Guild Theatre, Greenock
Danny the Champion of the World
Date Location
Stage adaptation by Birmingham Stage Co of Roald Dahl's classic story about a little boy who takes on a local landowner in a bid to save his families' home.
20 May–24 May Tue 7.00; Wed–Fri 10.30am & 1.30; Sat 2.30 & 7.00 Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock
Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival
Date Location
Ten-day multi-arts festival covering theatre, dance, music, literature and visual arts.
23 May–31 May (Times vary) Various Venues, Dumfries & Galloway
Singers Company
Date Location
Presenting 'Magic of the Musicals' featuring guests stars from the West End.
24 May 7.30 SECC, Glasgow
Skin Piel (Without Sin)
Date Location
Scottish performance company Oceanallover's latest blend of theatre, music and striking visual imagery is an 'illustration of the human condition' in seven vignettes, from master craftsman picking out MFI tabletops to the monarchy on a package holiday to Ibiza.
20 May–22 May 7.00 The Arches, Glasgow
The Song from the Sea
Date Location
Little Josh lives in a noisy house with a busy family. One day he hears a tempting sound calling to him and thus begins an aquatic adventure of hope, in this enchanting blend of puppetry, music and visual storytelling from Visible Fictions. Ages 3+.
24 May 2.00 Dalkeith Arts Centre, Dalkeith
The Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival
Date Location
An Edinburgh-based theatre festival for children and young people. With 15 productions for a whole range of ages from toddlers to teenagers the festival will feature plays such as 'Aesop's Fables' by Scamp Theatre and 'Yellow Moon' by TAG Theatre Company.
24 May–2 Jun (Times vary) Various Venues, Edinburgh
The First to Go
Date Location
Germany 1941 and three people find themselves imprisoned at an institute of eugenics. Written and performed by Nabil Shaban, this play darkly traces the total dissemination of a society's virtues and compassion.
23 May–24 May 7.45 Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Little Otik
Date Location
And the prize for the darkest, most surreal piece of Scottish theatre you'll see this year goes to? Vanishing Point and the National Theatre of Scotland have adapted cult Czech film-maker's Jan Svankmajer's film, about a couple whose obsession with having a baby leads them to carve a monster out of a tree stump. The heavyweight cast features the wonderful Pauline Goldsmith, and Sandy Grierson, recently brilliant in 'Fergus Lamont' and 'Subway', who also co-adapted the script
23 May–31 May 7.30 Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow
She Stoops to Conquer
Date Location
A comedy of errors that has become one of the most studied of all English comedies, starring Liza Goddard. This play will be in the revolving roster.
22 May–18 Oct (Times vary) Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry
An Audience with Arthur Smith
Date Location
Radio Four broadcaster and general old grump will delight his audiences and set the world to rights. 'Part of Perth Festival of the Arts'.
23 May 7.30 Perth Theatre, Perth
Colin Scougall Theatre School
Date Location
The annual end of year performance by students of the Colin Scougall Theatre School.
21 May–24 May 7.30 Airdrie Arts Centre, Airdrie
Wounds to the Face
Date Location
Final year BA Acting students take on Howard Barker's examination of 21st century angst as revealed on and in relation to the human face.
20 May–24 May 7.30; Fri 2.30 & 7.30 RSAMD (New Athenaeum Theatre), Glasgow
Little Otik (Previews)
Date Location
And the prize for the darkest, most surreal piece of Scottish theatre you'll see this year goes to? Vanishing Point and the National Theatre of Scotland have adapted cult Czech film-maker's Jan Svankmajer's film, about a couple whose obsession with having a baby leads them to carve a monster out of a tree stump. The heavyweight cast features the wonderful Pauline Goldsmith, and Sandy Grierson, recently brilliant in 'Fergus Lamont' and 'Subway', who also co-adapted the script.
21 May–22 May 7.30 Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow

Found 41 events.
Sorted by event / date & time / place / most viewed. Showing 10, 25, 50, 100 per page.

Recommended

The best of what's on today in Edinburgh & Glasgow