There's great drama on offer all year round at the King's Theatre Edinburgh.
- Apr 29 – May 3 Elephant
- May 20 – May 31 Doctor Dolittle
- Jun 2 – Jun 7 Eurobeat
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
13-29 Nicolson Street
Edinburgh,
EH8 9FT
Scotland
Box office: 0131 529 6000
Phone: 0131 529 6000
Email:
Website: www.eft.co.uk
- Box office times: Mon-Sat 11.00am-8.00
The Festival Theatre on Nicolson Street opened in June 1994 and has established its position as one of the country’s most prestigious venues. It has been described by the New York Times as “the finest theatre in Europe”. It is the capital's arena for Scottish Opera and Scottish Ballet and is at the heart of the Edinburgh International Festival. The Theatre programmes a contemporary dance season, alongside large-scale musicals, international ballet companies and a variety of one night musical and comedy events.
Highlights
Apr 25 & 26 Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
May 13 – May 17 Scottish Ballet Romeo & Juliet
Jun 10 & 11 Nederlands Dance Theater 2
For information about what’s on or how to book tickets, visit www.eft.co.uk.
Events at Edinburgh Festival Theatre
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Love conquers all in Birmingham Royal Ballet's rendition of the classic story. | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 6 Nov–8 Nov 7.30; Sat 2.30 & 7.30 | 0131 529 6000 £9.50-£34.50 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| A new Barry Manilow musical starring 'all' of his hit songs. | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 20 Oct–25 Oct 7.30; Thu & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Lesley Garrett OBE stars in Roger and Hammerstein's musical about Billy Bigelow, who returns to earth after being killed in a robbery, to seek out his daughter. | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 6 Oct–11 Oct 7.30; Thu & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 | 0131 529 6000 £17-£35 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Moore is one of Ireland's leading solo artists, mixing traditional song with contemporary social and political commentary, and a few funny anecdotes to ensure his gigs feel more like a reunion of old friends. Here he plays with Declan Sinnott. | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 1 Jun 8.00 | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £22.50-£26 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| So Tommy Steele was all 'talk to the animals!' and I was all like 'nuh-uh! Talk to my Pushme-Pullyu!' | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 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 | 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| The Drifters, bring over 50 years of magical hits to life, with a set featuring classic hits such as 'Saturday Night at the Movies', Under the Boardwalk' and 'Up On The Roof'. | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 26 Oct 7.30 | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £16-£18 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Kitschtastic Eurovision spoof that cleverly realises the event is already almost a spoof of itself anyway. | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 2 Jun–7 Jun 8.00; Fri 6.00 & 9.00 | 0131 529 6000 £16.50-£26.50 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| The razor-tongued star of 'Mock the Week' and '8 out of 10 Cats' makes a stand-up appearance as part of his first national tour. Ages 16+ | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 3 Oct–4 Oct | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £17.50 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| What a voice. Madame Lang appears in town and uses her larynx of gold to promote her new album, 'Watershed'. | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 30 Jul 8.00 | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £22.50-£26 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Displaying extraordinary technical ability and filling the stage with an infectious delight, to spend an evening with these young dancers is to experience some of the very best in modern dance. The programme includes 'Sleight of Hand', 'Dream Play' and 'Mammatus'. | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 10 Jun–11 Jun 7.30 | 0131 529 6000 £10-£20 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| End of year Theatre Arts show inspired by one of the daily diary of a pupil. | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 13 Jun 7.30 | 0131 529 6000 £7 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Britain's flagship contemporary dance company presents a spectacular dance bill of André Gingras' 'Anatomica #3', Siobhan Davies' 'Carnival of the Animals' and the Scottish première of Mark Baldwin's 'Eternal Light', which is set to a live score by Howard Goodall. | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 29 Oct–31 Oct 7.30 | 0131 529 6000 £10-£24 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| The pre-eminent dance company's Autumn show, 'Shuffle it Right', is inspired by classics from the American Songbook composed and recorded by Hoagy Carmichael in the 1940s and 50s. | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 11 Nov 7.30 | 0131 529 6000 £10-£16 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Scottish Ballet adds this contemporary take on the Prokofiev ballet to their award-winning repertoire, bringing Dutch choreographer Krzysztof Pastor on board to bring a fresh twist to the classic tragedy. | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 13 May–17 May 7.30; Thu & Sat 2.00 & 7.30 | 0131 529 6000 £9.50-£34.50 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| The orchestra perform their Scottish programme, with conductor John Mason MBE, presenter Jim McColl MBE, mezzo-soprano Colette Ruddy and tenor Dennis Haggerty. | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 14 Jun 7.30 | 0131 529 6000 £9-£20 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| 'A Night at the Chinese Opera', a new production directed by Lee Blakeley, involves a colourful range of characters including canal workers, explorers, Emperors and even Marco Polo. A combination of catchy folk melodies with parodies of Chinese and Italian opera creates a tale within a tale with its tongue firmly in its cheek. | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 25 Jun, 27 Jun 7.15 | 0131 529 6000 £14-£58 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Go backstage before a performance of Judith Weir's 'A Night at the Chinese Opera' to find out all about costumes, the music and what makes an operatic production tick.enced it. Free with a ticket for any performance of the opera. | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 24 Jun 6.00 | 0131 529 6000 Free with ticket for a performance of the opera |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Sir John Falstaff, the self-indulgent, lecherous, larger-than-life glutton first brought to the public's notice in Shakespeare's comedy 'The Merry Wives of Windsor', gets his own spin-off opera, courtesy of Verdi. Domenic Hill directs a new production for Scottish Opera which promises both Rabelaisian frolicking and a showcase for Verdi's exquisite melodic invention. | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 18 Jun, 21 Jun, 26 Jun, 28 Jun (from 18 Jun) (18 Jun 7.15) (21 Jun 2.15) (26 Jun 7.15) (28 Jun 7.15) | 0131 529 6000 £14-£58 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Join wacky inventor Barnacle McBea under da sea for a magical interactive opera. The performance takes place backstage on floor cushions. Ticket price includes a CD of songs to learn before coming to the show. Ages 3-6 | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 20 Jun–22 Jun Fri 2.00; Sat 10.00am & 1.00; Sun 11.00am & 2.00 | 0131 529 6000 £6 (family tickets £15-£18) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| The spirit of the super Swedes lives on in this musical extravaganza with live singers, on-screen lyrics, fancy dress and a party atmosphere. | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 12 Oct 7.30 | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £17.50 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| A showcase of the great ballet composer's highlights: 'Firebird', 'Petrushka' and Michael Corder's new version of 'Le Baiser de la fée'. | ||
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 4 Nov–5 Nov Tue 7.30; Wed 2.00 & 5.30 | 0131 529 6000 £7.50-£34.50 |
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