There are great theatre shows on offer all year round at the King's Theatre and Festival Theatre, Edinburgh.
- May 20 – May 31 Doctor Dolittle
- Jun 2 – Jun 7 Eurobeat
- Oct 6 – Oct 11 Carousel
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
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 | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 2:00pm | Scottish Ballet: Romeo and Juliet Scottish Ballet adds this contemporary take on the Prokofiev ballet to their award-winning… | 0131 529 6000 £9.50-£34.50 |
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Scottish Ballet: Romeo and Juliet | 0131 529 6000 £9.50-£34.50 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Doctor Dolittle So Tommy Steele was all 'talk to the animals!' and I was all like 'nuh-uh! Talk to my… | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Doctor Dolittle So Tommy Steele was all 'talk to the animals!' and I was all like 'nuh-uh! Talk to my… | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 2:30pm | Doctor Dolittle So Tommy Steele was all 'talk to the animals!' and I was all like 'nuh-uh! Talk to my… | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Doctor Dolittle | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Doctor Dolittle So Tommy Steele was all 'talk to the animals!' and I was all like 'nuh-uh! Talk to my… | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 2:30pm | Doctor Dolittle So Tommy Steele was all 'talk to the animals!' and I was all like 'nuh-uh! Talk to my… | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Doctor Dolittle | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Doctor Dolittle So Tommy Steele was all 'talk to the animals!' and I was all like 'nuh-uh! Talk to my… | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Doctor Dolittle So Tommy Steele was all 'talk to the animals!' and I was all like 'nuh-uh! Talk to my… | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Doctor Dolittle So Tommy Steele was all 'talk to the animals!' and I was all like 'nuh-uh! Talk to my… | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 2:30pm | Doctor Dolittle So Tommy Steele was all 'talk to the animals!' and I was all like 'nuh-uh! Talk to my… | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Doctor Dolittle | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Doctor Dolittle So Tommy Steele was all 'talk to the animals!' and I was all like 'nuh-uh! Talk to my… | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 2:30pm | Doctor Dolittle So Tommy Steele was all 'talk to the animals!' and I was all like 'nuh-uh! Talk to my… | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Doctor Dolittle | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 8:00pm | Christy Moore Moore is one of Ireland's leading solo artists, mixing traditional song with contemporary social… | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £22.50-£26 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 8:00pm | Eurobeat: Almost Eurovision Kitschtastic Eurovision spoof that cleverly realises the event is already almost a spoof of itself… | 0131 529 6000 £16.50-£26.50 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 8:00pm | Eurobeat: Almost Eurovision Kitschtastic Eurovision spoof that cleverly realises the event is already almost a spoof of itself… | 0131 529 6000 £16.50-£26.50 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 8:00pm | Eurobeat: Almost Eurovision Kitschtastic Eurovision spoof that cleverly realises the event is already almost a spoof of itself… | 0131 529 6000 £16.50-£26.50 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 8:00pm | Eurobeat: Almost Eurovision Kitschtastic Eurovision spoof that cleverly realises the event is already almost a spoof of itself… | 0131 529 6000 £16.50-£26.50 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 6:00pm | Eurobeat: Almost Eurovision Kitschtastic Eurovision spoof that cleverly realises the event is already almost a spoof of itself… | 0131 529 6000 £16.50-£26.50 |
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 9:00pm | Eurobeat: Almost Eurovision | 0131 529 6000 £16.50-£26.50 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 8:00pm | Eurobeat: Almost Eurovision Kitschtastic Eurovision spoof that cleverly realises the event is already almost a spoof of itself… | 0131 529 6000 £16.50-£26.50 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Nederlands Dans Theater 2 Displaying extraordinary technical ability and filling the stage with an infectious delight, to… | 0131 529 6000 £10-£20 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Nederlands Dans Theater 2 Displaying extraordinary technical ability and filling the stage with an infectious delight, to… | 0131 529 6000 £10-£20 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Pilrig Park School: A Day in the Life of . . . End of year Theatre Arts show inspired by one of the daily diary of a pupil. | 0131 529 6000 £7 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Scottish Fiddle Orchestra The orchestra perform their Scottish programme, with conductor John Mason MBE, presenter Jim… | 0131 529 6000 £9-£20 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:15pm | Scottish Opera: Falstaff Sir John Falstaff, the self-indulgent, lecherous, larger-than-life glutton first brought to the… | 0131 529 6000 £14-£58 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 6:00pm | Scottish Opera: Falstaff Unwrapped Sir John Falstaff, the self-indulgent, lecherous, larger-than-life glutton first brought to the… | Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 2:00pm | Scottish Opera: The Undersea World of Bubble McBea Join wacky inventor Barnacle McBea under da sea for a magical interactive opera. The performance… | 0131 529 6000 £6 (family tickets £15-£18) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 10:00am | Scottish Opera: The Undersea World of Bubble McBea Join wacky inventor Barnacle McBea under da sea for a magical interactive opera. The performance… | 0131 529 6000 £6 (family tickets £15-£18) |
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 1:00pm | Scottish Opera: The Undersea World of Bubble McBea | 0131 529 6000 £6 (family tickets £15-£18) |
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 2:15pm | Scottish Opera: Falstaff Sir John Falstaff, the self-indulgent, lecherous, larger-than-life glutton first brought to the… | 0131 529 6000 £14-£58 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 11:00am | Scottish Opera: The Undersea World of Bubble McBea Join wacky inventor Barnacle McBea under da sea for a magical interactive opera. The performance… | 0131 529 6000 £6 (family tickets £15-£18) |
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 2:00pm | Scottish Opera: The Undersea World of Bubble McBea | 0131 529 6000 £6 (family tickets £15-£18) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 6:00pm | Scottish Opera: A Night at the Chinese Opera Unwrapped Go backstage before a performance of Judith Weir's 'A Night at the Chinese Opera' to find out all… | 0131 529 6000 Free with ticket for a performance of the opera |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:15pm | Scottish Opera: A Night at the Chinese Opera 'A Night at the Chinese Opera', a new production directed by Lee Blakeley, involves a colourful… | 0131 529 6000 £14-£58 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:15pm | Scottish Opera: Falstaff Sir John Falstaff, the self-indulgent, lecherous, larger-than-life glutton first brought to the… | 0131 529 6000 £14-£58 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:15pm | Scottish Opera: A Night at the Chinese Opera 'A Night at the Chinese Opera', a new production directed by Lee Blakeley, involves a colourful… | 0131 529 6000 £14-£58 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:15pm | Scottish Opera: Falstaff Sir John Falstaff, the self-indulgent, lecherous, larger-than-life glutton first brought to the… | 0131 529 6000 £14-£58 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 8:00pm | kd lang What a voice. Madame Lang appears in town and uses her larynx of gold to promote her new album… | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £22.50-£26 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:00pm | Scottish Ballet The highly regarded national company present an autumn bill with such diverse influences as… | 0131 529 6000 £10-£20 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:00pm | Scottish Ballet The highly regarded national company present an autumn bill with such diverse influences as… | 0131 529 6000 £10-£20 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:00pm | Scottish Ballet The highly regarded national company present an autumn bill with such diverse influences as… | 0131 529 6000 £10-£20 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | Frankie Boyle The razor-tongued star of 'Mock the Week' and '8 out of 10 Cats' makes a stand-up appearance as… | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £17.50 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | Frankie Boyle The razor-tongued star of 'Mock the Week' and '8 out of 10 Cats' makes a stand-up appearance as… | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £17.50 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Carousel Lesley Garrett OBE stars in Roger and Hammerstein's musical about Billy Bigelow, who returns to… | 0131 529 6000 £17-£35 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Carousel Lesley Garrett OBE stars in Roger and Hammerstein's musical about Billy Bigelow, who returns to… | 0131 529 6000 £17-£35 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Carousel Lesley Garrett OBE stars in Roger and Hammerstein's musical about Billy Bigelow, who returns to… | 0131 529 6000 £17-£35 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 2:30pm | Carousel Lesley Garrett OBE stars in Roger and Hammerstein's musical about Billy Bigelow, who returns to… | 0131 529 6000 £17-£35 |
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Carousel | 0131 529 6000 £17-£35 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Carousel Lesley Garrett OBE stars in Roger and Hammerstein's musical about Billy Bigelow, who returns to… | 0131 529 6000 £17-£35 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 2:30pm | Carousel Lesley Garrett OBE stars in Roger and Hammerstein's musical about Billy Bigelow, who returns to… | 0131 529 6000 £17-£35 |
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Carousel | 0131 529 6000 £17-£35 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Sing-A-Long-A ABBA The spirit of the super Swedes lives on in this musical extravaganza with live singers, on-screen… | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £17.50 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Can't Smile Without You A new Barry Manilow musical starring 'all' of his hit songs. | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Can't Smile Without You A new Barry Manilow musical starring 'all' of his hit songs. | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Can't Smile Without You A new Barry Manilow musical starring 'all' of his hit songs. | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 2:30pm | Can't Smile Without You A new Barry Manilow musical starring 'all' of his hit songs. | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Can't Smile Without You | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Can't Smile Without You A new Barry Manilow musical starring 'all' of his hit songs. | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 2:30pm | Can't Smile Without You A new Barry Manilow musical starring 'all' of his hit songs. | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Can't Smile Without You | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £8.50-£30 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | The Drifters The Drifters, bring over 50 years of magical hits to life, with a set featuring classic hits such… | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £16-£18 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Rambert Dance Company: Eternal Light Tour Britain's flagship contemporary dance company presents a spectacular dance bill of André Gingras… | 0131 529 6000 £10-£24 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Rambert Dance Company: Eternal Light Tour Britain's flagship contemporary dance company presents a spectacular dance bill of André Gingras… | 0131 529 6000 £10-£24 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Rambert Dance Company: Eternal Light Tour Britain's flagship contemporary dance company presents a spectacular dance bill of André Gingras… | 0131 529 6000 £10-£24 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Stravinsky: A Celebration 2008 A showcase of the great ballet composer's highlights: 'Firebird', 'Petrushka' and Michael Corder's… | 0131 529 6000 £7.50-£34.50 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 2:00pm | Stravinsky: A Celebration 2008 A showcase of the great ballet composer's highlights: 'Firebird', 'Petrushka' and Michael Corder's… | 0131 529 6000 £7.50-£34.50 |
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 5:30pm | Stravinsky: A Celebration 2008 | 0131 529 6000 £7.50-£34.50 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Beauty and the Beast Love conquers all in Birmingham Royal Ballet's rendition of the classic story. | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £9.50-£34.50 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Beauty and the Beast Love conquers all in Birmingham Royal Ballet's rendition of the classic story. | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £9.50-£34.50 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 2:30pm | Beauty and the Beast Love conquers all in Birmingham Royal Ballet's rendition of the classic story. | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £9.50-£34.50 |
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Beauty and the Beast | Buy tickets 0131 529 6000 £9.50-£34.50 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | 7:30pm | Richard Alston Dance Company The pre-eminent dance company's Autumn show, 'Shuffle it Right', is inspired by classics from the… | 0131 529 6000 £10-£16 |
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