The Edinburgh Playhouse
The Edinburgh Playhouse
18-22 Greenside Place
Edinburgh,
EH1 3AA
Box office: 0844 871 3014
Phone: 0131 524 3333
Email:
Website: www.atgtickets.com/edinburgh
- Also offers: Wheelchair access
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Built as a "super cinema" in 1929, the category A-listed building has had a turbulent history, changing hands many times before claiming its place as one of the UK's key venues for post-West End tours in the late-1980s. With a capacity of over 3000 on three levels, it is Britain's largest theatre, attracting coach parties from substantial distances away. From the front, it is hard to get a sense of the Edinburgh Playhouse's scale, but inside, you start to appreciate how much architect John Fairweather capitalised on the steeply sloping site to come up with a design that could accommodate so many. Today the building, which has five bars and many period features still intact, programmes a broad range of entertainment, from popular musicals such as Les Miserables and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to comedians such as Dara O'Briain and Ross Noble; and from big name music acts such as Bob Dylan and Kenny Rogers to high-prestige dance productions in the Edinburgh International Festival.
Events at The Edinburgh Playhouse (18-22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh)
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| Three office workers get their own back on their lying bigot of a boss and conspire to take over the company, all while singing along to 18 classic Dolly Parton numbers. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse | 26 Nov–1 Dec Mon & Tue 7.30pm; Wed 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Thu & Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm | 0844 871 3014 £14–£41 |
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| West End hits and light opera from tenor Boe. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse | 25 Mar 7pm | 0844 871 3014 £25–£47.50 |
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| The Green Day musical comes to the UK, with songs from the Grammy award-winning album of the same name and a story of three young people from the suburbs searching for meaning in a post 9/11 world. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse | 22 Oct–27 Oct Mon–Thu 8pm; Fri 5pm & 8.30pm; Sat 4pm & 8pm | 0844 871 3014 £18.50–£40.50 |
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| See Baby not put in the corner in the musical based on the late Patrick Swayze's popular film. We can't promise you'll have the time of your life, but you'll probably leave singing as much. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse | 4 Dec 2012–12 Jan 2013 Not Sun | 0844 871 3014 £28.50–£79.75 |
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| Let's hear it for the boy as the stage version of the hit 80s film rocks into town. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse | 27 Jul–28 Jul Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm | 0844 871 3014 £15–£19.50 |
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| Popular musical about a chorus girl, Peggy Sawyer, who gets the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play the leading lady – and steals the show. This production stars Dave Willetts and Marti Webb. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse | 6 Nov–10 Nov Tue 7.30pm; Wed 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Thu & Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm | 0844 871 3014 £15–£45 |
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| Tribute to Freddie Mercury et al, starring Gary Mullen – winner of ITV's Stars in Their Eyes – and his band The Works, bringing you all the Queen hits. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse | 20 Nov 7.30pm | 0844 871 3014 £17.50–£19.50 |
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| Bill Kenwright's production of the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical returns, with Keith Jack starring as the boy with the troublesome coat. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse | 13 Nov–17 Nov Tue 7.30pm; Wed & Thu 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Fri 5pm & 8pm; Sat 2pm, 5pm & 8pm | 0844 871 3014 £12–£35 |
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| The biggest name in Scottish stand-up continues his reign with another show packed with astute observations and deathly funny gags. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse |
2 Nov–3 Nov
Fri & Sat 8pm 13 Sep–15 Sep Thu & Sat 8pm |
0844 871 3014 £26 |
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| Strictly Come Dancing regulars Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace bring the heady passions of Buenos Aires to town in this tango extravaganza. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse | 27 Jun–30 Jun Wed–Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm | 0844 871 3014 £21.50–£44 |
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| After last year's 50th anniversary, Lionel Bart's musical take on Dickens' classic transfers to Scotland, featuring Brian Conley as Fagin. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse | 30 May–23 Jun Not Mon | 0844 871 3014 £21.50–£55.50 |
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| An evening in the company of top Elvis impersonator Lee 'Memphis' King, performing a selection of Presley's hip-shaking greatest hits. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse | 30 Oct 7.30pm | 0844 871 3014 £20–£22 |
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| Andrew Lloyd Webber's vastly popular melodramatic musical comes to Scotland at last, with John Owen-Jones and Earl Carpenter sharing the role of the Phantom. Tickets on sale Fri 10 Feb 2012. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse | 19 Sep–20 Oct Not Sun | 0844 871 3014 £19.50–£56 |
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| Scotland's unforgettable musical twins return to the stage with their singalong Caledonian anthems. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse | 22 Nov–23 Nov Thu & Fri 7.30pm | 0844 871 3014 £24.50–£27.50 |
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| The wild-haired Geordie, prone to wondrous tangents and surreal interludes, wanders back out on tour with a brand new show. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse | 1 Nov 8pm | 0844 871 3014 £25 |
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| Blue comedy from man branded 'too rude for television'. Never mind the comedy, that patchwork jacket is hardly fit for public consumption. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse | 31 Oct 7.30pm | 0844 871 3014 £22 |
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| Sally's psychic powers have been with her since she was nine months old, and she's now taking her wealth of psychic knowledge on tour. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse | 11 Nov 7.30pm | 0844 871 3014 £23.50 |
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| Get dolled up as a T-bird or a Pink Lady for this fully interactive sing-along to the classic film, with dancing in the aisles. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse | 26 Jun 7.30pm | 0844 871 3014 £20 |
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| One of the longest running musicals in theatre history rolls into town, featuring 20 of Andrew Lloyd Webber's greatest songs, and turbo charged roller racing excitement for all. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse | 3 Jul–14 Jul Not Sun | 0844 871 3014 £19.50–£46 |
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| Step back in time with a brand new edition of the popular touring show, and hear rock'n'roll hits from the 50s, 60s and 70s. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse | 19 Nov 7.30pm | 0844 871 3014 £20.50–£23.50 |
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| See behind the scenes at the country's largest purpose-built theatre. View full details and ticket info |
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| The Edinburgh Playhouse | 2 Jun–23 Jun Wed, Thu & Sat 10.30am | 0844 871 3014 £12.50 (£9.50) |
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