Production News
Manipulate is nigh!
Manipulate Visual Theatre Festival 2020:
As the year turns chillier and darker, it’s always good to have good things to look forward to warm the heart and soul if not the body.
Easter Play becomes Edinburgh Passion
Easter story to be told in 63 hour epic:
The Princes Street Easter Play is to be expanded this year into a city-wide community play, The Edinburgh Passion, with different groups telling the story of Jesus’s death and resurrection in real time across the city.
Hidden Door open call
Theatre proposals wanted for October 2020 event:
Hidden Door, Edinburgh’s innovative festival which uses found spaces, has put out an open call for proposals for its theatre offering when it returns, at a mystery Edinburgh location in October 2020.
Big MAMA is Back
MAMA’s Revue 2020 for Brunton Theatre:
The Musselburgh Amateur Musical Association returns to the Brunton Theatre this week for their annual musical Revue.
Lion King adds 25 perfs
The Lion King extends to April 18:
The Lion King has extended its run at the Edinburgh Playhouse for 25 more performances through to Saturday 18 April 2020.
It’s Barry to be Barry
Shrinking Violet remount James Barry show:
The extraordinary tale of Dr James Barry, the Irish born surgeon and Edinburgh University alumnus, is told in Edinburgh-based Shrinking Violet’s play about him which it is taking on a brief tour this month.
Playhouse Comedy update
Howard brings RESPITE; Mrs Brown adds date:
Russell Howard has announced he is to bring his Respite stand-up world tour to the Edinburgh Playhouse in August 2020, with tickets on sale 10am, Friday 20 December 2019.
White Christmas for Edinburgh
Playhouse to host Irving Berlin classic in Xmas 2020:
The West End production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas will be blowing into the Edinburgh Playhouse for the Festival season 2020/2021, with tickets now on sale, Monday 16 December 2019.
Mrs Brown is Coming to Town
D’Live Show for Playhouse in June 2020:
Mrs Brown’s Boys is going back on tour in 2020, including July dates at the Edinburgh Playhouse and Glasgow’s SEC Hydro.
PAW Patrol Live! in Edinburgh
Race the Rescue gets July 2020 dates:
PAW Patrol Live, the stage adaptation of the Nickelodeon favourite, is racing to the rescue at the Edinburgh Playhouse in July 2020 as part of a UK tour.
