Archive for May, 2026
The Marriage of Figaro
★★★★☆ Delightful
Scottish Opera’s The Marriage of Figaro kicks off a limited engagement at the Festival Theatre in style, delivering a revival of Sir Thomas Allen’s 2010 production full of flair, humour, and outstanding performances.
Once
★★★★☆ Marvellously melodic
Once, the musical that opens the Alan Cumming era at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, has all of the trappings of a Big Event. And it certainly does not disappoint.
Calendar Girls
★★★★☆ Poignant comedy
There is real emotional weight, as well as considerable comedy, to Edinburgh People’s Theatre’s production of Calendar Girls at the Church Hill.
Waiting for Elvis
★★★☆☆ Roadworthy
St Serf’s Players take a trip off in a new direction this week, with Waiting for Elvis, Philip Goulding’s road movie for the stage, which delivers modern comedy with a nicely historical edge.
It’s the community’s King’s!
Community companies first on King’s stage
Seven of Edinburgh’s community theatre companies will be joining panto favourites Clare Gray and Gail Watson for A Great Night Out, the very first test production on the King’s Theatres newly revamped stage.
Sweat
★★★★★ Unmissable
Sweat by Lynn Nottage at the Lyceum until June 13, is a production of rare power and complexity.
Nottingham
★★★☆☆ Expansive
Nottingham, the Robin Hood musical at the Bruntsfield Pianodrome that is the EdinBards’ full-scale debut, is a likeable show that undoubtedly ends up trying to do too much.
2:22 A Ghost Story
★★★★☆ Chilling
The Playhouse’s resident theatre spectres take a back seat as the UK tour of 2:22 A Ghost Story grabs the spotlight for the week until Saturday.
Listings: Mon 25 – Sun 31 May 2026
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week?
It’s a big week, with two major local companies putting on theatre, a touring scarer, Scottish Opera’s in town and the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival opens.
Baby Mash-up, what on Earth are you doing?
★★★★☆ Extraordinary
Sally Hobson’s extraordinary new play, Baby Mash-up, what on Earth are you doing? from stillpoint theatre company, slips onto the stage with a sly sense of otherworldliness for the first of two performances in Traverse One at the end of a short Scottish tour.
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