Amateur Company Listings

Upcoming productions from Edinburgh’s amateur companies.

Click on the name of the show or the Book here link to go to its ticketing site.

Thurs 3 – Fri 4 October 2024
Intoxicated Honeymoon (EUTC)
Bedlam Theatre, 11B Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ.
Evenings: 7.30pm.
Oh dear; we say things, we make choices, we go on with our lives. But what if that edgy and cynical teenagehood of yours had long jinxed you before entering the monstrosity of adulthood? It was probably a curse written in blood. EUTC with an original play written by English Literature student, Victoria Ge. Book here.

Wed 9 – Sat 12 October 2024
Sweeney Todd (Blackout Productions)
Church Hill Theatre, 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR
Evenings: 7.30pm, Sat mat: 2.30pm.
Stephen Sondheim’s dark, witty and Tony Award-winning take on The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. A tale of love, murder and revenge set against the backdrop of 19th century London. Book here.

Wed 9 – Sat 12 October 2024
1984 (EUTC)
Bedlam Theatre, 11B Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ.
Evenings: 7.30pm.
EUTC with Orwell’s cautionary tale of the importance of protecting personal liberty. Utilising live cameras and video manipulation, this ambitious interpretation of the infamous novel will leave audiences fully immersed in the terrifying reality of a totalitarian regime. Tickets on sale soon.

Tue 15 – Sat 19 October 2024
Dangerous Corner (EGTG)
Assembly Roxy, 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU.
Evenings: 7.30pm (Upstairs).
Why did Martin Caplan die? A close-knit group of family and friends unravels as secrets are revealed following the death of one of their number. Martin Foreman directs this tense psychological drama from the author of An Inspector Calls. Details here.

Wed 23 – Sat 26 October 2024
The Boys in the Band (EUTC)
Bedlam Theatre, 11B Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ.
Evenings: 7.30pm (tbc).
Mart Crowley’s groundbreaking 1968 play (pre-Aids, pre-Stonewall) about gay life in New York City. In his Upper East Side apartment, Michael is throwing a birthday party for Harold, a self- avowed “thirty-two-year-old, pockmarked, Jew fairy,” complete with surprise gift: “Cowboy,” a street hustler. Details coming here soon.

Fri 25 – Sat 26 October 2024
Annie (Nardone’s Academy of Performing Arts)
Church Hill Theatre, 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR
Evenings: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
Based on the popular comic strip, Annie tells the extraordinary story of a little orphan who ends up in the lap of luxury with Depression-era billionaire Oliver Warbucks. Unlike most of the other children at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage, energetic Annie believes that her parents are still alive and will one day return to claim her. Book here.

Tue 29 Oct – Sat 2 Nov 2024
Edinburgh Gang Show 2024
Festival Theatre, 13/29 Nicolson Street EH8 9FT.
Evening: 7pm; Sat mat: 2pm.
Over 250 young people from South East Scotland Scouts and Girlguiding Edinburgh will dazzle you with their energetic, show-stopping musical items and hilarious comedy sketches. Spectacular performances that are guaranteed to make you smile – “there’s no show like the Gang Show!”Book here.

Tue 5 – Sat 9 November 2024
The SpongeBob Musical (Allegro)
Church Hill Theatre, 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR.
Evenings: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. Book here.

Wed 13 – Sat 16 November 2024
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Broadway Cinderella (Threepenny Theatricals)
Church Hill Theatre, 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR
Evenings: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
Based on the original French fairy tale by Charles Perrault, this romantic musical adaptation has all the ingredients of the spellbinding story we love: A pumpkin coach, glass slippers, a fairy godmother, a masked ball, and much more, all bound together by the glorious music and lyrics of Rodgers and Hammerstein and lashings of magic, glitter and sparkle. Book here.

Wed 20 – Sat 23 November 2024
Dancing at Lugnhasa (Leitheatre)
Church Hill Theatre, 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR.
Wed – Fri: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
Leitheatre with Brian Friel’s multi-award-winning play about five impoverished spinster sisters in a remote part of County Donegal in 1936. With them live seven year-old Michael their older brother, Jack a missionary priest newly returned from Africa. Events of that summer are recalled by the adult Michael, unfolding a tender study of these women’s lives. Book here.

Thur 21 – Sun 24 November 2024
Blithe Spirit (The Forth Act)
Siegfried Room, Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus, 219 Colinton Road, EH14 1DJ.
Thur – Sat: 7pm; Sat/Sun mat: 2pm.
The Forth Act will be delighted to invite you into Mr Charles Condomine’s drawing room to observe psychical phenomena with the wonderful Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit. Be excited by the arrival of Elvira and the amazement of the assembled diners as the story unfolds! Book here.

Wed 27 – Sat 30 November 2024
Elf: The Musical (A-Team Productions)
Church Hill Theatre, 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR.
Evenings: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
Based on the hit Christmas movie. Buddy, a young orphan child, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported back to the North Pole. Unaware that he is actually human, Buddy’s enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. Book here.

December 2024

Wed 4 – Sat 7 December 2024
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Balerno Theatre Company)
Church Hill Theatre, 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR.
Evenings: 7.30pm; Fri Mat: 2.30pm, Sat mat: 2pm.
Enter a World of Pure Imagination and join Balerno Theatre Company as they retell this delicious tale. Based on Roald Dahl’s iconic story, the stage show combines memorable songs from the original 1970’s motion picture with new numbers from the songwriters of Hairspray. Book here.

Tue 10 – Sun 15 December 2024
Nativity! the Musical (Captivate)
Assembly Roxy, 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU.
Daily: 8pm; Sat/Sun mats: 2pm.(Central).
St Bernadette’s School’s unlucky in love teacher Mr Maddens is staging this year’s school Nativity and making it a musical. To get one over his rival school (and teaching nemesis Gordon Shakespeare) he has however told a teeny tiny lie…… that a Hollywood producer is coming to see the show and turn it into a film… Step up please, Mr Poppy! Book here.

Fri 13 – Sun 22 December 2024
The Sleeping Beauty (EPT)
Church Hill Theatre, 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR.
Weekdays (not Mon): 7pm; Weekend matinees: 2.30pm.
King Nolly and Queen Dottie of Woollyglen, the land of sheep and spinning wheels, are excited for the Royal Christening of their beautiful daughter, Princess Aurora in Ben Crocker’s traditional panto script, brought to the stage by EPT. But no expects wicked fairy, Carabosse, and her naughty feline accomplice, Spindleshanks… Book here.

January 2025

Thurs 16 – Sat 18 January 2025
Everybody’s Talking Jamie (Nardone’s Academy of Performing Arts)
Church Hill Theatre, 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR.
Evenings: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 230pm.
Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn’t quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. Jamie is going to be a sensation. With an original score of catchy pop tunes that will blow the roof of the theatre, this will have everybody talking about Jamie for years to come. Book here.

February 2025

Thur 6 – Sat 8 February 2025
Bring It On (Nardone’s Academy of Performing Arts)
Church Hill Theatre, 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR.
Evenings: 7.30pm; Fri Mat: 2.30pm, Sat mat: 2pm.
Bitingly relevant, sprinkled with sass, and inspired by the hit film, Bring It On The Musical takes audiences on a high-flying journey that is filled with the complexities of friendship, jealousy, betrayal and forgiveness. Book here.

Wed 12 – Sat 15 March 2025
Priscilla Queen of the Desert – the Musical (Bloc)
Festival Theatre, 13/29 Nicolson Street EH8 9FT.
Evening: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
NB: Thurs 7.30pm: Sing-along perf.
The Bohemians with the jukebox musical telling the story of three performers, Adam, Tick and Bernadette, booked to perform a show in the heart of The Australian Outback. Follow the glamorous trio through the highs and lows of their journey across the desert as they travel on their bus, Priscilla. Book here.

Tue 25 – Sat 29 March 2025
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (EMT)
Church Hill Theatre, 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR.
Evenings: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
Edinburgh Music Theatre invite you to step into a world of enchantment with the smash-hit musical. Witness the timeless tale of Belle, a spirited young woman, and the Beast, a prince trapped under a magical spell. Featuring dazzling choreography, stunning costumes, and unforgettable songs. Book here.