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.

November 2025

Tue 11 – Sat 15 Nov 2025
The Cher Show (Allegro)
Church Hill Theatre, 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR.
Evenings: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
Based on the life of Cherilyn Sarkisian La Piere Bono Allman, or as her friends call her, Cher. The kid on a tricycle, vowing to be famous. The teenage phenomenon who crashes by twenty. The glam TV star who quits at the top. The would-be actress with an Oscar. They’re all here, dressed to kill, belting out all the hits, telling it like it is. And they’re all the star of The Cher Show. Book here.

Sat 22/Sun 23 Nov 2025
A Blockbuster MAMA Variety (MAMA)
Our Lady Of Loretto Church Hall, 17 Newbigging, Musselburgh, EH21 7AJ.
Sat: 2pm & 7pm; Sun: 3.30pm.
Lights, camera, action! Step onto the red carpet and join MAMA for A Blockbuster MAMA Variety. Expect a night filled with music, dance, comedy & a few surprises, all celebrating the magic of the silver screen! Book here.

Tue 25 – Sat 28 Nov 2025
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (EGTG)
Assembly Roxy, 2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU.
Daily: 7.30pm.(Central).
Christopher, 15 years old, stands beside Mrs Shears’ dead dog. It has been speared with a garden fork, it is seven minutes after midnight, and Christopher is under suspicion. EGTG presents Simon Stephens’ adaptation of Mark Haddon’s bestselling, award-winning novel, a richly theatrical exploration of this touching and bleakly humorous tale. Book here.

Wed 26 – Sat 28 Nov 2025
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (FCT)
North Edinburgh Arts, MacMillan Square, Pennywell Road, EH4 4AB
Evenings: 7pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
Forth Children’s Theatre with the circus-themed panto by Lewis C. Baird which sees the MacCarnival’s family Circus go to war with Baroness Von Winkle’s Circus of Horrors. Featuring showstopping music, comedy and some cirque magic, this is a show for all the family! Book here.

Wed 26 – Sat 28 Nov 2025
It’s a Wonderful Life (Leitheatre)
Church Hill Theatre, 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR.
Wed – Fri: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
Christmas Eve, 1946, Bedford Falls. Down-on-his-luck banker George Bailey feels life has passed him by, and he’s at the end of his rope. But when George’s guardian angel pays him a visit, he’s amazed to discover what life in his beloved town would be like without him. Leitheatre with Mary Elliott Nelson’s adaptation of the Frank Capra movie. Tickets coming soon.

Wed 26 – Sat 28 Nov 2025
Murder at Ten Twenty (Saughtonhall Drama Group)
Saughtonhall United Reform Church, 85-87 Saughtonhall Drive, EH12 5TR.
Wed – Fri: 7.30pm; Sat, mat only: 2.30pm.
Wealthy entrepreneur and crossword enthusiast Abel is convinced that one of his children is planning to murder him, and hires a private detective to help catch the killer. But it doesn’t go to plan, and Detective Inspector West must uncover the truth… Saughtonhall with Ian McCutcheon’s full-length thriller. Book here.

December 2025

Wed 3 – Sat 6 Dec 2025
Beauty & The Beast The Pantomime (BTC Productions)
Church Hill Theatre, 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR.
Wed – Sat: 7.30pm; Fri mat: 2.30pm, Sat mat: 2pm.
The Balerno Theatre Company with a traditional family pantomime, based on the fairytale by Gabrielle-Suzanne Bardot de Villeneuve. The new script is by director Lewis T Baird, James McCutcheon is MD and choreography is by Sophie Williams. Book here.

Fri 12/Sat 13 Dec 2025
A Lad in… Cramond (Cramond Drama Group)
Cramond Kirk Hall, 1 Kirk Cramond, Cramond, EH4 6HZ..
Evening: 7pm; Sat mat: 2pm.
The boy who dared to dream…. Cramond Drama Group and their community cast promise epic tunes and banging boogies in their modern twist on a timeless and much-loved tale. Book here.

Fri 12 – Sun 21 Dec 2025
Sinbad The Sailor (EPT)
Church Hill Theatre, 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR.
Weekday’s (not Mon 15): 7pm; Sat/Sun mats: 2.30pm.
After adventures aplenty on his previous seven voyages, Sinbad returns home for good in Alan P Frayn’s panto. But, when the Persian Pearl of Peace mysteriously disappears, Sinbad must set out on an epic adventure to clear his name and rescue the Caliph’s beautiful daughter – Princess Miranda. Will the baddies win the day? Or will the goodies show Sinbad the way? Book here.

Fri 12 – Sun 14 Dec 2025
A Christmas Carol (The Forth Act)
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Royston Mains Place, EH5 1LH
Fri 12/Sat 13: Fri 7pm; Sat 2pm.
St. Salvador’s Scottish Episcopal Church, 61 Saughton Mains Street, EH11 3QX.
Sat/Sat: 7pm; Sun mat: 2pm.
a heartwarming tale of redemption and holiday spirit adapted by Cosette Bolt in support of the food pantry. Book here for St Salvador’s. Tickets on the door for St David’s

February 2026

Wed 25 – Sat 28 Feb 2026
We Will Rock You (The Bohemians)
Festival Theatre, 13/29 Nicolson Street EH8 9FT.
Evenings: 7.30pm; Mat: Sat: 2.30pm.
The Queen and Ben Elton musical, set in a future where rock music is forbidden, until a group of rock rebels (the Bohemians) make it their mission to bring it back against all odds in their fight against the all-powerful Globalsoft company and its boss, Killer Queen. Book here.

Fri 27 – Sat 28 Feb 2026
The Grand Duke (EdGAS)
Edinburgh New Town Church, 13 George Street, EH2 2PA.
Evenings: 7.30pm.
Semi-staged production of G&S’s final Savoy Opera. The plot hinges on the mis-interpretation of a 100-year-old law regarding statutory duels (decided by drawing cards). The leading comedian of a theatre troupe, spearheads the rebellion against the hypochondriac, miserly Grand Duke and becomes engaged to four different women before all is resolved. Book here.

April 2026

Fri 31 Mar – Sat 4 Apr 2026
Footloose (EMT)
Church Hill Theatre, 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR.
Evenings: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
When Ren and his mother move town, he is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. But he’s not prepared for the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, who is determined to exercise control over the town’s youth. Book here.