Amateur Company Listings

Upcoming productions from Edinburgh’s amateur companies.

(Click on the name of the show to go to its ticketing site).

May 2023

June 2023

Wed 30 May – Sat 3 June 2023
Made in Dagenham (MAMA)
Loretto Private School Theatre, Mill Hill, Musselburgh.
Evenings: 7.30pm.
MAMA’s rescheduled Spring musical production, from the Brunton in April. Set against the backdrop of the 1960s, the show is based on the real-life 1968 sewing machinists strike at the Ford factory in Dagenham. Telling the story of a group of spirited women who joined forces, took a stand for what was right, and in doing so, found their own inner strength. Book here.

Thurs 1 – Sat 3 June 2023.
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
The Brunton, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, East Lothian EH21 6AA.
Evening: 7.30pm, Sat mat 2.30pm (Theatre).
Funny and brutal; beautiful and sad: Jim Cartwright’s Olivier-Award winning timeless and uplifting tale is a comic tragedy about finding your voice in a noisy world. A brand-new amateur production by The Brunton in association with David Ross and Tommie Travers. Book here.

Wed 21 – Sat 24 June 2023.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (The Forth Act)
Saughton Park (The Italian Garden), EH11 3BQ.
Wed – Fri: 7pm, Sat mat 2.30pm.
The Forth Act moves the action from ancient Athens to the modern-day Athens of the north. However, some things never change. The rich are still the rich, the fairies are still enchanting, and the poor are still working on the streets, only now they are tour guides, scaffolders and fast-food delivery cyclists. Book here.

July 2023

Fri 28 – Sat 29 July 2023
Bring it On! The Musical (The Beyond Broadway Experience)
Festival Theatre, 13/29 Nicolson Street EH8 9FT
Evenings: 7.30pm; Matinees Thurs, Sat: 2.30pm.
From the writer of Hamilton, we bring you this high-energy spectacular, featuring the next generation of professional musical theatre performers, an incredible live-band, and spectacular choreography from world-leading creatives. Book here.