Preview & Listings Mon 27 May – Sun 2 June 2024
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week?
It’s the big week for Edinburgh’s children’s theatre with the Edinburgh International Theatre Festival iin town, featuring no less than four Scottish productions among the 14 shows in venues around town.
Children’s Fest List
Children’s Festival Listings
Here are the full listings for Imaginate’s Edinburgh International Children’s Festival 2024. The festival also features a day of free pop-up performances at the Museum of Scotland on Saturday 25 May.
Jason Donovan gets Rocky at Playhouse
Rocky Horror Show tours to Playhouse in Jan 2025
Tickets are now on sale for the Rocky Horror Show touring to the Edinburgh Playhouse in January 2025 with Jason Donovan reprising his role as Frank’n’Furter.
Bonnie & Clyde musical gunned down
Tour pulled because of poor ticket sales
The UK tour of Bonnie and Clyde the musical, which had been due to play the Edinburgh Festival Theatre in July, has been shut down with immediate effect and will no longer play Edinburgh.
The Fastest Clock in the Universe
★★★★☆ Febrile
EGTG drill down deep into the vicious heart of Philip Ridley’s The Fastest Clock in the Universe, in a production at the Assembly Roxy which never goes quite where you expect it to.
Preview & Listings Mon 20 – Sun 26 May 2024
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…
It’s a big week for Edinburgh companies. The amateur groups have four very different productions, there’s an immersive show from grassroots company Citadel along the Union Canal, magic from Kevin Quantum and a last chance to see Macbeth (an undoing) at the Lyceum.
Catching time with EGTG
EGTG Director Abbye Eva and lead actor Caden Scott on The Fastest Clock in the Universe
This week, EGTG continue their platinum season with a production of Philip Ridley’s 1992 dark comedy thriller, The Fastest Clock in the Universe, at Assembly Roxy for five performance.
Lung Ha at 40: Spotlight on… Gavin Yule
Spotlight on Lung Ha Actor Gavin Yule
To mark its 40th anniversary, Lung Ha theatre commissioned a series of portraits of the 25-strong company from Edinburgh-based photographer Peter Dibdin.
Lung Ha at 40 Spotlight Series
Portrait collaboration for Lung Ha’s 40th anniversary
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Lung Ha Theatre Company, All Edinburgh Theatre is delighted to collaborate with the award-winning professional company for actors and theatre makers who are autistic or learning-disabled.
King’s hits bedrock
Delays and cost escalation revealed for King’s
The King’s theatre refurbishment has been delayed and it will not now be ready in time to host events during EIF 2025 but instead is now expected to open for the 2025 pantomime.
