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Council rejects Rose Theatre hotel plan
Plans for 47 bed hotel deemed “cultural vandalism”
Plans to turn the B-listed Rose Theatre on Rose Street into a 47 bedroom hotel with cafe/bar at rooftop level have been rejected by city councillors.
Jean Brodie for Lyceum
NTS tour kicks off in October 2026
A new adaptation by David Harrower of Muriel Spark’s The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie will open at the Lyceum on Friday 9 October 2026 ahead of a tour to the Glasgow Citizens, His Majesty’s Aberdeen and Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
ELC tests the market on Brunton replacement
Preliminary Market Consultation issued for Brunton Hall
The East Lothian Council has issued a Preliminary Market Consultation (PMC) for Musselburgh’s Brunton Hall, in an attempt to find suppliers, funders, or developers who are capable of delivering a new theatre.
Polwart blows into Lyceum
Windblown announces 2026 Lyceum dates
Karine Polwart to bring Windblown, her five-star EdFringe hit, to the Lyceum in April 2026, as preview briefs for the Lyceum’s Xmas show go on sale.
Annie’s Back!
Playhouse dates for major UK tour
The Sun is coming out in September 2026, if not tomorrow, for the Edinburgh Playhouse, when the Curve production of the hit musical Annie arrives for a week.
Back to the Playhouse!
Back to the Future for Xmas 2026
Great Scott! The first ever UK tour of Back to the Future the Musical, has been announced for the Christmas 2026 slot at the Edinburgh Playhouse, with tickets on sale from 10am Wednesday 10 September 2025.
Bean team for Jack
Cast announced for “King’s Panto” at Festival Theatre
Capital Theatres is returning to what it knows for the cast of Jack and the Beanstalk, as the panto plays its final stint at the Festival Theatre before returning to the refurbished King’s in 2026.
Arkle and Out
End of an era as Arkle calls time
This Fringe sees the end of an era among Edinburgh’s amateur companies, when the unique Arkle Theatre Company drops the curtain on its final production, at the Royal Scots Club on Abercromby Place.
Pleasance Reopens
Pleasance Courtyard overcomes the Floris Effect
Pleasance Venues has announced that it is to re-open the Pleasance Courtyard from 7pm today, Monday 4 August 2025, after it was earlier shut due to the high winds associated with Storm Floris.
The Floris Effect
EdFringe Venues cancel shows due to unseasonable storm
The Tattoo and Edinburgh Fringe venues have cancelled performances and closed venues today, Monday 4 August 2025, due to the anticipated high winds brought by Storm Floris.
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