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Amateur Auditions
Two shows looking to cast for May and August
A production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at the Brunton in May and the world premiere adaptation of Stephen Fry’s Making History at the Fringe have put out open calls for amateur performers.

JC Superstar for Edinburgh
Playhouse dates for Olivier Award-winning revival
The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s reimagined production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar will visit Edinburgh’s Playhouse in February 2024 as part of a major UK tour.

EPT’s Book Club wins One Acts
Edinburgh People’s Theatre overall winner at SCDA One Act Festival
The Edinburgh People’s Theatre’s production of The Book Club of Little Witterington won first prize and the Edith Forbes Trophy in the Edinburgh district round of the SCDA’s One Act Play Festival 2023, held at the Church Hill Theatre over Friday and Saturday evenings.

King’s redevelopment back on!
Funding gap sufficiently reduced for work to commence
Work will now start on the long-awaited redevelopment of the King’s Theatre this Monday, 27 February, after Capital Theatre secured additional pledges of £7.2m for the project.

Disney’s Aladdin for Edinburgh
Autumn dates as UK tour opens at Playhouse
The first UK tour of Disney’s Aladdin is set to open this Autumn at the Edinburgh Playhouse, where the show is flying in for a four week run from 24 October to 18 November 2023.

Hamilton for Edinburgh
Nine week season at Festival Theatre
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton has booked into the Festival Theatre for a nine week season in 2024. The Scottish premiere will be the second date of a UK tour starting in Manchester this November.

Rose Theatre for sale
£3 million price tag on New Town theatre
The Rose Theatre at 150 Rose Street in Edinburgh’s New Town has been put up for sale with a guide price of £3 million by its owner, the Danish choreographer and director Peter Schaufuss.

Pretty Woman for Edinburgh
Playhouse dates in April 2024
Pretty Woman: The Musical, the 80s Hollywood rom-com live on stage, is playing the Edinburgh Playhouse in April 2024 after making its Scottish debut at Glasgow’s Theatre Royal in November this year.