Listings: Mon 10 – Sun 16 Nov 2025
What’s on Edinburgh’s Stages this week?
A relatively quiet week this, in terms of amount of shows on stage; but there’s little that is quiet about what is on those stages.
It’s head-to-head Diva-tastic for musical theatre fans as local amateurs Allegro take The Cher Show to the Church Hill Theatre (ends Sat: tickets), while the UK tour of TINA – The Tina Turner Musical drops by the Playhouse (ends Sat 22 Nov: tickets). Fans of both music legends will know exactly what to expect…
The diva’s tiny hands will no doubt be frozen at the Festival Theatre in Scottish Opera’s revival of their magnificent 1940s-set La bohéme (Fri – Sat 22: tickets). SO’s two comedies of infidelity L’heure espagnole & The Bear play for one performance only (Sat: tickets).
At the Traverse, there is fierce protest and music in Apphia Campbell’s ★★★★☆ Powerful Through The Mud (Fri/Sat: tickets), her two-hander depiction of the struggle for civil rights in the USA in the face of racism. Sadly, its returns-only for Wonder Fools’ brilliant Òran (Thurs-Sat: tickets), but definitely worth queuing for.
It’s all in the name at the Storytelling Centre, where the Lour Poets hold their regular Open Mic night on Monday (tickets and sign-up details).
Finally, the wee ones are in for a proper treat at North Edinburgh Arts, where Tortoise in a Nutshell are premiering their new work for four to eight year-olds: Una Imagines (Fri/Sat: tickets).
Listings for the week to Sunday 16 November 2025:
Click on the name of the show or the Book here link to go to its ticketing site.
Church Hill Theatre
33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR.
The Cher Show (Allegro)
Tue 11 – Sat 15 November 2025.
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.
Festival Theatre
13/29 Nicolson Street EH8 9FT. Phone booking: 0131 529 6000.
Uncanny: Fear Of The Dark
Mon 10 Nov 2025
Evening: 7.30pm.
Danny Robins and his team of experts are back with A BRAND-NEW SHOW for 2025/26, with even more terrifying real-life stories and witness accounts that will have you gripped from the very beginning.. Book here.
La bohéme (Scottish Opera)
Fri 14 – Sat 22 Nov 2025
Fri 14, Tue 18, Th 20, Sat 22: 7.15pm; Sun 16: 3pm.
In Barbe & Doucet’s colourful production set in 1920s Paris, four struggling bohemians’ lives are changed when they meet a seamstress called Mimì. Struggling to survive in the lavish yet unforgiving city, these charismatic characters are met with the harsh realities of poverty and fortune. Book here.
L’heure espagnole & The Bear (Scottish Opera)
Sat 15 Nov 2025
Evening: 7.15pm
A new double bill of comedies of infidelity directed by Jacopo Spirei. Ravel’s L’heure espagnole, is about a lustful clockmaker’s wife who puts her creativity to the test, to hide her lovers from her husband. William Walton’s The Bear is about a faithful widow confronted with her late husband’s prominent love affairs. Book here.
North Edinburgh Arts
12C MacMillan Square, Pennywell Road, EH4 4AB.
Una Imagines (Tortoise in a Nutshell)
Fri 14/Sat 15 Nov 2025
Fri: 1:30pm; Sat: 10:30am, 12:30pm & 2:30pm.
A new winter production for 4–8-year-olds and their families all about the
anticipation, excitement and trepidation of the unknown. Join Una on a fantastical, imagination-filled walk home from school, as she ponders the possibilities of what could be waiting behind the door. Book here.
Playhouse
18 – 22 Greenside Place, EH1 3AA. Phone booking: 0844 871 3014.
TINA – The Tina Turner Musical
Tue 11 – Sat 22 Nov 2025
Mon – Sat: 7.30pm; Thur, Sat mats: 2.30pm.
Æ Review:★★★★☆ Affecting.
From humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her triumphant transformation into a multi award-winning global superstar, Tina Turner didn’t just break the rules, she rewrote them. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her iconic hits, discover the heart and soul behind the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Book here.
Scottish Storytelling Centre
43-45 High St, EH1 1SR. Phone booking: 0131 556 9579.
Open Mic (Loud Poets)
Mons: Mon 10 Nov, Mon 24 Nov & Mon 8 Dec.
Mon evening: 7pm (Storytelling Court)
All styles of poetry are welcome and with a different feature performer every time, this event offers a supportive, creative environment for all. Further details & sign-up form.
Traverse
10 Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED. Phone booking: 0131 228 1404.
Òran (Wonder Fools)
By Owen Sutcliffe.
Thurs 13 – Sat 15 Nov 2025
Evening: 7pm (Trav 2).
Combining spoken word, lyrical storytelling and a pulsating electronic live score, This is the thrilling story of Òran and his journey to rescue his best friend from the Underworld. Should he arrive there, Hades might grant him the chance to lead his friend home…but at what cost? Book here.
Through the Mud (Stellar Quines & Royal Lyceum)
By Apphia Campbell.
Fri 14 – Sat 15 Nov 2025
Evening: 7.30pm (Trav 1).
Against a stunning live soundtrack of gospel and blues, Through The Mud explores what it takes to become a revolutionary. The story of two generations of women activists in the struggle for black liberation in America. One, notorious Black Panther Assata Shakur, the other a college student at the beginning of the Black Lives Matter movement in Ferguson in 2014. Book here.
*NB: This is intended to be a complete listing of all public theatrical productions on in Edinburgh. If you are staging a show which is not listed, or a listing is inaccurate, please get in touch through the contact page, here.
