Listings Mon 2 – Sun 8 March 2026
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week?
A week of big theatre, this with plenty to offer on all levels of the professional touring circuits, a great grassroots show, two works in preview and, of course, that “revolting” musical.
The big commercial show is Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts, the 2010 play by original Morse scriptwriter, with Tom Chambers as Morse (ends Sat: tickets). “The programme’s many fans will be very pleased,” says Æ’s critic.
The big number on the non-commercial circuit is Nicole Cooper’s CATS award-winning turn as Medea from Bard in the Botanics at the Traverse (Fri/Sat: tickets). Limited tickets remain for Sat only: be quick, it’s brilliant.
The big play is Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead from new grassroots outfit Gutter Theatre at Assembly Roxy (Wed – Sun: tickets). If you miss this one, the Makars have a production at the Church Hill in April (tickets).
There are two big previews. The first is a long-range effort from the brilliant Creative Electric who have a nightclub-set Medusa at Summerhall (Fri-Sun: tickets) ahead of “BIG PLANS” for the show in 2027.
The second show in preview is One Day – the Musical at the Lyceum (previews to Mar 10, run ends Apr 19: tickets). The unofficial message from those who have seen early previews is “run – don’t walk” – for tickets.
They don’t come much bigger than Matilda the Musical, parking at the Playhouse for three weeks (ends Sun 22 Mar: tickets). Surely, everyone needs to get a little bit naughty…
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Scylla’s Bite have a special Bite Night with five WIPs and a panel Q&A with top women in the Scottish theatre industry at Augustine United Church (Sun: tickets).
And finally, Class Act returns to the Traverse, with short scripts from young people at Edinburgh’s high schools (Wed/Thur: tickets)
Listings
Click on the name of the show or the Book here link to go to its ticketing site.
Assembly Roxy
2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Gutter Theatre)
Wed 4 – Sun 7 Mar 2026
Daily: 7.30pm.(Upstairs).
Æ review: ★★★☆☆ Clear
In Tom Stoppard’s worm’s-eye view of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the spotlight finds two ill-fated and unimportant characters, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, as they fumble their way through the world of the play, accompanied by the enigmatic Player and his troupe of Tragedians. From new Edinburgh-based theatre collective: Gutter Theatre. Book here.
Festival Theatre
13/29 Nicolson Street EH8 9FT. Phone booking: 0131 529 6000.
Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts
Tue 3 – Sat 7 March 2026
Tue – Sat: 7.30pm; Mats Thurs, Sat: 2.30pm.
Æ review: ★★★★☆ Pleasing
A chilling mystery unfolds when a young actress suddenly dies on stage during a performance, and Detective Chief Inspector Morse embarks on a gripping investigation. What begins as a suspicious death inquiry takes a darker turn when the legendary inspector, together with DS Lewis, uncovers a connection to sinister events in his own past, twenty-five years earlier. Book here.
Leith Depot
138-142 Leith Walk EH6 5DT.
Drama @ The Depot – Metamporphosis (PenPal Productions)
Mon 2 Mar 2026
Evening: 8pm.
Six pint-sized plays written by Edinburgh-based playwrights, rehearsed on the day & read script-in-hand in the evening by professional actors. March’s theme is Metamorphosis. Each month we have a new theme and playwrights are free to interpret the theme in their own way, making for an eclectic and exciting selection of new writing.
Head along for some food and a drink at the bar and make an evening of it. Book here.
Lyceum Theatre
Grindlay Street EH3 9AX. Phone booking: 0131 248 4848.
One Day – The Musical (25/26 Season)
Book by David Greig. Lyceum production.
Previews Fri 27 Feb – Tue 10 Mar 2026. PN: Mar 11
Run: Th 12 Mar – Sun 19 April 2026.
Tue – Sat: 7.30pm; Mats Wed, Sat: 2.30pm; Sun: 5pm.
Emma and Dexter first meet on the night of their graduation, 15th July 1988 – St. Swithin’s Day. Over the next twenty years we return to them on the same day each year, and through joy and heartbreak, missed opportunities and second chances, they navigate love, ambition, and the unpredictable twists of life. Book here.
Playhouse
18 – 22 Greenside Place, EH1 3AA. Phone booking: 0844 871 3014.
Matilda the Musical
Wed 4 – Sun 22 Mar 2026
Tue – Sat: 7.30pm; Thu 5, Wed 11&18, Sat/Sun mats: 2.30pm.
Æ review: ★★★★☆ Huge energy
With book by Dennis Kelly, music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and directed by Matthew Warchus, Matilda is the story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny. Book here.
Scottish Storytelling Centre
43-45 High St, EH1 1SR. Phone booking: 0131 556 9579.
Bury Me Behind the Skirting Board
Wed 4 Mar 2026.
Two perfs: 6pm & 8pm
Roman Boklanov, with solo performance based on the autobiographical novella by Pavel Sanaev which reshaped the conversation about growing up, family, and the myth of a “happy childhood”. This performance is entirely in Russian and is not suitable for non-Russian speakers. Book here.
Summerhall
1 Summerhall, EH9 1PL.
Medusa (Creative Electric)
Fri 6 – Sun 8 March 2026
Fri – Sun: 8pm; Sat mat: 2pm.
Medusa works behind the bar in Athena’s nightclub, slinging waters to the pilled-up masses. She’s popping off on social media, talking about being ‘clinically radge’, revelling in the lights and dancing in the debris – until Poseidon takes something that wasn’t his to take. Written by Heather Marshall and directed by Jen McGregor, Medusa is a new show for theatre lovers, ravers, and people searching for queer, disabled community. Book here.
Traverse
10 Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED. Phone booking: 0131 228 1404.
Someone’s Knockin’ at the Door (PPP)
By Milly Sweeney.
Tue 3 – Sat 7 Mar 2026
Lunchtime: 1pm (Trav 2).
Æ review: ★★★☆☆ Charming
In 1976, Jack and Kathy set out on a mission to find Paul McCartney’s house on the Mull of Kintyre, where he was living off-grid after The Beatles broke up. Now, fifty years later, they are telling their granddaughter the full story of what really happened. Book here.
Class Act Edinburgh Showcase
By the young people of Edinburgh.
Wed 4/Thurs 5 Mar 2026
Evening: 7pm (Trav 1).
This year’s scripts have been created by young people from Edinburgh high schools – Craigroyston High School, Royal High School, Tynecastle High School & Trinity Academy. Each script will be brought to life by a team of professional theatre-makers including directors, actors and musicians. Book here.
Medea (Bard in the Botanics)
By Kathy McKean, directed by Gordon Barr.
Fri 6/Sat 7 Mar 2026
Evenings: 7.30pm (Trav 1).
Æ review: ★★★★☆ Furious
Everyone knows how Jason won the Golden Fleece – everyone knows how he became a hero for all time – and everyone knows the part his wife, Medea, played in creating his legend – don’t they? The award-winning production of this thrilling Greek tragedy returns re-imagined to tour Scotland’s stages. 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.
