Listings Mon 20 – Sun 26 Oct 2025
What’s on Edinburgh’s Stages this week?
It’s something of a classics week – but the big event of note is at the city’s most-haunted pub, the Banshee Labyrinth, where the Edinburgh Horror Festival is starting Halloween early.
Kicking off with the classics, director Aaron Sorkin demonstrates his signature sharpness with a thoughtful and uncompromising production of To Kill A Mockingbird at the Festival Theatre (Ends Sat: Tickets).
Chekhov’s The Seagull continues at the Lyceum (ends Sat 1 Nov: Tickets) and comes highly recommended (★★★★☆ Impressive) for a brilliant ensemble in an accessible production which “does just about everything right”.
And the EUTC take on Marisha Chamberlain’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women at the Bedlam (ends Sat: Ticket). With a cast of 11, here’s hoping the students carry on their excellent recent form.
So to the Edinburgh Horror Festival, (Thurs 23 – Fri 31: Full details and ticket links). Celebrating is 10th anniversary there are 16 pieces of theatre amidst a healthy 41 different productions over the nine nights – including 21 from Edinburgh companies. There are a lot of clashes in the theatre programme, but many play for more than one performance, so plan wisely!
The Traverse has the return of two shows this week. Quite Riot’s BATSHIT (ends Sat: Tickets) is a deeply intimate reckoning with the myths and misconceptions of female madness, playing as part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival.
So Young, first seen at EdFringe 2024 (★★★★☆ Pointed) and winner of Best New Play at the CATS, returns briefly (Thurs-Sat: Tickets) before heading West to the recently re-opened Citizens (Details).
Contemporary circus fans are in for a treat at Assembly Roxy with travelling contemporary circus ensemble Cirqulation and JOURNEY (Fri: Tickets).
Hybrid work Super Connected, from the Tim Arnold Company is not quite theatre but a “live film drama taking on Big Tech” at the Pleasance (Fri: Tickets).
Listings for the week to Sunday 26 October 2025:
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.
Cirqulation: Journey
Fri 24 Oct 2025
Two shows: 4pm & 7.30pm.(Central).
Journey is a stunning, emotionally resonant ride through stories of change, challenge, and connection. Cirqulation is Scotland’s travelling contemporary circus ensemble — delivering a vibrant showcase of thrilling, theatrical circus acts performed by some of the country’s most exciting artists. Book here.
The Leopard in My House (Mark Steel)
Sat 25 Oct 2025
One performance: 7.30pm.(Central).
Join multi award-winning, BAFTA-nominated writer and comedian Mark Steel for his new tour. The topic? His battle with throat cancer. A battle he is winning (thankfully) and which only his rapier wit could fashion a comedy tour show out of. Book here.
The Banshee Labyrinth
29-35 Niddry St, EH1 1LG
Edinburgh Horror Festival
Thurs 23 – Fri 31 Oct 2025
Various times.
The Edinburgh Horror Festival returns with a healthy 16 pieces of theatre amidst the even more healthy 41 different productions over the nine nights. There are a lot of clashes in the theatre programme, but many play for more than one performance, so plan wisely!
The following play Thurs 23 – Sun 26 Oct.
Under the Bed (Not So Nice!). Cinema Room: 6.15pm (1hr). Details.
The Lady in White (Erstwhile Media).The Chamber: 6.25pm (1hr). Details.
Sacred Hearts (Martyr Theatre). The Vault: 6.35pm (1hr). Details.
My Grandmother Taught Me To Knit (Lysander Townshend). Cave Bar: 7pm (40 mins). Details.
Mountains Have Rules For A Reason (Old’n’Dead Productions ). Cinema Room: 7.30pm (1hr). Details.
Renfield (Corin Rhys Jones). The Vault: 7.50pm (50 mins). Details.
Pandora’s Box (Much Wonder). Cinema Room: 8.45pm (1hr). Details.
Glenn and Flenn (Martyr Theatre). Cinema Room: 10pm (50 mins). Details.
The following play Sat 25 Oct only:
Let’s Summon a Demon at Debbie’s. The Chamber: 2.55pm (55 mins). Details.
The following play Sun 26 Oct only:
Empty Rooms and Haunted Minds (Charles Eades). Cinema Room: 2.45pm (1hr). Details.
Keep Out of Direct Light (Insane Odds Productions). Cinema Room: 3.15pm (45 mins). Details.
Red Rabbit (Shay Fallon). The Chamber: 4.10pm (45 mins). Details.
Click here for full programme details and booking links.
Bedlam Theatre
11B Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ.
Little Women (EUTC)
Wed 22 – Sat 25 Oct 2025
Evenings: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
Under the guidance of their beloved mother, the four young March sisters – tempestuous Jo, motherly Meg, shy Beth, and spoiled baby Amy – struggle to keep their family going while Father’s away in the Civil War. In Marisha Chamberlain’s adaptation of the classic novel, even as privation, illness, and sibling rivalry cast their shadows, each girl strives to find her true self. Book here.
Festival Theatre
13/29 Nicolson Street EH8 9FT. Phone booking: 0131 529 6000.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Tue 21 – Sat 25 Oct 2025.
Evening: 7.30pm, Thurs, Sat mats: 2.30pm.
Aaron Sorkin’s riveting, award-winning stage adaptation of the seminal American novel about racial injustice and childhood innocence. Successful lawyer, Atticus Finch, encourages kindness and empathy in his children, but is pushed to the limits of these qualities himself when he resolves to uncover the truth in a town that seems determined to hide it. Book here.
Lyceum Theatre
Grindlay Street EH3 9AX. Phone booking: 0131 248 4848.
The Seagull
Adapted by Mike Poulton. Lyceum production.
Tue 14 Oct – Sat 1 Nov 2025
Tue – Sat: 7.30pm. Mats Thurs, Sat: 2.30pm.
Chekhov’s much-loved masterpiece soars anew in a darkly comic reimagining by Mike Poulter, with new AD James Brinning directing a stellar ensemble, led by Caroline Quentin. The Seagull blends sharp-edged comedy and emotionally rich drama into a timeless story of vanity, creative hunger, and the cost of dreams. Book here.
Myra DuBois: Cosmic Empath
Written by Gareth Joyner.
Sun 26 Oct 2025
Evening: 7.30pm
After a barnstorming 2024 which saw Myra sell-out venues across the UK and Ireland with her critically acclaimed show Be Well, registered empath Myra DuBois returns to the stage with her brand-new show Cosmic Empath. Book here.
Playhouse
18 – 22 Greenside Place, EH1 3AA. Phone booking: 0844 871 3014.
Six
Tue 21 – Sat 25 Oct 2025.
Evenings: 8pm; Weds, Fri: 5pm, Sat: 4pm.
From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power. These Queens may have green sleeves but their lipstick is rebellious red. Sold out.
Traverse
10 Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED. Phone booking: 0131 228 1404.
Batshit (Quiet Riot)
By Leah Shelton.
Wed 22- Sat 25 Oct 2025
Wed – Fri: 7pm; Sat: 5pm (Trav 2).
A wildly theatrical, darkly comic, and deeply intimate reckoning with the myths and misconceptions of female madness created by psycho-siren Leah Shelton (AU) and directed by Olivier award-winning Ursula Martinez (UK). A requiem for Leah’s grandmother Gwen, who was incarcerated for seeking independence in 1960s Australia, BATSHIT draws on personal stories, in-depth research and pop culture to unpack how psychiatry has been shaped by gender bias. Book here.
So Young (Raw Material/Traverse)
By Douglas Maxwell, Directed by Gareth Nicholls.
Thur 23 – Sat 25 Oct 2025
Evenings: 8pm; Sat mat: 2pm. (Trav 1).
When Milo invites his two best friends Davie and Liane around for a takeaway to meet his new girlfriend, it promises to be a great night reconnecting. As they delve into the past and swap the same old stories they’ve been through a thousand times before; the night becomes more about those absent than present. 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.
