Listings Mon 24 – Sun 30 November 2025
What is on Edinburgh’s stages this week
Listings for the week to Sunday 30 November 2025:
Listings for the coming week are here: On stage Next Week.
For the following week’s listings, look here: On Stage the Following Week.
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.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (EGTG)
Tue 25 – Fri 28 Nov 2025
Daily: 7.30pm.(Central).
Christopher, 15 years old, stands beside Mrs Shears’ dead dog. It has been speared with a garden fork, it is seven minutes after midnight, and Christopher is under suspicion. EGTG presents Simon Stephens’ adaptation of Mark Haddon’s bestselling, award-winning novel, a richly theatrical exploration of this touching and bleakly humorous tale. Book here.
Bedlam Theatre
11B Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ.
Miracle on Vatican City Street (EUTC)
Wed 26 – Sat 29 November 2025.
Evenings: 7.30pm (tbc).
Panto and papal Conclave collide, with a mash-up of musical theatre. After the death of his holiness, Pope Nicholas VI (Greek Santa), the college of cardinals must elect a new poper before Christmas – which is tomorrow! – and half the cardinals can’t make it. Thankfully, help is on hand: fresh from his role in the hit movie Conclave (2024), Ralph Fiennes, is on hand as an honorary cardinal, ready to use his expertise and extensive research to help out. Tickets coming soon.
Church Hill Theatre
33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR.
It’s a Wonderful Life (Leitheatre)
Wed 26 – Sat 29 November 2025.
Wed – Fri: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
Christmas Eve, 1946, Bedford Falls. Down-on-his-luck banker George Bailey feels life has passed him by, and he’s at the end of his rope. But when George’s guardian angel pays him a visit, he’s amazed to discover what life in his beloved town would be like without him. Leitheatre with Mary Elliott Nelson’s adaptation of the Frank Capra movie. Book here..
Festival Theatre
13/29 Nicolson Street EH8 9FT. Phone booking: 0131 529 6000.
The Snow Queen (Scottish Ballet)
Thurs 27 Nov – Sun 7 Dec 2025
Wed – Sat: 7.30pm; Mats Sats, Sun 30: 2.30pm; Sun 7: 1.30pm.
Scottish Ballet’s spectacular and much-loved Snow Queen returns, after its hugely popular tour in 2022. This glittering production is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale – which was also the basis for Frozen. Set to the music of Rimsky-Korsakov which will be performed live by the full Scottish Ballet Orchestra. Book here.
Leith Arches
6 Manderston Street, EH6 8LY.
Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
Thurs 27/Fri 28 Nov 2025
Three shows daily: 6pm, 8pm & 10pm.
This exclusive speakeasy will transport you to a bygone era as you sip on expertly crafted cocktails inspired by four of Poe’s most beloved stories. Led by the speakeasy’s lead mixologist and Poe historians, this immersive evening promises to bring Poe’s tales to life, one sip at a time. Book here.
Lyceum Theatre
Grindlay Street EH3 9AX. Phone booking: 0131 248 4848.
Cinderella: A Fairytale (25/26 Season)
A Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh production.
Fri 28 Nov 2025 – Sat 3 Jan 2026
Various times.
Sally Cookson’s celebrated adaptation of Cinderella in a new production from The Lyceum. With music, puppetry and Dr Martens, this festive story adds a magical flutter of wings to happily ever after. Ella and her devoted father share a love for woodland birds and their calls, but when her father remarries, everything changes. Now Ella’s feathered friends feel like her only true family. Book here.
Connor Burns: GALLUS
Sun 30 Nov 2025
Sun 30: 8pm.
The all-new show from Scotland’s hilarious new international breakthrough stand-up star. Connor’s previous show 1994 also sold 10,000+ tickets in Edinburgh, and toured 100 dates around UK and Australia. He’s supported Daniel Sloss in three continents and his debut comedy special gets its world-wide release this summer. Book here.
North Edinburgh Arts
12C MacMillan Square, Pennywell Road, EH4 4AB.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (FCT)
Wed 26 – Sat 29 Nov 2025
Evenings: 7pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
Forth Children’s Theatre with the circus-themed panto by Lewis C. Baird which sees the MacCarnival’s family Circus go to war with Baroness Von Winkle’s Circus of Horrors. Featuring showstopping music, comedy and some cirque magic, this is a show for all the family! Book here.
Playhouse
18 – 22 Greenside Place, EH1 3AA. Phone booking: 0844 871 3014.
Inside No 9 Stage/Fright
Tue 25 – Sat 29 Nov 2025
Tue – Sat: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
Expect the unexpected as the acclaimed BBC TV series comes to life on stage, fresh from a sell out West End run, weaving its signature web of twisted tales and black humour. From the eerie to the absurd, the Olivier Award nominated smash hit combines comedy and horror with a dramatic script that will leave you guessing until the very end. Book here.
Saughtonhall United Reform Church
85-87 Saughtonhall Drive, EH12 5TR.
Murder at Ten Twenty (Saughtonhall Drama Group)
Wed 26 – Sat 28 Nov 2025.
Wed – Fri: 7.30pm; Sat, mat only: 2.30pm.
Wealthy entrepreneur and crossword enthusiast Abel is convinced that one of his children is planning to murder him, and hires a private detective to help catch the killer. But it doesn’t go to plan, and Detective Inspector West must uncover the truth… Saughtonhall with Ian McCutcheon’s full-length thriller. Book here.
Scottish Storytelling Centre
43-45 High St, EH1 1SR. Phone booking: 0131 556 9579.
Open Mic (Loud Poets)
Mon: 24 Nov 2025.
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.
Rogues So Banished (Paul Case)
Sat 29 Nov 2025.
One performance: 7.30pm
Actor and writer Paul Case’s nightmarish solo horror theatre piece explores the intersection of class, race and sexuality during the violent beginnings of Australian history. New South Wales, 1790. Britain’s nascent colony is starving while aboriginal resistance simmers in the background. Three convicts venture into the forest, conspiring to commit heinous murder in the hope of a reward. But as they become lost, it’s clear they are ensnared in a nightmare of their own making…. 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.
