Listings Mon 28 April – Sun 4 May 2025
Listings for the week to Sunday 4 May 2025:
It’s a good week for Edinburgh’s amateur theatre companies with three diverse plays on stage. Then there’s glitzy world tour press night and a Scottish Ballet biggie.
The most intriguing amateur play is from EGTG, who have Nick Payne’s Incognito at Assembly Roxy (ends Sat: tickets), which explores the nature of identity and how we are defined by what we remember.
Verity Thompson (Satine) and Nate Landskroner (Christian) in Moulin Rouge (The Musical), which has its press night at the Playhouse this week. Pic Johan Persson
ETA go in a more conventional direction at St Ninian’s Church Hall with Go Back For Murder (ends Sat: tickets): Agatha Christie’s psychic whodunnit.
The Bedlam has Jellyfish (ends Sat: tickets), an absurdist one-act comedy with an anthropomorphic jellyfish (of course) in an EUTC co-pro with Filfbag.
The week’s biggie – and for weeks to come – is Mouline Rouge! The Musical at the Playhouse (tickets). After Wednesday’s press night it’s sitting down to 14 June, ahead of a world tour.
Tickets are selling well for Scottish Ballet’s brilliant dance adaptation by Helen Pickett of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible at the Festival Theatre (Thurs-Sat: tickets), but there are still plenty of great seats left.
However it is returns only for Matthew Seager’s In Other Words at the Studio Theatre (Fri/Sat: tickets) about the transformative power of music when Alzheimer’s strikes.
listings
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Assembly Roxy
2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU
Incognito (EGTG)
Tue 29 Apr – Fri 2 May 2025
Evenings: 7.30pm (Upstairs).
1955, the USA: Thomas performs the autopsy of Albert Einstein. 1953, England: Henry undergoes life-changing brain surgery. Present day London: clinical neuropsychologist Martha, starts to make radically different choices after the collapse of her marriage. Three interwoven stories explore what it means to be human. Book here.
Bedlam Theatre
11B Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ.
Jellyfish (Filfbag & EUTC )
Tue 29 Apr – Sun 4 May 2025
Evenings: 7.30pm.
Absurdist one-act comedy sees an anthropomorphic, destructive, surprisingly stylish Jellyfish-person descend into the square lives of stagnating married couple Smiff and Willow. Daily routines are disrupted, bickering starts and their sweet, crocheted, boxy, IKEA world begins to crumble. Book here.
Festival Theatre
13/29 Nicolson Street EH8 9FT. Phone booking: 0131 529 6000.
The Crucible (Scottish Ballet)
Thurs 1 – Sat 3 May 2025
Evening: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
The intense, visceral choreography in this edge-of-your-seat production unleashes the emotional force of Arthur Miller’s famous play about the 17th-century Salem witch trials. Tender, devastating duets are followed by intoxicating solos and wild, feverish ensemble numbers as the tight-knit village community unravels into chaos.Book here.
Nicolson Square Venues
25 Nicolson Square, EH8 9BX
Play On (Preview)
Mon 28 April 2025
Evening: 7pm.
Two estranged siblings are stuck in an escape room looking for their mother’s will in this dark comedy with a Shakespearian twist by Erin Boulter. A minimal set & props preview for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe run at Paradise in the Vault. Book here.
Playhouse
18 – 22 Greenside Place, EH1 3AA. Phone booking: 0844 871 3014.
Mouline Rouge! The Musical
Run ends Sat 14 June 2025
Mon – Sat: 7.30pm; Mats: Thurs, Sat: 2.30pm.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical begins its World Tour at Edinburgh Playhouse. Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage with a world of splendour, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur and glory! A world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Book here.
St Ninian’s Church Hall
40 Comely Bank, EH4 1AG
Go Back For Murder (ETA)
Tue 29 Apr – Sat 3 May 2025.
Weekdays: 7.30pm; Sat: 1pm, 6pm.
After receiving a letter from beyond the grave, Carla Crale believes her mother, who died in prison, was wrongly convicted of her father’s murder. In an attempt to clear her name, she persuades those present on the day of her father’s death to return to the scene of the crime to recount their version of events. By Agatha Christie. Book here.
Scottish Storytelling Centre
43-45 High St, EH1 1SR. Phone booking: 0131 556 9579.
Loud Poets 
Thurs 1 May 2025.
Evening: 7.30pm.
Don’t miss the next fantastic show from Scotland’s premiere spoken word night! For over ten years, Loud Poets have been showcasing the best spoken word poetry from Scotland and beyond. Expect fist-thumping, heart-wrenching, side-tickling poetry performances with live musical accompaniment. Check back soon for the full line-up. Book here.
Studio Theatre
The Studio, 22 Potterrow, EH8 9BL. Phone booking: 0131 529 6000.
In Other Words
Fri 2/Sat 3 May 2025
Evenings: 7.30pm.
Connected by the voice of Frank Sinatra, this intimate, humorous and deeply moving love story explores the effects of Alzheimer’s disease and the transformative power of music to help us remember the past, connect with the present and hope for the future. 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.
