Listings: Mon 30 March – Sun 5 April 2026
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week?
So farewell then, Ellen Kent, your opera tours were certainly memorable. Not the most avant garde, but bringing opera to the people in big accessible productions.
Yes, it’s end-of-an-era time at the Playhouse where the indomitable producer brings her last two shows, with Carmen (Thurs: tickets) and Madama Butterfly (Fri: tickets) from Opera International Kyiv. There’s good availability, if you don’t mind sitting at the side.
The week’s big tourer is the RSC’s smash hit comedy The Constant Wife at the Festival Theatre (ends Sat: tickets). Laura Wade’s update of W Somerset Maugham play is “★★★★☆ Enormously entertaining” according to Æ’s Ruth Bennett.
The Lyceum’s “★★★★☆ Accomplished” musical adaptation of One Day continues (ends April 19: tickets), with best availability over the weekend – and from next week, when the upper circle is yet to go on sale.
The big local amateur production is up at the Church Hill where Edinburgh Music Theatre are cutting loose with Footloose the Musical (ends Sat: tickets), in another ★★★★☆ effort with impressive choreography and ensembles according to Æ’s Hugh Simpson.
The EUSOG are at the Bedlam this week, with a production of Ruddigore: The Witch’s Curse’ that spoofs the stock horror films of the late 20th century (ends Sat: tickets). Sound fun.
Cutting Edge Theatre’s Easter Play, Unbroken, is at West Princes Street Gardens (Sat: details). Here’s hoping it doesn’t get too blowy for this new script, which explores Jesus and disability.
Around the theatres, tourers Northern Broadsides are bringing an adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment to the Studio (ends Sat: tickets), while A&E Comedy have Game of Crones at the Traverse (Sat/Sun: tickets).
Edinburgh-made shows are at Assembly Roxy where Locked In Thought have Neil LaBute’s Reasons to be Pretty (Ends Sat: tickets), Augustine United Church where Kitty Milk Theatre have Mike Bartlett’s Cock (Sat/Sun, Tue: tickets) and the Gilded Saloon with Short Attention Span‘s six short plays (Wed: tickets) and Tartan Tabletop’s A Dungeons & Dragons Comedy (Thurs: tickets).
Listings: Mon 30 March – Sun 5 April 2026:
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Assembly Roxy
2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU.
Reasons to be Pretty (Locked In Thought)
Wed 1 – Sat 4 April 2026
Daily: 7.30pm.(Upstairs)
Up-and-coming local theatre company Locked In Thought Productions with Neil LaBute’s captivating drama that strikes at the heart of our modern obsession with physical appearance. Four friends grapple with love, lust, and failing relationships, navigating a world where being “pretty” carries more weight than it should; A raw dissection of vanity, insecurity, and the fragile mirrors we use to define our self-worth. Book here.
Augustine United Church
41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL.
Cock (Kitty Milk Theatre)
Sat 4/Sun 5, Tue 7 April 2026
Sat/Sat, Tue: 7.30pm. Mat Tue: 2.30pm.
Kitty Milk make their company debut with Mike Bartlett’s metrosexual play about love and longing. When John takes a break from his boyfriend, he accidentally meets the girl of his dreams. Filled with guilt and indecision, he decides there is only one way to straighten this out… Book here.
Bedlam Theatre
11B Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ.
Ruddigore (EUSOG)
Wed 1 – Sat 4 Apr 2026
Evenings: 7.30pm.
Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd, heir to an infernal curse, has fled his role as Baronet of Ruddigore and gone into hiding as Robin Oakapple. His curse? Commit the sin of murder once every day, or be inflicted with a hundred terrible agonies. As his old foster-brother sails into port, and his brother, currently bearing the curse, continuous his murderous streak, Robin Oakapple’s time is limited. Book here.
Church Hill Theatre
33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR.
Footloose (EMT)
Tue 31 Mar – Sat 4 Apr 2026.
Evenings: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
When Ren and his mother move town, he is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. But he’s not prepared for the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, who is determined to exercise control over the town’s youth. Book here.
Festival Theatre
13/29 Nicolson Street EH8 9FT. Phone booking: 0131 529 6000.
The Constant Wife (RSC)
Tue 31 Mar – Sat 4 Apr 2026
Evenings: 7.30pm; Mats: Thur, Sat: 2.30pm.
1927. Constance is a very unhappy woman. “Nonsense” says her mother “she eats well, sleeps well, dresses well and she’s losing weight. No woman can be unhappy in those circumstances.” Constance is the perfect wife and mother, and her husband is as devoted to her as he is to his mistress, who just happens to be her best friend. Book here.
Georgian House
7 Charlotte Square EH2 4DR.
The Importance Of Being Earnest (Old’n’Dead Productions)
Fri 27/Sat 28 Mar, Sat 4 April 2026
Evenings: 6pm.
Jack is Earnest in the town but Jack in the country, leading a double life, a true Bunbury, however his facade is about to fall apart. His double life has been discovered and his plans to marry sweetheart Gwendolen all rest upon two things: his name, and finding some parents. Book here.
Gilded Saloon
45-47 Lothian St, EH1 1HB.
Short Attention Span Theatre Present
Weds: 1 Apr 2026
Evening: 7.30pm
Short Attention Span Theatre returns with a darkly comic collection of six short plays, proving that the best stories come in short, sharp bursts. Book here.
A Dungeons & Dragons Comedy (Tartan Tabletop)
Thurdays: 2 Apr, 4 Jun 2026
Evening: 8pm
Scotland’s number one D&D live show. Join the Tartan Tabletop gang for an evening of quests, special guests and something else that rhymes with est! Grab your friends, dust off your favourite cosplay and roll for initiative. 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.
Run ends: Sun 19 April 2026.
Tue – Sat: 7.30pm; Mats Wed, Sat: 2.30pm; Sun: 5pm.
Æ review: ★★★★☆ Accomplished.
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.
Seven Drunken Nights: The Story of the Dubliners
Tue 31 March 2026
One performance: 7.30pm.
Steeped in song, story and revelry, this spectacular tale celebrates The Dubliners, Ireland’s favourite musical sons in authentic style. This critically-acclaimed production spans half a century, invoking the spirit of Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna, John Sheahan, Ciaran Bourke and Jim McCann.]. Book here.
Carmen (Ellen Kent: The Farewell Tour)
Thu 2 Apr 2026
One perf: 7.30pm.
Senbla presents Ellen Kent’s Farewell Opera Tour featuring Opera International Kyiv, Ukraine, with Highly-Praised Soloists and Full Orchestra. Experience Bizet’s unforgettable melodies including The Toreador’s Song, Carmen’s enticing Habanera, and Don José’s lyrical Flower Song in a setting evoking the stunning architecture of Seville and its main square with Roman and Moorish influences.. Book here.
Madama Butterfly (Ellen Kent: The Farewell Tour)
Fri 3 Apr 2026
One perf: 7.30pm.
Senbla presents Ellen Kent’s Farewell Opera Tour featuring Opera International Kyiv, Ukraine, with Highly-Praised Soloists and Full Orchestra. One of the world’s most popular operas, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly tells the heart-breaking story of the beautiful young Japanese girl who falls in love with an American naval lieutenant – with dramatic results. Book here.
Princes Street Gardens (West)
Princes St. EH2 2HG.
The Easter Play (Cutting Edge Theatre)
Sat 4 April 2026
One performance: 2pm.
The Easter Play returns to West Princes Street Gardens. This year’s production is a new play exploring Jesus and disability – how did he respond to disabled people then and what can we learn from him today? Further details.
Studio Theatre
The Studio, 22 Potterrow, EH8 9BL. Phone booking: 0131 529 6000.
Crime and Punishment (Northern Broadsides)
Wed 1 – Sat 4 Apr 2026
Evenings: 7.30pm; Thur mat: 2.30pm.
In the heart of a bustling city, a penniless student murders in cold blood. He is caught in a spiral of paranoia and delusion as a cunning detective circles. Only the chance of love offers a way out. What drives a young man to murder? Laurie Sansom adapts Dostoyevsky in a powerful production which explores a society where some people will do anything to survive. Book here.
Traverse
10 Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED. Phone booking: 0131 228 1404.
Miss Lockwood Isn’t Well (PPP)
By James Reilly, directed by Catriona MacLeod.
Tue 31 Mar – Sat 4 Apr 2026
An ecclesiastical comedy drama about a Catholic primary school teacher who’s been suspended following strange goings-on in her classroom: appearances by mysterious figures only she can see, delivering cryptic messages only she can hear. Book here.
Game of Crones (A&E Comedy)
By Abigail Dooley & Emma Edwards.
Sat 4/Sun 5 Apr 2026
Evening: 7.30pm (Trav 1).
Sharpen your swords and fill your goblets—the dragons have returned! Our dauntless fools must don the armour of absurdity and march into the perilous lands of the “third age”—a realm whispered of as society’s invisible wasteland. Here, the nests lie empty, the hot flushes smoulder, and the people ask: is this the end… or a brand-new beginning? 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.
