On Stage This Week
Listings for the week to Sunday 25 May 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.
Church Hill Theatre
33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR.
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime (Threepenny Theatricals)
Thurs 22- Sat 24 May 2025.
Evenings: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
Comedy adapted for the stage by Constance Cox from Oscar Wilde’s short story about a man told by a chiromantist that he is destined to become a murderer. Comical scenarios, explosions and plot twists abound in a play filled with wonderful Wilde characters. Book here.
Festival Theatre
13/29 Nicolson Street EH8 9FT. Phone booking: 0131 529 6000.
Ballet Black: Shadows
Wed 21 May 2025
Evening: 7.30pm.
An exciting new double bill including Cassa Pancho’s darkly comic adaptation of Oyinkan Braithwaite’s international bestselling novel, My Sister, The Serial Killer and award-winning choreographer Chanel DaSilva, making her British choreographic debut, delving into the profound practice of shadow work, exploring its power to reveal our true selves. Book here.
Ballet BC
Fri 23/Sat 24 May 2025
Evenings: 7.30pm.
Canada’s leading contemporary dance company make their highly anticipated return, taking on Crystal Pite, with Frontier – originally created for NDT – and Johan Inger with new work PASSING. Book here.
The Ultimate Classic Rock Show
Sun 25 May 2025
Evening: 7.30pm.
Dust off your air guitars for an evening of the very best classic rock anthems from legends past and present! Let them take you on a roller coaster journey of classic rock nostalgia, performing hit after hit live with stunning accuracy, high energy and accompanied by an incredible light and projection show, they’re guaranteed to have you on your feet all night.Book here.
Lyceum Theatre
Grindlay Street EH3 9AX. Phone booking: 0131 248 4848.
Politics Isn’t For Me (Mhairi Black)
Talk plus Q&A
Tue 20 May 2025
One show: 7.30pm.
Former MP Mhairi Black embraces her trademark dark sense of humour to reflect on her time in Westminster, providing a first-hand, ruthlessly honest look at 21st century politics. Sold Out.
The Big Comedy Roadshow (with Jayde Adams)
Sun 25 May 2025
One show: 7.30pm.
FA rip-roaring night of the very best live stand-up comedy starring the TV names you know and love alongside some of the hottest up-and-coming talent. Presented by Scotland’s original home of live comedy Gilded Balloon, this is the ultimate night out for comedy fans! Book here.
Playhouse
18 – 22 Greenside Place, EH1 3AA. Phone booking: 0844 871 3014.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Run ends Sat 14 June 2025
Mon – Sat: 7.30pm; Mats: Thurs, Sat: 2.30pm..
Æ review: ★★★★☆ Can-Can do
The most jukebox of jukebox musicals, 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.
Scottish Storytelling Centre
43-45 High St, EH1 1SR. Phone booking: 0131 556 9579.
Tales of the City (PenPal Productions)
Mon 19 May 2025.
One performance: 8pm
Eight local writers have each written a ten-minute play responding to Edinburgh’s 900th anniversary. Performed script in hand, this series of short pieces explore what Edinburgh means to them in what promises to be a fascinating and unique snapshot of Edinburgh’s remarkable history and people. Book here.
Traverse
10 Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED. Phone booking: 0131 228 1404.
Blinded by the Light (Sylvian Productions with the Barony Theatre)
By Sylvia Dow.
Wed 21 May 2025
Evening: 8pm (Trav 2).
Two parallel and intersecting stories, one set in 1982, based on a real incident in Bo’ness, West Lothian when twelve miners had a sit-in 2000 feet under the River Forth protesting against the mine closure. The other set in a future time in the same mine, where the descendants of survivors of extreme climate change have been living their lives. Book here.
Quines Cast Special (Stellar Quines)
Hosted by Hannah Lavery and Caitlin Skinner.
Fri 23 May 2025
Evening: 7.30pm (Traverse Bar).
Art? What is it good for? Join the Quines for this one-off Quines Cast Live special as we come together to explore the role of art to the feminist movement and the role of the feminist movement in art! A night not to miss, with a riot of feminist voices bringing down the house. 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.
