On Stage This Week

Listings for week ending Sunday 28 July 2024:

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The Banshee Labyrinth
29-35 Niddry St, Edinburgh EH1 1LG, UK

Bedlam (Shock Horror)
Sat 27 July 2024.
Evening: 7.30pm.
A new series of horror musicals written by Joseph Helsing and Matt Walker that tap into our deepest, darkest fears and desires. A young doctor tries to help his wife who has recently been harmed in a horrific fire. But her looks might not be the only thing she has lost…She might have lost her mind as well… Book here.

Festival Theatre
13/29 Nicolson Street EH8 9FT. Phone booking: 0131 529 6000.
CATS (The Beyond Broadway Experience)
Fri 26/Sat 27 July 2024 
Evenings: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
The Beyond Broadway Experience’s 200-strong cast present Andrew Lloyd Webber’s dazzling theatrical extravaganza. The whimsical characters from the poems of T.S. Eliot come to life – each with their own unique charm and flair – all against a backdrop of enchanting melodies.Book here.

North and South Leith Church Halls
6 Henderson Street, EH6 6BS.
Moliere’s Garden Party (Mirror of Stage)
Fri 26 July 2024
Evening: 7.30pm.
The Mirror of Stage / Lustro SCENY with their adaptation of Moliere’s comedy The Bourgeois Gentleman. The play centres around the foolish notions of a French tradesman who desperately tries to become a proper gentleman and move within the higher circles of society. Book here.

Playhouse
18 – 22 Greenside Place, EH1 3AA. Phone booking: 0844 871 3014.

Here You Come Again
Tue 23 – Sat 27 July 2024
Evenings: 7.30pm; Mats: Wed, Sat: 2.30pm.
Æ review: ★★★☆☆ Unexpected
For the first time ever, all of Dolly Parton’s biggest hits can be experienced together in a rollicking and joyous new musical comedy. Packed with the iconic songs this lively and touching new musical tells the story of a diehard fan whose fantasy version of international icon Dolly Parton gets him through trying times. Book here.

Portobello Town Hall
147-149 Portobello High St, Portobello EH15 1AF.

Matilda Jr (Stage Door Entertainment)
Wed 24 – Sat 27 July 2024.
Evenings: 7.30pm; Sat/Sun mats: 2.30pm.
Will Matilda be able to help her classmates escape the punishments of mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull? And will the “revolting children” finally teach the grown-ups a lesson? This Stage Door Experience, produced in the summer holidays, will feature a cast of local young people led by a professional production & technical team. Book here.

Tynecastle Park
Gorgie Road, EH11 2NL

This is Our Story (Two Halves Productions)
Wed 24 – Mon 29 July 2024.
Evening: 7.30pm.
Heart of Midlothian Football club celebrates 150 years since its foundation in 1874. This dramatic and humourous retelling, performed on a specially built stage beside the pitch at Tynecastle Park, covers the triumph and tragedy of the astonishing history of the club. Featuring Live music and some very special guests – this is our story as never told before.. 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.