On Stage This Week

Listings for the period: Monday 12 – Sunday 18 Jan 2026:

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.

Bedlam Theatre
11B Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ.
Box of Beckett (EUTC)
Fri 16/Sat 17 Jan 2026
Evenings: 7.30pm.
A Beckettian showcase, with seven fragmentary pieces. Some better known than others: Breath, Come and Go, Rough for Theatre 1, What Where, Catastrophe and Krapp’s Last Tape. Book here.

Georgian House
7 Charlotte Square EH2 4DR.
The Burns Project
Sat 17 – Sun 25 Jan 2026
Sats 17 & 24, Sun 18: 3.30pm & 7.30pm. Sun 18: also 12.30pm. Mon, Thurs & Fri: 7.30pm. Sun 25: 2.30pm only.
Burns’ letters, poems and music are masterfully brought to life by James Clements and Lisa Rigby, laying bare a complicated and contradictory icon. Set around an immaculately designed dinner table, the play brings audiences into close proximity to the man himself, as the set comes alive with hidden voices, music and secrets – titillating, shameful and surprising in equal measure. Book here.

Leith Depot
138-142 Leith Walk EH6 5DT.
Resolution (Drama @ The Depot)
Mon 12 Jan 2026
One performance: 8pm.
PenPal Productions with their latest bimonthly six-pack of pint-size plays. The prompt is “Resolution” and playwrights include Rachel Hamada, Hannah McGregor and Olivia Fischer. In a tie up with Dumfries & Galloway, the director will be Ellie Jay Stevens with actors Helen Fox and Codge Crawford as well as local performer Lorna Panton. Be early as it sells out. Home baking available! Book here.

Lyceum Theatre
Grindlay Street EH3 9AX. Phone booking: 0131 248 4848.
Connor Burns: GALLUS
Sat 17 Jan 2026
Two shows: 5pm & 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. Sold Out.

Mike Wozniac – The Bench
Sun 18 Jan 2026
Evening: 7.30pm.
New stand-up tour show from Mike Wozniak in which a story about a bench will be prominent. Previous experience of or strong opinions about benches not required. Let Mike worry about that. Sold Out.

Playhouse
18 – 22 Greenside Place, EH1 3AA. Phone booking: 0844 871 3014.
Rob Beckett: Giraffe
Thurs 15 Jan 2026
Evening: 8pm (show postponed from June)
Yes! Bobby Beckles is back on tour. Smashing the life out of the M25, M1, M5 and any other road that’s in his way. From Bromley to Brisbane, Rob Beckett’s new show Giraffe is going worldwide. Expectations on Rob: put on 3 stone from takeaways and post-show drinking. Expectations of you: leave the gig happier than when you arrived. Book here.

Al Murray: All You Need is Guv
Sat 17 Jan 2026
One performance: 7.30pm.
There’s no denying the world’s a mess daddio, but there is a glimmer of hope as the globe’s favourite Pub Landlord returns with a much-needed truth tonic for these whacked out and troubled times. With a fresh and frothing pint to hand, a barrel of laughs to pour from, and a flower in his heart, Guv is all you need. Book here.

Scottish Storytelling Centre
43-45 High St, EH1 1SR. Phone booking: 0131 556 9579.
In a Class of their Own (Citadel Arts Group)
Sun 18 Jan.
Two prefs: 2.30pm & 7pm.
San Cassimally’s adaptation of Citadel Arts Group co-founder Millie Gray’s first novel. Based on Millie’s real-life wartime experiences, the play recreates the atmosphere of her time with all its hardships as well as fun, warmth and humour. 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.