Studio Theatre Listings

Upcoming shows at the Studio Theatre

Studio Theatre
The Studio, 22 Potterrow, EH8 9BL. Phone booking: 0131 529 6000
Website: www.capitaltheatres.com

The Studio Theatre. Pic Thom Dibdin

Capital Theatres’ Studio is linked to the back of the Festival Theatre but accessed from Pottorrow. A flexible rehearsal and performance space for early years and small-scale theatre and dance, it has a retractable bank of up to 160 seats. The venue is accessible via stairs and a lift.

Click on the name of the show or the Book here link to go to its ticketing site.

2026

April 2026

Triptych (Lewis Major)
Fri 24/Sat 25 Apr 2026
Evenings: 7.30pm.
A unique collaboration performance between the rising star of Australian dance,
choreographer-director Lewis Major with his mentor: legendary British dancemaker, Russell Maliphant OBE, in a mixed bill of dance made up of three short works. Book here.

Lafayette: A New Musical (WiP)
Sat 9 May 2026
Evenings: 7.30pm.
Blending bold storytelling, breathtaking moments of illusion and a soaring original score, this work-in-progress explores the cost of greatness and asks what must be sacrificed to become unforgettable. On 9th May 1911, the world-famous Lafayette was killed by a fire that engulfed the Empire Palace (now Festival Theatre) stage. Now, 115 years to the day, a brand new musical will unearth the great magician’s story once again. Book here.

June 2026

Mirkids (EICF)
Sun 31 May – Mon 1 June 2026
Sun: 1.45pm, 4pm; Mon: 9.45am, 11.45am.
Running time: 45 mins.
Ages: 5 – 11 Years. (Prototype Status / Cie Jasmine Morand. Switzerland)
Mirkids is a feast for the eyes and the imagination. The audience lies on the stage around a cylindrical structure, gazing at a suspended mirror and glimpsing dancers reflected on its surface. Here an arm, there a leg, disconnected and multiplied. In sync, with a geometric rhythm, body parts create mesmerising shapes like the vibrant patterns of a kaleidoscope: symmetrical, fluid, enigmatic and forever-changing. Tickets and details.

Toto Kerblammo! (EICF)
Tue 2 – Thurs 4 June 2026
Tue/Wed: 1.15pm, 7pm; Thurs: 10am, 1pm.
Running time: 70 mins.
Ages: 10 – 13 Years. (Unicorn Theatre. England)
Poor Effy. Sent to live with her aunt and uncle in a block that won’t allow dogs. What’s a girl to do? She smuggles her furry friend in, of course. Keeps him under a blanket. Feeds him biscuits. Ssh Toto, quiet. But it can’t last forever. Effy needs saving. And Toto is up to the task. Tickets and details.

The Fabulous Tale of BasarKus (EICF)
Fri 5 – Sun 7 June 2026
Fri: 10.30am, 2.30pm; Sat/Sun: 11am, 2pm.
Running time: 35 mins.
Ages: 3 – 7 Years. (Company Lamento and L’ Académie Fratellini. France)
BasarKus is like no other creature. He has two heads and many arms and several legs. He is happy playing the guitar with four hands, rolling about and juggling. But BasarKus isn’t one but two! As the performers realise they are separable, they start exploring their own special talent, as acrobat and juggler. Tickets and details.

July 2026

A Home for Hamish
Sat 4 Jul 2026
Two shows: 11 am & 1.30pm.
Playfully merging dance and British Sign language in a sensory world, A Home for Hamish follows the story of May and their imaginary friend, Hamish the Haggis as they travel across Scotland to find a perfect night’s sleep. Book here.

August 2026

Edinburgh International Festival

[seagull]
Toneelhuis/Olympique Dramatique
Fri 7 – Tue 11 Aug 2026
Preview Fri 7: 4pm.
Sat 8 – Tue 11: 7.30pm. (2hr 30m)
Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull takes on new meaning in a Flemish Sign Language reimagining. Over a weekend in a country estate, Arkadina, a celebrated actress, and her playwright son, Konstantin, pursue their artistic and romantic ambitions amidst a complex web of melodramatic characters, generational differences and fatal misunderstandings. Book here.

Four Walls and a Roof
Lina Majdalanie / Rabih Mroué
Fri 14 – Mon 17 Aug 2026.
Evenings: 7.30pm. (1hr 40m)
In 1933, German playwright Bertolt Brecht fled Berlin, eventually settling in the United States, where he would be tried by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) for communist affiliations. Ten years ago, artist duo Lina Majdalanie and Rabih Mroué emigrated from Beirut to Berlin. Their new play weaves these two stories together, exploring the repression of free speech and questioning how free our liberal democracies really are. Book here.

Haribo Kimchi
Jaha Koo/Camp
Thurs 20 – Mon 24 Aug 2026
Evenings: 8pm; Sat 2pm. (1hr 10m)
Sit at Jaha Koo’s pojangmacha, a late-night Korean snack bar. Serving his customers – a robotic eel, a snail and a gummy bear – Koo discusses culinary delights and his deep longing for his home country. Food and culture are endlessly intertwined in this absurd and powerful production zigzagging between cultural appreciation and alienation. Book here.

When Prophecy Fails
Groupwork
Thurs 27 – Sun 30 Aug 2026
Thu – Sat: 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm; Sun: 5.30pm. (1hr 10m)
In a small town in the American Midwest, the disciples of a suburban housewife are convinced that the world is ending. Discover the true story of the world’s first UFO doomsday cult, which led to a groundbreaking 1950s study into the concept of cognitive dissonance. Award-winning Scottish ensemble Groupwork combines astonishing visuals with hypnotic movement to create a timely performance investigating what happens when cold, hard facts meet the chaotic power of belief. Book here.