Capital Theatres

£10 On-the-day tix for Cap Theatres

£10 On-the-day tix for Cap Theatres

25&Under scheme goes online.

Capital Theatres has launched a new £10 on-the-day discounted ticket scheme to its theatres for those aged 25 and under, which will be bookable online for the first time.

Sep 13 2023 | By | Reply More
King’s redevelopment back on!

King’s redevelopment back on!

Funding gap sufficiently reduced for work to commence

Work will now start on the long-awaited redevelopment of the King’s Theatre this Monday, 27 February, after Capital Theatre secured additional pledges of £7.2m for the project.

Feb 24 2023 | By | 1 Reply More
Hamilton for Edinburgh

Hamilton for Edinburgh

Nine week season at Festival Theatre

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton has booked into the Festival Theatre for a nine week season in 2024. The Scottish premiere will be the second date of a UK tour starting in Manchester this November.

Feb 21 2023 | By | Reply More
35 Days to Save the Kings

35 Days to Save the Kings

£8.9M funding gap as city loses out on Levelling Up fund

The King’s is in “last chance saloon” as Edinburgh fails to secure part of the UK Government’s Levelling Up fund, leaving Capital Theatres with an £8.9 million hole in its King’s redevelopment project.

Jan 20 2023 | By | Reply More
The Gift

The Gift

★★★★★ Magical

Barrowland Ballet’s jewel of a dance theatre show, The Gift, is pitched perfectly towards its intended audience of eighteen months to five year olds.

Dec 20 2022 | By | Reply More
James IV – Queen of The Fight

James IV – Queen of The Fight

★★★★☆ Resonant

James IV – Queen of The Fight at the Festival Theatre until Saturday and then on tour, is epic in scope and highly satisfying.

Oct 5 2022 | By | Reply More
Sunshine cancels

Sunshine cancels

Covid blow to King’s final show

Covid-19 has caused the remaining performances of Sunshine on Leith at the Edinburgh King’s to be cancelled, from today, Tuesday 14 June 2022.

Jun 14 2022 | By More
Sunshine on Leith

Sunshine on Leith

★★★☆☆ Sunshine and showers

With the Edinburgh King’s set to bring down the curtain for a refurbishment, what could be better than a good old Sunshine on Leith singsong to send it on its way?

Jun 8 2022 | By | Reply More
Leitheatre’s £5k appeal

Leitheatre’s £5k appeal

Crowdfunding appeal to cover cancelation losses

The cancellation of The Odd Couple because of Covid in the cast has cost Leitheatre dearly, the company has revealed as it has set up a crowdfunding appeal to cover its costs.

May 25 2022 | By | Reply More
Bring It On cancels

Bring It On cancels

Selladoor pulls UK tour of Bring It On

Bring It On: The Musical, has  been cancelled at the Festival Theatre after producers Selladoor Worldwide pulled the show’s UK tour, blaming the impact of rising Covid-19 cases and self-isolation requirements.

Jan 10 2022 | By | Reply More