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King’s redevelopment latest

King’s redevelopment latest

King’s Theatre upgrade approaches half way

The major redevelopment of the King’s theatre has reached the halfway mark, with the project nearly 50% complete according to Capital Theatres, the charity which runs the building.

Mar 28 2024 | By | Reply More
Graham Simpson, unsung hero

Graham Simpson, unsung hero

Festival Theatre usher surprised at Night of Musicals

Graham Simpson, who has been an usher at the Festival Theatre for 30 years, was the surprise winner of the Unsung Hero Award at The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals 2024.

Jan 29 2024 | By | Reply More
Inclusivity award for Cap Theatres

Inclusivity award for Cap Theatres

Capital Theatres heads Scottish winners at UK Theatre Awards

Capital Theatres’ “pioneering and ambitious” dementia-friendly programme, started in 2015, has won the Excellence in Inclusivity award at this year’s UK Theatre awards, held in London’s Guildhall on Sunday, 8 October 2023.

Oct 9 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
Post-Christmas shows cancelled

Post-Christmas shows cancelled

Panto and ballet to close on Christmas Eve

The King’s panto Sleeping Beauty and Scottish Ballet’s The Nutcracker at the Festival Theatre will close on Christmas Eve, cancelling all remaining performances, as Nicola Sturgeon limits theatre audiences to 200 and re-imposes one metre social distancing.

Dec 21 2021 | By | Reply More
Sunshine on the King’s

Sunshine on the King’s

June dates for Proclaimers Musical

Sunshine on Leith, Stephen Greenhorn’s musical based around the songs of the Proclaimers will be the final show in the Edinburgh King’s season before the venue goes dark for refurbishment.

Dec 13 2021 | By | Reply More
Bat call for Andy

Bat call for Andy

Andy Gray to be remembered in lights

Edinburgh King’s favourite Andy Gray is to be remembered in lights tonight, Monday 13 September 2021, on what would have been his 62nd birthday.

Sep 13 2021 | By | Reply More
King’s Singers

King’s Singers

Southern Light opens public fundraising for the King’s

Southern Light Opera will be opening its 125th season this week with four performances at the Festival Theatre of a greatest hits package, in support of the King’s Theatre redevelopment funding campaign.

Sep 6 2021 | By | Reply More