News
Covid Capacity Cap lifted
Indoor capacity regs to go from Monday
Scotland is to remove all limits on indoor gatherings in public spaces, imposed because of the Omicron variant of Covid, from Monday 24 January 2022.
Through a prism remotely
Online, immersive show from Production Lines
Edinburgh grass roots theatre company Production Lines is to stage prism, a new interactive and immersive play by Claire Wood, running online from Wednesday 2 to Saturday 5 February 2022.
Unhidden: It’s the Old Royal High
Hidden Door Festival to take over old Royal High School
The old Royal High School, on Calton Hill, is to be taken over by Edinburgh’s innovative pop-up festival Hidden Door, for a ten day event running from Thursday 9 to Saturday 18 June 2022.
MANIPULATE updates
Full details of cancellations and changes
MANIPULATE, the international festival of visual theatre, animated film and puppetry, has announced a number of cancellations and venue changes to its programme from 28 January – 5 February 2022, due to the latest situation over Covid-19.
Indoor Covid restrictions extended
Shows cancel as Covid measures continue to Jan 24
Indoor events will not resume at normal capacity until Monday 24 January 2022 at the earliest, as the Scottish Government extends indoor Covid mitigation measures for an extra week.
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.
Dylan Show gets Edinburgh Dates
Girl from the North Country for Edinburgh Playhouse
Girl from the North Country, the musical written and directed by Conor McPherson using Bob Dylan’s music and lyrics has announced October 2022 dates at the Edinburgh Playhouse.
Online Xmas Viewing
Shows to see if your panto is cancelled
Covid has caused nearly all theatre in Scotland to be cancelled, but Dundee Rep, the Gaiety Ayr and the Edinburgh Lyceum theatres have made online versions of their Christmas shows available to the public.
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.
Lyceum cancels
Christmas Dinner added to cancelled list
The Lyceum has added Christmas Dinner, its collaboration with Catherine Wheels theatre company, to the growing list of shows which have had to be cancelled due to Covid.
