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Passionate voices

Passionate voices

Women’s stories take centre stage in Passion Play

The script for this year’s Passion Play in Princes Street Gardens West tells the Easter story as always, but is inspired by the injustices still suffered by women around the world to this day.

Mar 28 2024 | By | Reply More
Strange Town’s tidal trilogy

Strange Town’s tidal trilogy

Youth company celebrates 15th year with trilogy at Traverse

Youth company Strange Town is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year and will be staging a trilogy of new plays, in the theme of Tides, performed by its young companies at the Traverse in June.

Mar 20 2024 | By | Reply More
Dolly musical & Jimmy Carr set Summer dates

Dolly musical & Jimmy Carr set Summer dates

Tickets now on sale for Here You Come Again

The new Dolly Parton jukebox musical, Here You Come Again has added the Edinburgh Playhouse to its 2024 tour ahead of a West End run, playing Monday 23 to Saturday 27 July 2024.

Mar 14 2024 | By | Reply More
Shirley Valentine’s Lyceum date

Shirley Valentine’s Lyceum date

Sally Reid to reprise award-winning role

The Pitlochry Festival Theatre 2022 production of Willie Russell’s iconic play Shirley Valentine is touring to the Lyceum in June 2024, with Sally Reid reprising her award-winning turn in the title role.

Mar 12 2024 | By | Reply More
Lead cast for & Juliet announced

Lead cast for & Juliet announced

International Women’s Day announcement for Playhouse dates

The three leads have been announced for the UK tour of & Juliet, the jukebox musical which imagines a theatrical universe where Juliet ditches her famous ending with Romeo.

Mar 8 2024 | By | Reply More
TINA Tours to Edinburgh

TINA Tours to Edinburgh

Tina Turner musical for Playhouse in 2025

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is set to play the Edinburgh Playhouse from Tue 11 to Sat 22 November 2025 (tickets), and the Glasgow King’s Tue 23 Sept to Sat 4 Oct 2025 (tickets), with tickets now on sale for both venues.

Mar 5 2024 | By | Reply More
MAMA’s mystery musical

MAMA’s mystery musical

MAMA take the 24 hour musical challenge

This coming Friday, the first of March 2024, the Musselburgh Amateur Musical Association will learn the name of their latest production. Not much unusual in that.

Feb 28 2024 | By | Reply More
Joseph’s Xmas return

Joseph’s Xmas return

Donny Osmond’s Pharaoh turn in new tour

Seventies heart-throb, Donny Osmond, who played Joseph over 2,000 times in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, returns to the show this Christmas at the Edinburgh Playhouse.

Feb 22 2024 | By | Reply More
Everybody’s talking about… FCT

Everybody’s talking about… FCT

Forth Children’s Theatre announce 43rd EdFringe show

Forth Children’s Theatre has put out an open call for the teen edition of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at EdFringe 2024, which it will stage Friday 2 to Saturday 10 August at Broughton High School.

Feb 9 2024 | By | Reply More
Invitation to Horror

Invitation to Horror

Edinburgh Horror Festival 2024 submissions open

Organisers of the Edinburgh Horror Festival 2024, taking place over Halloween at the Banshee Labyrinth pub on Niddry Street, have put out an open call for submissions to this year’s event.

Feb 9 2024 | By | Reply More