Production News
JC Superstar for Edinburgh
Playhouse dates for Olivier Award-winning revival
The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s reimagined production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar will visit Edinburgh’s Playhouse in February 2024 as part of a major UK tour.
Oz wizzes into Ed
Wizard of Oz sets Edinburgh dates
The Wizard of Oz is flying over the rainbow and into Edinburgh for a week in February 2024, with tickets for the Playhouse dates going on sale from this Friday 3 March 2023 at noon.
Disney’s Aladdin for Edinburgh
Autumn dates as UK tour opens at Playhouse
The first UK tour of Disney’s Aladdin is set to open this Autumn at the Edinburgh Playhouse, where the show is flying in for a four week run from 24 October to 18 November 2023.
SCDA One Act Details
All the plays, all the companies
The Edinburgh district round of the Scottish Community Drama Association’s annual One Act Festival will play the Church Hill Theatre this week, with seven plays over two nights on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 February 2023.
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.
Pretty Woman for Edinburgh
Playhouse dates in April 2024
Pretty Woman: The Musical, the 80s Hollywood rom-com live on stage, is playing the Edinburgh Playhouse in April 2024 after making its Scottish debut at Glasgow’s Theatre Royal in November this year.
Judas wanted…
Edinburgh Easter Play’s open call for Princess Street Gardens show
Cutting Edge Theatre has put out an open call for amateur performers to join the cast of its annual production of The Edinburgh Easter Play in Princess Street Gardens.
Traverse Springs delights
New play and six PPPs added to Traverse’s Spring season
The Traverse has announced the first new productions of its sixtieth year in operation and a new season of lunchtime theatre, along with the appointment of a new Chair and two new trustees to sit on the board.
Captivating the Nativity
Captivate stage Nativity! the Musical
Local company Captivate Theatre is bringing a production of Nativity! The Musical to Edinburgh for six performances only this Christmas, alongside its new take on A Christmas Carol.
Wicked Chrimbo ’23
Wicked flies in for Christmas 2023
The new tour of Wicked, the Oz backstory musical, is to open at the Edinburgh Playhouse on its only Scottish dates from Thursday 7 December 2023 to Sunday 14 January 2024.
