Scottish Ballet

The Crucible

The Crucible

★★★★★ Visceral

Scottish Ballet’s revival of its 2019 production of The Crucible haunts the Festival Theatre with visceral intensity, translating its tale of 17th century American witch trials through the sharp storytelling of Helen Pickett’s contemporary ballet.

May 3 2025 | By | Reply More
Mary QoS Ballet for EIF

Mary QoS Ballet for EIF

Scottish Ballet to premiere Mary, Queen of Scots ballet at EIF 2025

Scottish Ballet is adding a new full-length narrative ballet about Mary, Queen of Scots to its repertoire, with a premiere at next summer’s Edinburgh International Festival, followed by a Scottish tour.

Nov 14 2024 | By | Reply More
SB’s Cinders! surprise

SB’s Cinders! surprise

Male Cinderella for Scottish Ballet Xmas production

Scottish Ballet’s new show, Cinders!, which comes to the Festival Theatre in January 2024, is to feature gender-swapped roles for Cinderella and Charming – but only in half the performances.

Sep 28 2023 | By | Reply More
The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen

★★★★☆     Beautifully wintry

The traditional Scottish Ballet festive slot may have shifted forward a little due to the King’s pantomime moving across town, but the return of The Snow Queen still manages to provide the appropriate Christmas glitter.

Nov 25 2022 | By | Reply More
On Stage Mon 21 – Sun 27 November 2022

On Stage Mon 21 – Sun 27 November 2022

Listings for week ending Sunday 27 November 2022

Christmas must be just around the corner – the first of the big Christmas shows and the first pantomime of the season have their openings this week.

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Listings: Mon 23 – Sun 29 May 2022

Listings: Mon 23 – Sun 29 May 2022

What’s on Edinburgh’s Stages this week?

It’s a  big week for Edinburgh’s amateur companies, with four different productions being staged around the city and the inaugural StagEHd festival coming to the Ross Bandstand over the coming weekend.

May 24 2022 | 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
Listings: Mon 13 to Sun 19 December 2021

Listings: Mon 13 to Sun 19 December 2021

What’s on Edinburgh’s Stages this week…

With most Christmas productions up and running, the Playhouse and the Studio Theatre complete this years offer with new openings from the extreme ends of the Festive selection, at least in terms of size.

Dec 14 2021 | By | Reply More
The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

★★★★☆  Seasonal feast

Scottish Ballet’s much-loved version of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker is back at the Festival Theatre over Christmas. This time round, it seems reinvigorated and remarkably fresh.

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Listings: Mon 29 Nov – Sun 5 Dec 2021

Listings: Mon 29 Nov – Sun 5 Dec 2021

What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week… Christmas is almost upon us, with the first of the pantomimes and Christmas shows setting out their stalls this week. Not quite as many as usual this year, and just the two amateur events in town. With Sleeping Beauty already bringing in the panto laugh at the King’s, the […]

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