Scottish Opera

Scottish Opera Double Bill

Scottish Opera Double Bill

Trial by Jury – ★★★★☆     Absurd
A Matter of Misconduct! – ★★★★☆     Shrewd

Scottish Opera and the D’Oyly Carte Opera celebrate the 150th anniversary Gilbert & Sullivan’s partnership by pairing Trial By Jury with A Matter of Misconduct!, a new operetta commissioned in response to it.

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The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

★★★★★ Scintillating

Scottish Opera presents a scintillating new adaptation of Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow at the Festival Theatre, bringing its setting into the twentieth century, and its sensibilities into the twenty-first.

Jun 1 2025 | By More
The Makropulos Affair

The Makropulos Affair

★★★★☆ Provocative

In a new co-production with Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera revives The Makropulos Affair at the Festival Theatre for two performances only, in a production rich with detail and sumptuous design.

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Listings: Mon 6 – Sun 12 Nov 2023

Listings: Mon 6 – Sun 12 Nov 2023

What’s on Edinburgh’s Stages this week…

Good to see a really decent fist of involved drama from Edinburgh’s amateur companies on the stages this week, where they have no less than three plays and a musical on offer.

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Listings Mon 18 – Sun 24 Sept 2023

Listings Mon 18 – Sun 24 Sept 2023

What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week?

The start of this Autumn’s mini-season of lunchtime theatre at the Traverse is the big  news in a week when not a lot is happening. It opens with Ship Rats by Alice Clark.

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Listings Mon 20 – Sun 26 March 2023

Listings Mon 20 – Sun 26 March 2023

What’s on Edinburgh’s Stages this week…

There is a somewhat select theatre offering this week, with the biggest name on stage being Paul O’Grady who is staring as Miss Hannigan at the touring production of Annie, at the Playhouse all week.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

★★★★☆ Starry night

There is nothing rushed about Dominic Hill’s compelling new production of Benjamin Britten’s opera of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Scottish Opera at the Festival Theatre until Saturday.

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Listings: Mon 28 Feb – Sun 6 March 2022

Listings: Mon 28 Feb – Sun 6 March 2022

What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week

It is an exciting week on Edinburgh stages, with plenty of scope to take your mind away from events elsewhere in the world.

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EIF Indoors & Out

EIF Indoors & Out

EIF 2021 programme announced

The Edinburgh International Festival has announced its full programme of events for 2021, which will include theatre at the Traverse and Lyceum, opera at the Festival Theatre and a free opening event at the Botanics.

Jun 2 2021 | By | Reply More
Lights Shine On for EIF

Lights Shine On for EIF

Festival announces online offering:

The Edinburgh International Festival has announced My Light Shines On, a series of online shows for August, with filmed and audio works by Scotland’

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