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Events in Edinburgh

Eala Shàilein / The Swan of Salen

20th April 2023 - 20th April 2029
Broxburn

Swan of Salen is A Multimedia Folk Ballet inspired by Tchaikovsky’s iconic Swan Lake and the parallel Gaelic legend, Eala Shàilein. Catch it at Ecclesmachan & Threemiletown Village Hall in April!

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Edinburgh Opera Company Seeking New Singers For Carmen

20th November 2023 - 18th August 2024

Aria Alba is looking for new members to join our exciting production of Georges Bizet's Carmen at the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2024.

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Stand Up Horror

Selected dates between 6th January 2024 - 19th October 2024

Actor, writer and tour guide Alex Staniforth invents a horror story every night. You decide what the characters do, find and sometimes - yes sometimes - even love!

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Dr. Bonk’s Macarbaret

Selected dates between 20th January 2024 - 21st December 2024

Scotland's silliest surgeon, Dr. Bonk, is back with his hit SELL-OUT SHOW 'Dr Bonk's Macarbaret', an evening of drag, burlesque, music, comedy, and medical mayhem!

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Haunted Haus

Selected dates between 2nd March 2024 - 7th December 2024

Get ready for a haunting so fabulous you'll die from excitement! The Spooktacular 'Haunted Haus' is back to terrorize Banshee Labyrinth!

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Paranormal Illusionist: Ghosts of the Banshee

Selected dates between 2nd March 2024 - 7th December 2024

Are you brave enough to attend an unsettling night of magic and ghosts in the Banshee Labyrinth - Scotland's Most Haunted Pub -  built into the legendary South Bridge Vaults.

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Cab-arette Showtour

1st May 2024 - 31st December 2024
Various Locations Edinburgh

Enjoy a unique comedy musical Showtour in a taxi... be driven around Edinburgh, whilst entertained by Lola and her variety of characters!

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Here You Come Again - The New Dolly Parton Musical

23rd July 2024 - 27th July 2024

The new official Dolly Parton musical, Here You Come Again, arrives in Edinburgh in July, featuring all of her greatest hits, don't miss this rollicking and joyous new show!

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So Young

25th July 2024 - 25th August 2024

Both touching and funny, So Young is a story about coming back together after time apart.

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CATS - The Beyond Broadway Experience

26th July 2024 - 27th July 2024

Join the Beyond Broadway Experience's 200-strong cast as they present Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical, CATS.

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Shock Horror Presents ‘Bedlam’

27th July 2024

Shock Horror presents 'Bedlam', a tale of murder and madness, at the The Banshee Labyrinth on Saturday 27th July!

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The Sound Inside

28th July 2024 - 25th August 2024

Nominated for six Tony Awards, this UK premiere of The Sound Inside will leave audiences feeling haunted and spellbound. Catch it the Traverse Theatre!

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Ireland The Show

30th July 2024

Ireland the Show will take you on a journey through the decades of a globally loved culture. If it’s all things Irish you like then this is the show for you!

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Same Team

30th July 2024 - 25th August 2024

Written with the Dundee Women’s Street Soccer Team, Same Team - A Street Soccer Story is an uplifting whirlwind through the highs and lows of homeless football.

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16 Postcodes

31st July 2024 - 26th August 2024

In her debut storytelling show, Jessica Regan (BBC, Channel 4, The Guilty Feminist) shares lessons lived and learned from a life in no particular order.

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A.L.Ex and The ImpRobots Present: An AI Show for Kids!

31st July 2024 - 18th August 2024

This sixty-minute, fast-paced, interactive science theatre show promises to entertain and educate 8+ audiences, featuring real robots, artificial intelligence, and a hearty dose of laughs.

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Abrasion

31st July 2024 - 26th August 2024

Abrasion is a hilarious and vital one-woman show, written by and starring up-and-coming talent Meg Rose-Dixon, as our heroine reflects on her diagnosis journey on the anniversary of her surgery.

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All the Fraudulent Horse Girls

31st July 2024 - 26th August 2024

From writer Michael Louis Kennedy, and award-winning company Brooklyn Rep, comes this outrageous, queer, absurd colt-comedy-melodrama, galloping into Edinburgh this summer.

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All These Pretty Things

31st July 2024 - 25th August 2024
Edinburgh Old Town

Tracey Yarad’s 'All These Pretty Things' is an evocative portrayal of one woman’s capacity to come back stronger than ever.

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Artificial Intelligence Improvisation

31st July 2024 - 18th August 2024

This show from award-winning Improbotics presents an adorable physical robot (Aldebaran Nao) hosting the show and performing alongside human actors.

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Arturo Brachetti: SOLO

31st July 2024 - 25th August 2024

Take a magical journey inside the mind of Italian quick-change legend Arturo Brachetti (Olivier-nominated), in the UK premiere of smash-hit show SOLO.

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Ascension

31st July 2024 - 26th August 2024

Historical drama Ascension delves deep into the life of 18th century castaway Leendert Hasenbosch, illuminating an ongoing journey of queer identity.

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Óran

31st July 2024 - 25th August 2024

Combining spoken word, lyrical storytelling and a pulsating electronic live score, this is the thrilling story of Òran and his journey to rescue his best friend from the Underworld.

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Baby Shark and Tails of the Seven Seas

31st July 2024 - 17th August 2024

Join Fiddlefox and Baby Shark as they travel to different lands around the world around the world seeking a lost friend. Designed for children ages 1-10.

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Baby Wants Candy

31st July 2024 - 25th August 2024
Edinburgh South

One of the world’s most celebrated improv shows EVER heads back to the Fringe for its 17th year with a run of 26 brand new one-off musicals!

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Did You Mean to Fall Like That

31st July 2024 - 25th August 2024

Did You Mean to Fall Like That is a brand new comedy exploring contemporary masculinity and male bisexuality by award-winning writer Stephanie Martin. Catch it at The Fringe!

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FREAK OUT!

31st July 2024 - 26th August 2024

Coin Toss Collective are making their Fringe debut at the Pleasance with their multilayered, award-nominated theatre show FREAK OUT!

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Ginger Johnson Blows Off!

31st July 2024 - 24th August 2024

Reigning Queen of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, beloved powerhouse performer Ginger Johnson swaps her crown for a crash helmet as she brings her all-new show Ginger Johnson Blows Off! to Edinburgh Fringe.

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Glitch

31st July 2024 - 26th August 2024
Edinburgh South

Drenched in edgy dark humour, this storytelling styled production sheds light on the intricate facets of the mother-daughter relationship.

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Gracie and the Start of the End of the World (Again)

31st July 2024 - 26th August 2024

This ART Award Winner 2024 is an extinction-level story about heartbreak, revolution and surviving the apocalypse.

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Gulliver’s Travels

31st July 2024 - 25th August 2024

With ingenious puppetry, stirring shanties, and sharp, relevant satire, Box Tale Soup bring Gulliver's breathtaking journey to life in this astonishing adaptation.

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How Can I Help You?

31st July 2024 - 26th August 2024

Callum Patrick Hughes returns to The Pleasance after his critically acclaimed 2023 Edinburgh Fringe debut with 'How Can I Help You?'.

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Hypnotist Matt Hale: Top Tun! 80s Spectacular - Remix

31st July 2024 - 26th August 2024

The unmissable sell-out smash-hit comedy hypnosis show with 80s party vibes returns! Remixed for 2024!

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Juniper and Jules

31st July 2024 - 26th August 2024

From writer Stephanie Martin comes a queer rom-com about what it means not just to survive without a template, but to carve our own.

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Kafka’s Metamorphosis: The Musical! With Puppets!

31st July 2024 - 26th August 2024

Having delighted swarms of audiences from New York to Montréal, Kafka’s Metamorphosis: The Musical! With Puppets! now skitters into Scotland for its Fringe debut.

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Kevin Quantum: Anti-Gravity

31st July 2024 - 26th August 2024

Join Kevin Quantum at the Edinburgh Fringe as he defies the laws of physics with his astounding invention – an anti-gravity generator!

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Lewis Fuller - Ungentlemanly Conduct

31st July 2024 - 25th August 2024

Award-winning magician, TV star, and former Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist Lewis Fuller makes his Fringe debut with ‘Ungentlemanly Conduct’, a show sure to set people talking!

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Love’s a Beach

31st July 2024 - 26th August 2024

A smash-hit satire, Love’s a Beach is a modern take on celebrity post reality television. Catch it at Pleasance Courtyard as part of the Fringe!

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N.Ormes

31st July 2024 - 25th August 2024

After a wildly successful Fringe debut in 2023, circus duo Agathe Bisserier and Adrien Malette-Chenier return to the Edinburgh Fringe with N.Ormes.

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NewsRevue

31st July 2024 - 26th August 2024
Edinburgh South

This incredible song and sketch show parodies our crazy world is back, giving us all a bit of light relief from the madness in which we live.

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no one is coming to save us

31st July 2024 - 13th August 2024

This world premiere from award winners Pepperdine Scotland and playwright Lewis Hetherington is about young people finding fragile hope in the face of overwhelming environmental threat.

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Our Little Secret: The 23andMe Musical

31st July 2024 - 26th August 2024

What does a 31-year-old theatre kid do when a DNA test reveals that his biological parents aren't quite who he thought they were? Write a musical, of course!

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Rosie and Hugh’s Great Big Adventure

31st July 2024 - 18th August 2024

Jam-packed with songs from Nick Cope's beloved CBeebies Popcast, Rosie and Hugh’s Great Big Adventure is a show is for 3–8-year-old adventurers – and their families!

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Seconds to Midnight

31st July 2024 - 26th August 2024

Exploring queer friendship, platonic love and nuclear anxiety, Seconds to Midnight asks what happens in a world with no consequences.

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Sh!t-Faced Shakespeare®: Much Ado About Nothing

31st July 2024 - 25th August 2024

The five-star, multi sell-out Fringe phenomenon is back with its hilarious combination of an entirely serious adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing!

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Shamilton The Improvised Hip Hop Musical

31st July 2024 - 25th August 2024
Edinburgh South

Shamilton, one of the Fringe’s smash-hit sensations is back for the third year running with their latest ad-libbed creation!

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Singin’ I’m No a Billie, She’s a Tim

31st July 2024 - 21st August 2024

Back with an all female cast, Singin I'm No a Billy SHE'S a Tim will have you laughing and crying so hard, you'll be begging for full time!

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Stuffed

31st July 2024 - 26th August 2024

Multi-award-winning theatre makers Ugly Bucket present Stuffed, a roaring call to action amidst the wreckage of a desecrated system.

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The Book of Mountains and Seas

31st July 2024 - 25th August 2024

The Book of Mountains and Seas is a comedic and moving drama from American playwright Yilong Liu about dealing with loss, differences, and unlikely friendships.

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The Emu War: A New Musical

31st July 2024 - 25th August 2024

Inspired by the true events of The Great Emu War of 1932, this new comedy musical tells the story of WW1 veterans trying to grow wheat in the Australian outback.

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The Outrun

31st July 2024 - 24th August 2024

Amy Liptrot’s bestselling memoir is brought to life in an epic and elemental world premiere at Church Hill Theatre.

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The Room Upstairs

31st July 2024 - 26th August 2024

The Room Upstairs is a heartwarming one-woman show that explores ME, a chronic invisible illness, through the lens of a mother/daughter relationship.

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You Can’t Escape an Aussie Boy

31st July 2024 - 26th August 2024

Actor Shane Palmer brings his theatre show 'You Can't Escape An Aussie Boy' to the Edinburgh Fringe!

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3 Chickens Confront Existence

1st August 2024 - 26th August 2024

The critically-acclaimed '3 Chickens Confront Existence' promises to make audiences laugh, cry and, hopefully, laugh some more. Catch it at the Assembly Roxy!

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44 Sex Acts in One Week

1st August 2024 - 26th August 2024

From the razor-sharp pen of Fringe First winner David Finnigan (Kill Climate Deniers) comes 44 Sex Acts in One Week, a fruity apocalyptic rom-com!

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A History of Paper

1st August 2024 - 25th August 2024

A History of Paper is a musical love story about a man and a woman and the little bits of paper that make up a life.

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Batshit

1st August 2024 - 25th August 2024

BATSHIT is a wildly theatrical, unexpectedly funny, and deeply intimate story of female madness.

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Bill’s 44th

1st August 2024 - 25th August 2024
Edinburgh Old Town

The critically acclaimed puppeteering duo Andy Manjuck and Dorothy James return to Edinburgh Fringe with their tragicomedy hit Bill’s 44th.

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Catafalque

1st August 2024 - 11th August 2024

From acclaimed producers Scissor Kick comes the world premiere of Catafalque, a one-woman eulogy through the lens of a civil celebrant asking, how do we grieve the ungrievable?

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Cyrano

1st August 2024 - 25th August 2024

Cyrano is a joyous, gender-flipped retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac, packed with music, wit and aching romance.

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Edge of Time

1st August 2024 - 25th August 2024
Edinburgh Old Town

Edge of Time is a haunting exploration of the power of hope, and the life affirming journey of breaking free from conformity.

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Fan/Girl

1st August 2024 - 26th August 2024

Absurd, optimistic and joyful, Bryony Byrne’s Fan/Girl is a tongue-in-cheek ride through British adolescence against a backdrop of nineties football.

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Ian Stone is Keeping it Together

1st August 2024 - 25th August 2024

Ian will return to Edinburgh Fringe in August 2024 with a brand new show, ‘Ian Stone is Keeping it Together’, from 1st - 25th August at the Counting House Ballroom.

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In Defiance of Gravity

1st August 2024 - 26th August 2024

From Unleash The Llama comes an extraordinary story based on real historical events, told through dynamic physical theatre, multi-roling and stage illusion.

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In Two Minds

1st August 2024 - 25th August 2024

Explored through the dynamic of a mother-daughter relationship, In Two Minds is deeply personal, inventive, funny and life-affirming.

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Leni’s Last Lament

1st August 2024 - 25th August 2024

Having won top awards at the United Solo Festival in New York, Leni’s Last Lament now comes to the Edinburgh Fringe.

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Me For You

1st August 2024 - 25th August 2024

A new play by Rachel E. Thorn, which was longlisted for the Kenneth Branagh Award, is coming to Pleasance Courtyard and it’s all about the utter selfishness of true love.

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My English Persian Kitchen

1st August 2024 - 25th August 2024

Written by award-winning Hannah Khalil, directed by Chris White and starring Isabella Nefar, this life-affirming new play chronicles the journey of one woman's quest to start again!

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NoVa

1st August 2024 - 25th August 2024

With gravity-defying acrobatics and dazzling juggling, this family show is full of warmth and side-splitting humour. Catch it at the Assembly Roxy, as part of the Fringe!

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Oh, Calm Down

1st August 2024 - 26th August 2024

From award-winning writer, Charlotte Anne-Tilley (Almost Adult), comes a moving and exploratory play about OCD, misdiagnosis and discovering yourself.

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Pillock

1st August 2024 - 25th August 2024

Pillock is a darkly hilarious coming-of-age remix following a young man who is struggling with ADHD while dreaming of something bigger and wanting more from life.

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Singin’ I’m No a Billy, He’s a Tim

1st August 2024 - 25th August 2024

Des Dillon's smash hit comedy, Singing I'm No A Billy He's A Tim, comes to the EICC as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe!

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Son of a Bitch

1st August 2024 - 26th August 2024

The Thelmas in association with Josie Underwood are thrilled to present 'Son of a Bitch', a brutally honest and darkly funny monologue, at Summerhall in August!

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The Black Blues Brothers

1st August 2024 - 25th August 2024

The Black Blues Brothers are returning to the Edinburgh Fringe for the fourth and final time. Don't miss the show!

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The Ceremony

1st August 2024 - 26th August 2024

The Ceremony is a one-of-a-kind theatrical metaphysical nonsense - the late-night deep and meaningless you didn't know you needed. Or maybe you did!

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The Chaos That Has Been and Will No Doubt Return

1st August 2024 - 26th August 2024

Two best mates. One HUGE party. Luton pinned by austerity. An evening of noughties bangers and shots of shitty gin mixed with the chaos of violence. A night to remember!

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Tones - A Hip Hop Opera

1st August 2024 - 25th August 2024

A man in a battle with his identity, and on a journey through the depths of Black-British culture, class, and belonging. This is a piece of gig theatre like no other!

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Trainspotting Live

1st August 2024 - 25th August 2024

Trainspotting Live returns to The Pleasance at EICC for the Edinburgh Fringe 2024! Early booking recommended!

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Woo Woo – A Sketch Comedy Show

1st August 2024 - 17th August 2024
Edinburgh New Town

This uproarious sketch comedy show by Damien Vosk promises to take audiences on a side-splitting journey through the enigmatic world of UFO phenomena.

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5 Mistakes That Changed History

2nd August 2024 - 26th August 2024
Edinburgh South

Blending history, storytelling and comedy, 5 Mistakes That Changed History is perfect for history lovers, the history-curious and anyone who loves to learn new things, whilst having a laugh.

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Blues and Burlesque

2nd August 2024 - 25th August 2024

Following sell-out runs in Edinburgh, Perth and Adelaide, this award-winning live music cabaret is back with a brand-new show at the Fringe!

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Brewhemia’s Kabaret

Selected dates between 2nd August 2024 - 23rd August 2024

Immerse yourself in a symphony of taste, sound and revelry. Delicious feasts, live entertainment and sensational performances to kick your weekend off in style.

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Cruel Britannia: After Frankenstein by Kristen Smyth

2nd August 2024 - 17th August 2024
Edinburgh Old Town

Gritty, powerful and daringly revolutionary, Kristen Smyth's new play "Cruel Britannia: After Frankenstein" is a transgender reimagining of Shelley's seminal novel, set in the year of our Lord 1980.

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe

2nd August 2024 - 26th August 2024
Various Locations Edinburgh

The Edinburgh Fringe returns from 2nd to 26th August 2024 with artists and performers taking to hundreds of stages all over the city to present shows for every taste.

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Edinburgh International Festival

2nd August 2024 - 25th August 2024
Various Locations Edinburgh

The Edinburgh International Festival returns from 2nd to 25th August 2024 with live performance throughout the city.

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Forth on The Fringe

2nd August 2024 - 3rd August 2024

Forth on the Fringe is our annual one stop shop for all the essential acts you need to see at this year’s Edinburgh Festival. Catch it at Edinburgh Playhouse on 2nd & 3rd August!

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June Carter Cash: The Woman, Her Music and Me

2nd August 2024 - 24th August 2024

The story of one of country music's most iconic voices: June Carter Cash. In this raw, honest, and authentic show, Charlene Boyd gets to grips with a life less ordinary.

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Planetarium Lates: Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon

2nd August 2024 - 24th August 2024

After a sell-out run last year, Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon planetarium experience is back at the Fringe!

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Reject Me, Already

2nd August 2024 - 24th August 2024
Various Locations Edinburgh

In this innovative, big-hearted, feel-good musical, the audience write the story as they pick who plays which role, and who ends up with who.

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STUMPED

2nd August 2024 - 13th August 2024

A journey through humour, anger and ultimately hope, STUMPED is ideally suited to both existing opera fans and newbies. Catch it at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in August!

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Super Second Rate

2nd August 2024 - 17th August 2024

Leah Coloff is a Grammy winning cellist, singer/songwriter and creator. Hear her story, told through spoken word, music and song in this funny, humane show at the Edinburgh Fringe!

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The Imitator

2nd August 2024 - 25th August 2024

Don’t miss this opportunity to see singer/actor Julian Fontalvo, an outstanding performer with a truly unique talent, when he returns to the Fringe!

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The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

2nd August 2024 - 24th August 2024

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo returns from 2nd to 24th August 2024!

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Penthesilea

3rd August 2024 - 6th August 2024

Ferocious and emotionally charged, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam’s production of Heinrich von Kleist’s Penthesilea is a powerful fusion of a rock concert and an ancient tragic love story.

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The Ladyboys of Bangkok - Edinburgh

3rd August 2024 - 25th August 2024

Funnier, cheekier and as glamorous as ever, The Lady Boys of Bangkok return to the Fringe as part of their 25th Anniversary Tour!

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The Last Five Years

3rd August 2024 - 17th August 2024

Never Ending Theatre presents 'The Last Five Years', an emotionally charged musical. It follows Jamie and Cathy as they fall in and out of love over their turbulent five-year relationship.

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Brewhemia’s Drag & Dining

Selected dates between 4th August 2024 - 25th August 2024

Brewhemia's Drag & Dining - Expect unruly antics while the Queens serve charisma, uniqueness, nerve & talent!

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Carmen

4th August 2024 - 8th August 2024

The most popular French opera in the world comes to the International Festival direct from Opéra-Comique – the Parisian opera house where it all began.

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Brewhemia’s Haus of Honky-Tonk

Selected dates between 5th August 2024 - 26th August 2024

Two-step into a night of twangy tunes in the Grand Ole’ Beer Palace, hotter than a Texas summer with rhinestone-clad performers & country classics galore at Brewhemia!

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Natalie Palamides: WEER

5th August 2024 - 25th August 2024

Natalie Palamides presents an achingly tender 90s rom-drom (romantic dramedy) which asks you to look at every argument from two sides.

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Pan African Dance Heritage

5th August 2024 - 15th August 2024

Pan African Dance Heritage, a non-profit organisation from Accra, Ghana, seek to promote traditional African dancing and drumming throughout the world. Catch them at the Institut français d'Écosse!

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Brewhemia’s Fling on the Fringe

Selected dates between 6th August 2024 - 20th August 2024

Braveheart meets the Beer Palace – whisky, tartan, immersive performers, more musicians than you can shake a munro at.

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How to Mate - The Ted XXX Talk

6th August 2024 - 24th August 2024

Actor, writer and drag king Daisy Doris May is bring How To Mate - The Ted XXX show to the Assembly Roxy as part of the Edinburgh Fringe.

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Never Been So Hight

6th August 2024 - 15th August 2024

This solo performance explores connecting with your inner child amid life’s challenges. Don't miss the chance to dive into this captivating adventure.

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Brewhemia’s Supper Klub

Selected dates between 7th August 2024 - 21st August 2024

It's Brewhemia’s annual showcase of things we love and entertainment we’ve never seen before.

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Margolyes & Dickens: The Best Bits

7th August 2024 - 15th August 2024

Unstoppable 82-year-old Miriam Margolyes returns to the Fringe with her new show 'The Best Bits'!

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Leith Customs

8th August 2024 - 10th August 2024
Leith

Leith Customs is a new play by Citadel Arts Group based on the memories of retired officials who worked in Leith Custom House during the 1970s and recall it with affection.

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Things Between Heaven and Earth

8th August 2024 - 26th August 2024
Edinburgh South

A psychological thriller with echoes of The Talented Mr. Ripley and Rosemary’s Baby: female "hysteria" vs sexual identity.

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Voyage - The ABBA Tribute

8th August 2024

VOYAGE The Abba Tribute, at La Belle Angele, is an explosive show packed with all your favourite Abba Hits, sensational singing, mesmerising choreography and authentic costumes.

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Home Body - The Musical

Selected dates between 9th August 2024 - 16th August 2024
Edinburgh New Town

Marking its debut performance at Edinburgh Fringe 2024, Home Body is a new musical play incorporating contemplative original catchy songs.

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Songs of the Bulbul

9th August 2024 - 11th August 2024

The world premiere of Aakash Odedra’s latest work creates a mediative exchange between the Indian classical dance Sufi Kathak and Islamic poetry.

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Murder At The Speakeasy

Selected dates between 10th August 2024 - 17th August 2024

Not Cricket Productions brings an interactive murder mystery event to the Fringe and 1920's dress is encouraged.

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22 Mirrors - A Musical Journey Through The Tarot

Selected dates between 11th August 2024 - 18th August 2024

22 Mirrors is an entrancing and intriguing experience, a magical journey through the Tarot. Catch it as part of the Fringe!

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Buffy Revamped

12th August 2024 - 17th August 2024

Satirical, funny and bursting with pop-culture references, Buffy Revamped at The Pleasance at EICC is the perfect parody for Buffy aficionados!

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Look Who It Isnae - An Audience with Gavin Mitchell

12th August 2024 - 14th August 2024

Gavin Mitchell, acclaimed actor & comedian, presents an exclusive up close and personal show, offering audiences an unforgettable journey through his illustrious 30-year plus career in entertainment!

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Midnight Cowboy Radio

12th August 2024 - 17th August 2024

Midnight Cowboy Radio, a late night talk show and political satire by Ally Ibach, comes to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe!

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Seven Steps to Feel Completely Happy Again

12th August 2024 - 23rd August 2024
Edinburgh Old Town

This is an equivocal play of self discovery of grief, death and dying. It questions if there really are seven steps to feel completely happy again.

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A Knock On The Roof

13th August 2024 - 25th August 2024

This heartbreaking, gripping, and surprisingly comedic solo show comes to Edinburgh for only 12 performances ahead of a highly anticipated Off-Broadway run in January 2025.

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Dear Billy

13th August 2024 - 25th August 2024

Produced by the National Theatre of Scotland, Dear Billy is a love letter to The Big Yin from the people of Scotland, don't miss it at the Assembly Rooms as part of the Fringe!

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Tales from the Towpath

13th August 2024 - 16th August 2024

Explore the history of the Union Canal on board the Lochrin Belle with Citadel Arts Group's 5-star show, Tales from the Towpath!

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The Hidden Garden

13th August 2024 - 26th August 2024

Award-winning multidisciplinary dance artist Jill Crovisier makes her UK debut with The Hidden Garden at Summerhall as part of the Fringe.

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No Such Thing As A Fish

14th August 2024

For anyone with a thirst for knowledge, a taste for puns, and a need for some belly-laughs, No Such Thing As A Fish is an unmissable show! Don't miss it at the Edinburgh Playhouse in August!

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Hamlet

15th August 2024 - 17th August 2024

Teatro La Plaza’s enigmatic interpretation of a Shakespearean classic, full of personal anecdotes from a cast made up of eight actors who have Down’s Syndrome.

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Ute Lemper - Rendezvous with Marlene

15th August 2024

Rendezvous with Marlene is a show based on a 3-hour phone call between Marlene Dietrich and Ute in Paris, 1988.

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The Marriage of Figaro

16th August 2024 - 18th August 2024

The acclaimed Komische Oper Berlin and director Kirill Serebrennikov, known for his daring, satirical productions, present Mozart’s iconic comic opera.

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Adam Kay - Undoctored

17th August 2024

The nation's twelfth-favourite doctor, Adam Kay, brings his brand new show to Edinburgh, fresh from a record-breaking run at the Edinburgh Fringe and a sell-out season in the West End!

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Black is the Color of My Voice

20th August 2024 - 25th August 2024

Fringe First award winner Apphia Campbell's stunning solo show inspired by the life of Nina Simone returns in 2024!

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The Fifth Step

21st August 2024 - 25th August 2024

The Fifth Step, David Ireland's latest collaboration with the National Theatre of Scotland tells a complex story about men, intimacy and our belief systems.

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Assembly Hall

22nd August 2024 - 24th August 2024

Combining Arthurian cosplay and emotive contemporary dance, Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young present their major new dance work 'Assembly Hall' at the Festival Theatre!

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Fern Brady - I Gave You Milk To Drink

22nd August 2024

Scotland’s queen of comedy, Fern Brady, is back on tour with a brand new show. Catch her at Edinburgh Playhouse on Thursday 22nd August!

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Hel Cabaret - Culture Shock

22nd August 2024

Hel Cabaret is back on the 22nd of August, bringing you 1 show during the Fringe, Hel Cabaret presents Culture Shock at La Belle Angele!

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The Green Knight (But It’s Gay)

22nd August 2024 - 24th August 2024

Join award winning and critically acclaimed storyteller Niall Moorjani for their fantastical and funny work-in-progress take on the medieval classic The Green Knight at Lighthouse Bookshop.

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Scott Silven: Wonders

23rd August 2024

Enter the hypnotic world of Scott Silven, the Scottish illusionist inspired by the landscape of his childhood.

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Bugsy Malone

4th September 2024 - 7th September 2024

Come along to the Howden Park Centre in September for a whirlwind of romance, rivalry, and the quest for power in 1920s New York with Bugsy Malone!

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Blame It On The Bucky

5th September 2024

From the production company that brought you, Singin I'm no a Billy He's a Tim! Working Class productions are back with brand new, hilarious play, 'Blame it on the Bucky'!

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The Ultimate Boyband Party Show

5th September 2024

Pop on your Kangol hat and cargo pants, dust off your glow sticks, and Get On Up for an evening you’ll never forget at The Ultimate Boyband Party Show in the Usher Hall!

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The Magic of Motown

7th September 2024

Get ready for the biggest Motown party of the year when The Magic of Motown returns to the stage at the Usher Hall!

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Jay Rayner - Nights Out At Home

8th September 2024

Join the ever-tasteful, often hilarious, writer and broadcaster Jay Rayner as he celebrates 25 years as The Observer’s award-winning restaurant critic with the publication of Nights Out At Home!

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes: Mad, Bad and Dangerous

8th September 2024

Spend an evening in the company of the extraordinary Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE as he goes beyond his record-breaking achievements to explore the man behind the myth.

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The Naked Neds

8th September 2024

Ingram Noble's latest production, "The Naked Neds," is hitting the road in Scotland this September and comes to Augustine United Church on Sunday the 8th!

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Rebus: A Game Called Malice

10th September 2024 - 14th September 2024

Transferring John Rebus' maverick detective skills to the stage, this suspense-filled play finds the iconic sleuth uncovering disturbing truths during a murder mystery game!

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A Night At The Movies - The Soundtrack Of Your Life

11th September 2024

A Night At The Movies - The Soundtrack Of Your Life is a spectacular live concert featuring all the greatest hits from your favourite films at the Usher Hall.

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Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves - Cher Tribute

13th September 2024

Don't miss this tribute to Cher at Reconnect Regal Theatre on Friday 13th September!

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In the Mood

13th September 2024

Immerse yourself in the timeless music of Glenn Miller and the music of fabulous forties with the record-breaking big band Jon Ritchie & That Swing Sensation at the Howden Park Centre!

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Sarah Millican: Late Bloomer

13th September 2024

Don't miss Sarah Millican when she brings her new show 'Late Bloomer' to Edinburgh Playhouse on Friday 13th September 2024!

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The Choriza May Show

13th September 2024

Fresh from their appearance on BBC Three’s RuPaul’s Drag Race UK VS The World, Choriza May hits the road with their first ever solo theatre show extravaganza and brings it to the Traverse Theatre!

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Artie’s Singing Kettle – Greatest Hits

15th September 2024

Artie is bringing the original Singing Kettles packed full of clues to his Greatest Hits show to Church Hill Theatre on 15th September!

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Come From Away

17th September 2024 - 21st September 2024

7,000 Stranded Passengers. One Small Town. A Remarkable True Story. Don't miss the smash hit musical Come From Away when it comes to the Edinburgh Playhouse in 2024!

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Auld Pals - An evening with the cast of ‘Still Game’

20th September 2024

Whether you're a superfan or just looking for a great night out, 'Auld Pals - An Evening With The Cast Of Still Game' at The Queen's Hall is not to be missed!

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The History Of Rock

20th September 2024

Featuring the music of artists such as Led Zeppelin, Cream, Guns n Roses, AC/DC, Queen and many more, don't miss The History Of Rock when it comes to the Howden Park Centre!

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Blame It On The Bucky - World Premier Tour

21st September 2024

From the production company that brought you, Singin I'm no a Billy He's a Tim! Working Class productions are back with brand new, hilarious play, 'Blame it on the Bucky'!

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Arties Singing Kettle - Greatest Hits

22nd September 2024

Get ready to be transported into a world of nostalgic tunes as Artie finds clues inside the original Singing Kettle’s to your favourite songs.

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Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me

23rd September 2024 - 25th September 2024

Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me is touring Scotland in September with at date at Summerhall from 23rd to 25th.

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A Chorus Line

24th September 2024 - 28th September 2024

Celebrate the lives of theatre’s unsung heroes, as they tell searing stories of ambition, shattered hopes, and what it really costs to follow your dreams.

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Blood Brothers

24th September 2024 - 28th September 2024

Don't miss the the multi-award-winning Blood Brothers when it comes to Edinburgh Playhouse in September!

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Macbeth

25th September 2024 - 28th September 2024

Don't miss this production of Macbeth at the Howden Park Centre in September!

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Murder Mystery Night

27th September 2024

Join us at the Grassmarket Centre for an evening of suspense, intrigue, and detective work on Friday 27th September!

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First Ladies of Country: The Story of Patsy Cline & Tammy Wynette

29th September 2024

The story of two, of the most famous American female country stars; Patsy Cline & Tammy Wynette together at last for one night only at the Howden Park Centre!

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Tim Peake: Astronauts - The Quest To Explore Space

29th September 2024

After multiple sell-out tours with his debut show, My Journey to Space, Tim Peake brings his hugely anticipated new show, ASTRONAUTS: The Quest to Explore Space! to Edinburgh Playhouse!

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Rambert’s Peaky Blinders

1st October 2024 - 5th October 2024

Rambert’s thrilling stage adaptation The Redemption of Thomas Shelby returns to Edinburgh, capturing the Peaky story, with stunning performances from Rambert’s dancers and an iconic soundtrack!

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The Baddies

4th October 2024 - 20th October 2024

Meet the very worst Baddies in the world! Don’t you dare to come too close to a witch, a troll and an ancient ghost!

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The Post Mortem Live

5th October 2024 - 6th October 2024
Various Locations Edinburgh

Live autopsy experience, The Post Mortem Live, returns to Edinburgh offering you front row seats into the world of pathology, forensics, true crime and human anatomy!

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Michael Palin - There And Back

6th October 2024

Best-selling author and comedy legend Michael Palin is going back on the road, with a new UK tour this autumn, which will include a night at Edinburgh's Queen's Hall on Sunday 6th October!

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Dr. Louise Newson: Hormones & Menopause - The Great Debate

7th October 2024

Dr Louise Newson, the leading medical expert on menopause and hormones, brings her inaugural UK theatre tour, accompanied by Dublin-based comedian Anne Gildea, to the Festival Theatre on 7th October.

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Hairspray the Musical

7th October 2024 - 12th October 2024

The smash hit musical comedy Hairspray returns to Edinburgh Playhouse in October 2024. Don't miss it!

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Beauty and The Beast

8th October 2024 - 12th October 2024

Shotts St Patrick’s Amateur Opera Group return to Reconnect Howden Park with the stage version of Disney’s classic animated film Beauty and The Beast!

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Blue Man Group

9th October 2024 - 13th October 2024

The theatrical phenomenon 'Blue Man Group' returns to the UK bringing its award-winning Bluevolution World Tour and comes to the Festival Theatre in October!

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Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience

9th October 2024 - 3rd November 2024

Be part of the action as Basil, Sybil and Manuel serve up mayhem on a plate alongside a 3-course meal and two hours of non-stop laughter at The Scotsman Hotel!

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SWEENEY TODD: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

9th October 2024 - 12th October 2024

Join Blackout Productions this October as they bring the sinister tale of Sweeney Todd to life in a way you have never experienced before!

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Dancing in the Streets

10th October 2024

Get ready for an unforgettable night reliving the iconic sound of Motown when Dancing in the Streets comes to the Usher Hall on Thursday 10th October!

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To Save The Sea

10th October 2024 - 12th October 2024

From the makers of Battery Park, To Save The Sea is an epic adventure story about standing up for what you believe in, don't miss it at the Traverse Theatre in October!

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The McDougalls: Halloween Party

13th October 2024

Everyone's favourite children's theatre company The McDougalls comes to Church Hill Theatre with a spook-tacular new stage show for all the family!

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Sandi Toksvig: Friends of Dorothy

15th October 2024

Following the sell-out 2022 tour of Next Slide Please, Sandi Toksvig - comedian, broadcaster, writer and campaigner - returns to theatres with an evening to celebrate the publication of her new novel.

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The Book of Mormon

15th October 2024 - 2nd November 2024

The Book of Mormon, Broadway’s smash-hit musical written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez, is coming to Edinburgh Playhouse from Tuesday 15th October to Saturday 2nd November!

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The McDougalls : Halloween Party

15th October 2024

Join Max and Auntie Aggie for their Halloween Party, filled with tricks and treats, guaranteed to have you screaming with laughter!

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Come What May

17th October 2024

Come What May, the ultimate tribute to Moulin Rouge & other hit movie musicals, comes to the Usher Hall on Thursday 17th October!

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Celine - My Heart Will Go On

18th October 2024

Experience the ultimate Celine Dion tribute Concert as it tours across the UK when Celine - My Heart Will Go On comes to Howden Park Centre on Friday 18th October!

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Clinton Baptiste: Roller Ghoster!

18th October 2024

Solo again, Clinton Baptiste, Britain's most celebrated clairvoyant medium psychic from Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, comes to Edinburgh with his brand new hilarious one-man stand-up show!

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Qudus Onikeku/The Q Dance Company - Re:incarnation

18th October 2024 - 19th October 2024

An ode to the richness of Nigerian culture, this dance, music, fashion and visual art creation showcases the depth of ancient Yoruba philosophy mixed with Nigerian youth culture.

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Garrison Keillor: Tonight

19th October 2024

Garrison Keillor Tonight is an evening of stand-up, storytelling, audience song, and poetry. One man, one microphone, coming to The Queens Hall Edinburgh on 19th October!

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An Audience with Robert Lindsay

20th October 2024

Don't miss an evening with Robert Lindsay at the Assembly Rooms, as he shares an intimate look into the experiences and stories behind some of his most iconic roles!

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Ed Gamble: Hot Diggity Dog

20th October 2024

Ed Gamble has minced a load of meat (thoughts), piped it into a casing (show) and it's coming to a bun (venue) near you! Catch him at the Festival Theatre Edinburgh on Sunday 20th October!

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Dick and Angel: Forever Home (avec le nitty gritty)

22nd October 2024

Spend an entertaining evening with the stars of Channel 4 hit Escape to the Chateau, Dick and Angel Strawbridge, and experience the Chateau like never before!

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Murder on the Orient Express

22nd October 2024 - 26th October 2024

Agatha Christie's classic Murder on the Orient Express gets a thrilling new stage adaptation. Can Poirot solve the mystery before the final stop? Find out when the show comes to Edinburgh in October!

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Jon Ronson’s Psychopath Night - CANCELLED

23rd October 2024

Join Jon Ronson at the Usher Hall for an electrifying journey into the enigmatic world of psychopaths and the perplexing concept of normalcy!

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A Streetcar Named Desire

24th October 2024 - 9th November 2024

The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh presents the Pitlochry Festival Theatre production on A Streetcar Named Desire.

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To Save The Sea

24th October 2024

From the makers of Battery Park, To Save The Sea is an epic adventure story about standing up for what you believe in, don't miss it at Howden Park Centre in October!

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Annie - The Musical

25th October 2024 - 26th October 2024

Nordone's Academy Of Performing Arts presents Annie - The Musical at the Church Hill Theatre in October!

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Ant Middleton

26th October 2024

Best Selling Author, TV front man and podcaster Ant Middleton has announced a brand new tour for autumn 2024 including a date at the Usher Hall on Saturday 26th October!

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Stuart Michael - Psychic Medium - CANCELLED

26th October 2024

Direct from London’s West End – enjoy a thrilling and intriguing night of psychic mediumship from Stuart Michael!

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The Makings of A Murderer 2 - The Real Manhunter

26th October 2024

Following sell-out shows nationwide, the UK’s top true crime theatre tour is back with a brand-new lineup and brings it to the Assembly Rooms in October!

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Edinburgh Gang Show

29th October 2024 - 2nd November 2024

The Edinburgh Gang Show returns to the Festival Theatre in November 2024 for another brilliant week of making memories and bringing joy to Edinburgh!

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Twist and Shout

30th October 2024

An all-star cast from the West End deliver a musical powerhouse of a show that starts with the explosion of Brit Pop in 1962 through to the era of Flower Power and Free Love of the late sixties!

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Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz

31st October 2024 - 2nd November 2024

This play is a love letter to Birmingham, exploring Black masculinity through Beyonce lyrics, techno raves and the deeply intimate relationship between a man and his barber.

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An Evening with Mark Cox & Jane McCarry (Still Game’s Tam & Isa)

1st November 2024

A special up close and personal show featuring Mark Cox and Jane McCarry, best known for their iconic roles as Tam and Isa in Still Game.

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Ned Boulting’s Marginal Mystery Tour: 1923 And All That

2nd November 2024

Ned Boulting, ITV’s lead Tour de France commentator, returns to The Queen's Hall with his brand-new one-man stage show, Ned Boulting’s Marginal Mystery Tour: 1923 And All That.

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Rock On Tommy

3rd November 2024

Tommy Cannon is a national treasure who became a household name as one half of Cannon & Ball. Now he’s returning to the stage in Rock On, Tommy, a variety show!

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The Horne Section’s Hit Show

4th November 2024

The six-headed comedy band includes five outstanding musicians and one non-musical stand-up. Expect comedy, songs, enthusiastic dancing, and a lot of mucking about!

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The Muppet Christmas Carol - Film with Live Orchestra

4th November 2024

Disney's The Muppet Christmas Carol is live in concert across the UK this winter, featuring its musical score performed live to the film! Don't miss it at the Usher Hall on December 4th!

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Only Fools & Horses The Musical

5th November 2024 - 9th November 2024

Stick a pony in your pocket – The Trotters are back and coming to Edinburgh Playhouse in November 2024!

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The SpongeBob Musical

5th November 2024 - 9th November 2024

Plunge into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show at Church Hill Theatre in November!

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Scottish Opera - Don Pasquale

8th November 2024 - 16th November 2024

Follow the exploits of Don Pasquale in this riotous new version of Donizetti's classic comic opera when Scottish Opera return to the Festival Theatre in November!

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& Juliet

12th November 2024 - 16th November 2024

There is life after Romeo! After a phenomenal run in London's West End, & Juliet is heading to Edinburgh Playhouse in November 2024!

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Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Broadway Cinderella

13th November 2024 - 16th November 2024

Forget your worries and be transported to a world where anything is possible, good always prevails, and princes are always charming!

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Scottish Opera - Albert Herring

13th November 2024

One of the 20th century's most beloved operatic comedies, Albert Herring is Britten's loose adaptation of a Guy de Maupassant short story, full of quirky yet loveable characters and 1980s nostalgia.

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Slavoj Zizek at 75- A Celebration

13th November 2024

Join the rockstar philosopher and revolutionary Slavoj Žižek for a celebration of his life and thought. Expect dialectics, psychoanalysis, and jokes!

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Scottish Opera - Access Don Pasquale

15th November 2024

Scottish Opera's accessible afternoon performances make coming to a favourite opera as easy and stress-free as possible – keeping the drama on stage where it belongs!

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Men Don’t Talk

16th November 2024 - 17th November 2024

Three men find banter, bird boxes and biscuits in a fictional men's shed, which celebrates companionship, camaraderie... and custard creams.

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Fischy Music Show

17th November 2024

Children’s favourites Fischy Music are back at The Queen's Hall Edinburgh in November, with an entertaining show full of songs bringing hope and humour!

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Legends of American Country

17th November 2024

Europe's No.1 country music tribute show, The Legends of American Country, return to Reconnect Regal Theatre on 17th November for a fantastic night of toe tapping Country classics!

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An Evening with Guenther Steiner

18th November 2024

Don’t miss a hugely entertaining access-all-areas conversation with former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner, star of Netflix’s smash hit docuseries Drive to Survive.

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101 Dalmatians

19th November 2024 - 23rd November 2024

A new musical version of Dodie Smith’s classic book 101 Dalmatians comes to Edinburgh Playhouse in November 2024!

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An Audience with Karen Dunbar

22nd November 2024

Spend an unforgettable evening in Karen Dunbar's company at Portobello Town Hall as she share stories, jokes and insights from her incredible career!

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Peter Pan

22nd November 2024 - 31st December 2024

This Panto season, Reconnect Theatres present 'Peter Pan' at the Howden Park Centre!

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Scottish Opera: The Puccini Collection

22nd November 2024

First performed in Dundee in 2021, The Puccini Collection travels to Edinburgh to mark the centenary of the great composer’s death.

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Amanda: A New Horror Musical

23rd November 2024 - 24th November 2024

AMANDA is a new horror musical inspired by classic horror slasher movies. It promises to make you jump, laugh and gasp in horror at its surprising twist ending!

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Felicity Ward

23rd November 2024

Felicity Ward, star of ‘The Office’ (Australia), returns for her first national tour in six years and brings it to the Traverse Theatre on 23rd November!

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Shock Horror Presents ‘Sickening’

23rd November 2024 - 24th November 2024

Sickening tells the story of a disturbed young man who believes he has found God in his basement. Little does he know that the creature he has found is something much, much worse!

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Edinburgh’s Magical Christmas

24th November 2024

The Lauriston Christmas magic show is back! Witness startling magic and uplifting mystery, inspired by history and legends of the city of Edinburgh, in a lavish, historic setting.

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Fairytale of New York - Coming Home For Christmas

24th November 2024

After three sell out tours, the ultimate Irish-inspired Christmas concert returns to the Usher Hall with an even bigger production for 2024.

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Jason Manford - A Manford All Seasons

24th November 2024

Jason Manford is back with a new live show for 2024/5 - A Manford All Seasons and brings it to Edinburgh Playhouse on Sunday 24th November 2024!

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Rat Pack - A Swingin’ Christmas at the Sands

26th November 2024

The stars of ‘The Rat Pack - Swingin’ at the Sands’ will be bringing the ultimate Christmas party to the Usher Hall on Tuesday 26th November!

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Oor Aladdin

29th November 2024 - 29th December 2024

In this Scottish adaption of an old favourite, we find Aladdin and the MacTwankey family, living in Bathgate with not a penny to their name.

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Treasure Island

30th November 2024 - 4th January 2025

The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh presents another epic story for the whole family - a new re-imagining of esteemed Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson’s adventure story: Treasure Island!

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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

3rd December 2024 - 29th December 2024

The smash-hit London Palladium production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat returns to Edinburgh Playhouse this Christmas!

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Live At Christmas With Sara Pascoe

15th December 2024

The country’s best comedians are going on tour for a spectacular all-star festive show, headlined by the multi-award winning Sara Pascoe, and bring it to The Queen's Hall on 15th December!

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The Bootleg Beatles

16th December 2024

Regarded the world over as being the Gold standard of Tribute, the Bootleg Beatles return to the Usher Hall this Christmas for another nostalgic whirlwind trip through the sixties.

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Buddy Holly & The Cricketers

18th December 2024

Buddy Holly and the Cricketers once again herald in the Yuletide festivities with Holly at Christmas 2024, the show that is now as traditional as mulled wine and mince pies!

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ABBAMANIA Christmas Spectacular

20th December 2024

Dust off your platforms, put on your flares and come and enjoy an unforgettable night with ABBAMANIA at The Queen's Hall on 20th December!

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RSNO Christmas Concert Featuring The Snowman

22nd December 2024

Join the RSNO this December for a special feast of Christmas cheer! Still Game’s Sanjeev Kohli will narrate our popular screening of the magical film!

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Legends of American Country

4th January 2025

Europe's number one country music tribute show, The Legends of American Country, comes to the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh for a fantastic night of toe tapping Country classics!

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Bat Out Of Hell

6th January 2025 - 11th January 2025

Get ready to witness Bat Out of Hell: The Musical as it explodes back onto the stage in a spectacle that promises to be nothing short of legendary!

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Scottish Ballet’s The Nutcracker

8th January 2025 - 18th January 2025

This winter, banish the dark skies and enjoy a visual feast as we take you and your family on a fantastical adventure with Scottish Ballet’s The Nutcracker!

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The Legends of American Country Show

9th January 2025

Europe's No 1 Hot County TVs award winning Country music show, "The Legends of American Country" come to the Howden Park Centre for a fantastic night of toe tapping Country classics!

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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

16th January 2025 - 18th January 2025

The smash-hit and critically acclaimed musical Everybody’s Talking Jamie is presented to you by Nardone’s Academy of Performing Arts in January!

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Varna International Ballet - Romeo and Juliet

16th January 2025

From the grandeur of the masked ball to the intimacy of the lovers’ balcony, this star-crossed story of duels, bitter family feuds and love that cannot be, is unmissable.

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Varna International Ballet - Swan Lake

17th January 2025

The greatest romantic ballet of all time is brought to life by Tchaikovsky’s haunting and unforgettable score.

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Murder: Staged

18th January 2025

Following the success of Crime Viral's sell out UK serial killer tour, Cheish Merryweather will bring Murder: Staged to the Usher Hall on Saturday 18th January!

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The Merchant Of Venice

18th January 2025 - 15th February 2025

The Royal Lyceum presents the Theatre for a New Audience production of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, featuring John Douglas Thompson as Shylock.

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Varna International Ballet - Nutcracker

18th January 2025

This most famous of fantasy ballets for all the family begins as night falls on Christmas Eve.

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The Rocky Horror Show

20th January 2025 - 25th January 2025

Australian superstar Jason Donovan comes to the Edinburgh Playhouse in Richard O'Brien's legendary rock 'n' roll musical, The Rocky Horror Show, as part of a new world tour!

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Mary Poppins

22nd January 2025 - 15th February 2025

Direct from the West End, the classic multi award-winning musical Mary Poppins comes to the Festival Theatre from 12th January!

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The Legends of American Country Show

26th January 2025

The Legends of American Country, Europe's number on tribute show, returns for another fantastic night of toe tapping Country classics!

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Pretty Vacant

28th January 2025

Pretty Vacant - The Story of Punk and New Wave is THE stage show not to be missed and it's coming to the Usher Hall on Tuesday 28th January!

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Singin’ I’m No A Billy He’s A Tim

1st February 2025

Des Dillon's smash hit comedy, Singing I'm No A Billy He's A Tim, comes to Reconnect Regal Theatre as part of it's 20th Anniversary tour!

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Chicago

4th February 2025 - 8th February 2025

Chicago returns to razzle dazzle theatres across the country in 2025, don't miss your chance to see it when it returns to the Edinburgh Playhouse in February!

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Bring It On

6th February 2025 - 8th February 2025

Bring It On The Musical takes audiences on a high-flying journey that is filled with the complexities of friendship, jealousy, betrayal and forgiveness.

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Man In The Mirror - A Tribute To Michael Jackson

6th February 2025

Join us at the Usher Hall for a Thriller of an evening, as we celebrate the legendary music of the KING OF POP!

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Queen Extravaganza

10th February 2025

Queen Extravaganza, the only official Queen tribute band, brings its own ‘kind of magic’ to the Edinburgh Playhouse in February in a triumphant celebration of 50 years of Bohemian Rhapsody!

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A Country Night in Nashville

14th February 2025

A Country Night in Nashville, perfectly capturing the energy and atmosphere of an evening in the home of Country Music, returns to Edinburgh Playhouse in February.

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Nina Conti: Whose Face Is It Anyway?

15th February 2025

The virtuoso ventriloquist, BAFTA nominee and British Comedy Award winner is back on tour with a date at The Queen's Hall Edinburgh on Saturday 15th February!

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Kinky Boots

18th February 2025 - 22nd February 2025

Broadway and West End phenomenon Kinky Boots The Musical, is strutting into Edinburgh in a brand-new production starring Strictly's Johannes Radebe and rising star Dan Partridge!

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Jenny Eclair: Jokes Jokes Jokes Live!

22nd February 2025

In celebration of the release of her hilarious memoir of the same name, comedian, novelist, and professional show-off Jenny Eclair comes to The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh on 22nd February!

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NOW That’s What I Call A Musical

25th February 2025 - 1st March 2025

Get ready to relive the playlist of your life by celebrating 40 years of the iconic and chart-topping compilations brand NOW That’s What I Call Music at the Edinburgh Playhouse!

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Scottish Opera - The Makropulos Affair

27th February 2025 - 1st March 2025

Hailed as an unmissable triumph and nominated for a 2022 Southbank Sky Arts Award, this co-production of Janáček’s mature masterpiece, The Makropulos Affair, returns to Scottish Opera!

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Wild Rose

6th March 2025 - 5th April 2025

Wild Rose is an uplifting and heart-warming new musical about motherhood, dreams, and finding your three chords and the truth.

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Country Roads

7th March 2025

Leave your 9 to 5 worries at the door and get ready as, for one night only, hit producers Entertainers celebrate the Kings and Queens of country music at the Assembly Rooms!

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Lemn Sissay - Let The Light Pour In

9th March 2025

Spend an evening with a master of the spoken word, BAFTA nominated author, activist, performer and Sunday Times number one bestseller, Lemn Sissay OBE.

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Ellen Kent: La Bohème

10th March 2025

Don't miss La Bohème when Ellen Kent returns to the Edinburgh Playhouse on Monday 10th March with one of the most romantic operas ever written!

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Ellen Kent: Madama Butterfly

11th March 2025

Back by overwhelming public demand, Madama Butterfly, the award-winning Opera, returns to Edinburgh Playhouse in March!

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Greg Davies: Full Fat Legend

12th March 2025 - 14th March 2025

Greg Davies is heading back out on tour for the first time in 7 years with his brand-new 2025 stand-up show Full Fat Legend and brings it to Edinburgh Playhouse in March 2025!

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Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical

12th March 2025 - 15th March 2025

The Bohemians are heading to the Festival Theatre to bring you their 2025 production 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical'.

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Seven Drunken Nights

16th March 2025

Following its sold out smash hit debut tour, Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of The Dubliners returns with an even bigger production, don't miss it at the Usher Hall in March!

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Ghost Stories

24th March 2025 - 29th March 2025

Enter a world full of thrilling twists and epic turns, where the ultimate love-letter to horror is imagined live on stage!

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Nikita Kuzmin: Midnight Dancer

26th March 2025

International champion and Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin will bring his first ever UK solo tour Midnight Dancer to Edinburgh Playhouse on Wednesday 26th March!

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Russell Kane: HyperActive

28th March 2025

Russell Kane is back on tour, and his brand new show, HyperActive, heads to Edinburgh Playhouse on 28th March 2025!

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Beyond the Barricade

29th March 2025

Don't miss Beyond the Barricade at the Usher Hall on Saturday 29th March, it's a blockbusting show of the greatest songs in musical theatre!

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Fastlove - The Tribute to George Michael

4th April 2025

Direct from London's West End, Fastlove is the world's favourite George Michael Celebration! Don't miss it when it returns to The Queen's Hall on 4th April!

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Giovanni - The Last Dance

5th April 2025

Strictly Come Dancing professional Giovanni Pernice returns to Edinburgh in 2025 with his tour The Last Dance!

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Singin’ I’m No A Billy He’s A Tim

5th April 2025

Des Dillon's smash hit comedy, Singing I'm No A Billy He's A Tim, comes to the Howden Park Centre as part of it's 20th Anniversary tour!

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Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake

8th April 2025 - 12th April 2025

Matthew Bourne’s audacious, rule-breaking reinvention of Tchaikovsky's masterpiece has now become the most successful dance theatre production of all time. Catch it at the Festival Theatre in April!

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John Robertson’s The Dark Room

10th April 2025

Comedian John Robertson's The Dark Room is a gut-busting rock n' roll experience for everyone who buys a ticket! Don't miss it at the Stand Edinburgh!

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Calamity Jane

15th April 2025 - 19th April 2025

The whip crackin' musical classic Calamity Jane is coming to the Festival Theatre Edinburgh in 2025, starring multi-award-winning West End star Carrie Hope Fletcher!

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Moulin Rouge! The Musical!

25th April 2025 - 14th June 2025

Pop the champagne and prepare for the spectacular spectacular as Moulin Rouge! The Musical begins its World Tour at Edinburgh Playhouse from April 2025!

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Scottish Ballet: The Crucible

1st May 2025 - 3rd May 2025

Scottish Ballet return to the Festival Theatre in May with Arthur Miller's drama of power and persecution, The Crucible!

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

13th May 2025 - 17th May 2025

Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as the West End smash-hit production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe comes to the Festival Theatre in May 2025.

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Country Hits Live

18th May 2025

Performed by a cast of multi award-winning musicians and singers, Country Hits Live will celebrate the atmosphere and energy of an evening in the home of country music.

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The Australian Bee Gees Show

18th May 2025

Having performed to over 1 million people in sold out theatres and concert halls across the globe, The Australian Bee Gees Show is coming to the Festival Theatre on Sunday 18th May!

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Scottish Opera - The Merry Widow

29th May 2025 - 7th June 2025

Scottish Opera Director John Savournin brings his joyful touch to Lehár's waltz-filled charmer The Merry Widow at the Festival Theatre!

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Scottish Opera - Trial by Jury

Selected dates between 30th May 2025 - 6th June 2025

With a comic cast performing contrasting roles in both pieces, Trial by Jury / A Matter of Misconduct! promises an unmissable night of classic G&S comedy and new writing!

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The Mountaintop

31st May 2025 - 21st June 2025

It’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jnr’s last night on Earth. This funny, compelling drama imagines the man behind the legend on the eve of his assassination.

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Quadrophenia, A Mod Ballet

10th June 2025 - 14th June 2025

Prepare to be blown away as the power of dance brings a whole new dimension to the raw energy and emotion of one of the UK’s most iconic rock albums!

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Coraline - A Musical

26th June 2025 - 19th July 2025

Open the door to a strange and mysterious world and join Coraline as she explores her new home in this exciting new musical based on the bestselling book and cult movie!

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Rob Beckett: Giraffe

26th June 2025

From Bromley to Brisbane, Rob Beckett’s new show Giraffe is going worldwide. Catch it at Edinburgh Playhouse on Thursday 26th June 2025!

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The Night Sky Show

28th June 2025

The Night Sky Show comes to Edinburgh Playhouse to take you on an epic journey from our celestial back yard and across the cosmos!

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What’s Love Got To Do With It?

28th June 2025

What's Love Got To Do With It? The not-to-be missed musical experience celebrating the music of the incredible Tina Turner comes to the Usher Hall on 28th June!

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War Horse

2nd October 2025 - 11th October 2025

The National Theatre’s global smash-hit production of War Horse returns to the Festival Theatre in October 2025!

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Riverdance

10th October 2025 - 11th October 2025

To celebrate an incredible 30th year milestone, Riverdance will embark on a special anniversary tour in 2025, bringing its magic to the Edinburgh Playhouse in October!

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Six

21st October 2025 - 25th October 2025

From the West End to Broadway, the international smash hit musical SIX returns to Edinburgh Playhouse in October 2025!

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Thank You For The Music

8th November 2025

Smash-hit tribute show, Thank You For The Music, brings all of ABBA's No. 1 hits to the Assembly Rooms in a production like no other!

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Tina - The Tina Turner Musical

11th November 2025 - 22nd November 2025

West End mega-hit Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, comes to Edinburgh Playhouse in November 2025 as part of its first ever UK & Ireland tour!

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Theatre Events in East Renfrewshire

Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:

Ben Thompson Live As Elvis - The Ultimate Experience

Ben Thompson Live As Elvis - The Ultimate Experience

1st March 2025

For one night, you get to experience what it would've been like to witness The King of Rock 'n' Roll live in the flesh, when Ben Thompson Live As Elvis comes to Eastwood Park Theatre!

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Buddy Holly & The Cricketers

Buddy Holly & The Cricketers

5th October 2024

Celebrating over 30 years on the road, Buddy Holly and the Cricketers bring a night of infectious energy and signature 1950's rockabilly sounds to Eastwood Park Theatre!

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Kerry Ellis - Queen of The West End

Kerry Ellis - Queen of The West End

14th November 2024

Eastwood Park Theatre has announced a unique show with the Queen of the West End, Kerry Ellis!

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Theatre Events in Fife

Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:

Country Legends of the Grand Old Opry

Country Legends of the Grand Old Opry

14th November 2024

Europe’s No.1 multi award winning show “Country Legends of the Grand Old Opry” returns for another fantastic night of toe tapping Tennessee nostalgia.

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Barry Steele’s Roy Orbison Story

Barry Steele’s Roy Orbison Story

7th September 2024

Get ready for a night of solid gold hits when Barry Steele and an extraordinary ensemble of talented musicians and singers bring The Roy Orbison Story to the Adam Smith Theatre on 7th September!

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Acari Comedy Hypnotist

Acari Comedy Hypnotist

5th October 2024

Comedy hypnotist Acari brings his brand-new show to The Adam Smith Theatre on Saturday 5th October.

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Theatre Events in Glasgow

Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:

The DaVinci Michelangelo Experience

The DaVinci Michelangelo Experience

19th September 2024

Revel in an unforgettable journey through the Renaissance and rediscover the most exceptional artistic period in history when The DaVinci Michelangelo Experience comes to Oran Mor Glasgow!

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A Bottle Of Wine & Patsy Cline

A Bottle Of Wine & Patsy Cline

15th August 2024 - 25th August 2024

Back by popular demand, don't miss the hit show 'A Bottle Of Wine & Patsy Cline' when it returns to Oran Mor Glasgow this summer!

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Across The Universe - The Beatles 66-70

Across The Universe - The Beatles 66-70

17th November 2024

Across The Universe is a celebration of The Beatles' studio years 1966-1970. This unique show featuring live band and orchestra is a must-see for all Beatles fans!

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Theatre Events in Lanarkshire

Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:

Ben Portsmouth - This Is Elvis

Ben Portsmouth - This Is Elvis

27th September 2024

Internationally renowned as one, if not The Best Elvis Tribute in the world today, Ben Portsmouth comes to The Town House Hamilton with his new show, This Is Elvis!

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Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp

Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp

17th December 2024

Come and see Aladdin performed like you've never seen it before when Purves Puppets bring this special Christmas show to Lanark Memorial Hall!

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Blame It On The Bucky

Blame It On The Bucky

11th September 2024

From the production company that brought you, Singin I'm no a Billy He's a Tim! Working Class productions are back with brand new, hilarious play, 'Blame it on the Bucky'!

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Theatre Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:

To Save The Sea

To Save The Sea

21st October 2024 - 22nd October 2024

From the makers of Battery Park, To Save The Sea is an epic adventure story about standing up for what you believe in, don't miss it at Beacon Arts Centre in October!

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Love Beyond

Love Beyond

26th September 2024

Love Beyond is a love story. But not a typical one. Don't miss this beautiful, tender and visually creative show from renowned theatre artist Ramesh Meyyappan at Beacon Arts Centre!

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Killer Books: Professor David Wilson and Marcel Theroux

Killer Books: Professor David Wilson and Marcel Theroux

27th September 2024

Novelist and presenter Marcel Theroux and criminologist Professor David Wilson combine their professional backgrounds to discuss books that have motivated murder!

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Theatre Events in Stirling

Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:

Santa’s Magical Lighthouse

Santa’s Magical Lighthouse

3rd December 2024 - 31st December 2024

With lots of laughs and songs to join in with, become a lighthouse keeper and guide Santa home this Christmas in this fun-filled, interactive adventure for children aged 5 years and under!

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Murder Mystery - 007 Live & Let’s Spy - CANCELLED

Murder Mystery - 007 Live & Let’s Spy - CANCELLED

24th August 2024

Join us at The Stirling Highland Hotel for outstanding entertainment from the Walking Theatre Company and enjoy a delicious 3 course meal!

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Shaun Ryder

Shaun Ryder

26th October 2024

He's the wild man of rock who became a national treasure, Happy Mondays and Black Grape frontman Shaun Ryder will bring his new, spoken word tour to The Albert Halls on 26th October!

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Events in Other Areas

Circus Montini: Beith

Circus Montini: Beith

26th July 2024 - 28th July 2024
Beith

Circus Montini present a fast-paced production packed full of comedy, juggling, balancing, acrobatics, stunts and more at Orr's Trust Park, Beith between 26th and 27th July!

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Zippos Circus at Ayr’s Low Green

Zippos Circus at Ayr’s Low Green

7th August 2024 - 12th August 2024
Ayr

Zippos Circus returns to Ayr's Low Green between Wednesday 7th and Monday 12th August with their all-new 2024 production, Magnificent!

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