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Theatre Events in Edinburgh on 17 May 2025

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Events in Edinburgh

Barrowland Ballet: Wee Man

16th May 2025 - 17th May 2025

Wee Man is a highly physical and dynamic dance-theatre performance work by award-winning choreographer, Natasha Gilmore. Catch it at The Studio Edinburgh on 16th & 17th May!

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Benji Waterhouse: You Don’t Have to Be Mad to Work Here - Book Tour 2025

17th May 2025

NHS psychiatrist, award-winning comedian, and Sunday Times best-selling author Benji Waterhouse — is going on his first book tour and brings it to the Traverse Theatre on Saturday 17th May!

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Big Kid Circus: Edinburgh

15th May 2025 - 18th May 2025

The Big Kid Circus is in town again with a brand new show for 2025. Catch it at the Fort Kinnaird Shopping Centre in May!

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Dr. Bonk’s Macarbaret

Selected dates between 19th April 2025 - 19th July 2025

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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Ghosts of the Banshee

Selected dates between 5th April 2025 - 19th July 2025

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

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KELI

13th May 2025 - 17th May 2025

Marking 40 years since the miners' strikes and featuring a sharp, hilarious script and live brass score KELI is a gripping show about community, creativity, and music!

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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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Mysteries: A Close-Up Magic Experience

Selected dates between 25th April 2025 - 30th May 2025

Step into the magical world of Wonder & Co. - Scotland's only magic shop - and experience an intimate evening of extraordinary close-up magic!

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Peter and The Wolf

17th May 2025

Peter and the Wolf on Tour is an action-packed, interactive concert with some of the best and silliest(!) musicians in Scotland. Don't miss it at the Corn Exchange Haddington on 17th May!

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Quiz

14th May 2025 - 17th May 2025

James Graham’s thrilling play combines the tension of a courtroom with the energy of a game show as a winning contestant on Britain’s Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? stands trial for cheating.

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Stand Up Horror

Selected dates between 4th January 2025 - 20th December 2025

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

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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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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:

Runway Theatre Company: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

Runway Theatre Company: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

13th May 2025 - 17th May 2025

Step out of the darkness and into the spotlight this May as Runway Theatre Company proudly presents the unmissable Everybody's Talking About Jamie!

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Theatre Events in Fife

Theatre Events in Glasgow

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

Glasgow 850 Theatre & Entertainment Tour

Glasgow 850 Theatre & Entertainment Tour

Selected dates between 24th April 2025 - 30th August 2025

Enjoy an edifying, amusing and sensational walking tour of the entertainment and theatre history of Glasgow over the last 850 years!

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Studio3 Season: Fruitcake

Studio3 Season: Fruitcake

26th April 2025 - 17th May 2025

Part of the Tron Theatre's Studio3 Season, Fruitcake is a romantic comedy for the existentially weary.

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The Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon

13th May 2025 - 31st May 2025

The Book of Mormon, Broadway's outrageous smash-hit musical written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez, is coming to the King's Theatre Glasgow in May!

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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:

An Afternoon At The Musicals

An Afternoon At The Musicals

17th May 2025

Join this first-class professional cast at Lanark Memorial Hall as they sing some of the best show tunes from London's West End and Broadway!

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Blinded By The Light

Blinded By The Light

17th May 2025

Writer Sylvia Dow brings her piece Blinded by the Light, a story of survival, of beliefs tested, of spirit and endurance, to Cumbernauld Theatre on Saturday 17th May!

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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:

PACE May Fest!

PACE May Fest!

5th May 2025 - 26th May 2025

Fest! is PACE's hugely popular school holiday performing arts festivals for young people aged 3-21 and are open to members and non members!

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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:

Wild Yak Productions: Restless Natives The Musical

Wild Yak Productions: Restless Natives The Musical

14th May 2025 - 17th May 2025

40 years on from the film's initial release, this classic Scottish movie starts a new adventure as a stage musical. Catch it at Macrobert Arts Centre in May!

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Karen Dunbar

Karen Dunbar

17th May 2025

Chewin' The Fat star Karen Dunbar is back with her brand new 2025 Scottish Tour. Catch her at Victoria Hall Dunblane on Saturday 17th May!

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Events in Other Areas

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Sponsored Links

St Mary's Music School
Wonder & Co
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Escape The Past
Napier Uni
Fayre Play
Napier Uni
Franciscan Publishing Company
Kevin Quantum
MNB
Edinburgh Dungeon
ATG
Hostelworld

Popular Events

Martin McAloon
Martin McAloon returns to The Voodoo Rooms on Thursday 13th November with his Two Wheels Good UK tour, in celebration of the 40 anniversary of Prefab Sprout's album 'Steve McQueen'.
May the Fourth Be With You
Join us at Summerhall Distillery for an out-of-this-world cocktail masterclass, where the Force of mixology awaits!
Bedroom Farce
The Edinburgh Makars bring Alan Ayckbourn’s classic comedy 'Bedroom Farce' to Church Hill Theatre from 8th to 10th May!
Mike Rice: Cruel Little Man
Irish comedian Mike Rice hits the road with his brand new show 'Cruel Little Man', don't miss him live at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Monday 3rd November!
Sip & Paint Starry Night Over Edinburgh
Looking for a creative night in Edinburgh? Then come along to Las Iguanas for a sip and paint experience on Thursday 15th May run by PopUp Painting!

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Corn Exchange Haddington Edinburgh Playhouse Festival Theatre Edinburgh Howden Park Centre Livingston Kings Theatre Edinburgh National Museum of Scotland O2 Academy Edinburgh The Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh Traverse Theatre Usher Hall