Theatre Events in Edinburgh in May 2026
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Events in Edinburgh
Almost Impossible 2.0: Martin Brock
Martin Brock is back at the Fringe with an electrifying, one-of-a-kind spectacle of slick, mind-bending magic, laugh-out-loud comedy, cutting-edge video production and astonishing illusions!
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Doctor Bonk’s Macarbaret
Dr Bonk, Scotland's silliest surgeon, presents the Macarbaret: a madcap hour of drag, burlesque, music, comedy, and medical mayhem!
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Monster Cabaret
Join Madame Mabh for her haunted house party at the Banshee Labyrinth, featuring both classic cabaret acts and unusual happenings!
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Stand Up Horror
Improvised, macabre tales featuring (voluntary!) members of the audience as actor, writer and tour guide Alex Staniforth invents a horror story every night at Stand Up Horror!
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Underground Magic: Edinburgh’s Live Magic Night
Experience incredible magic when the Edinburgh Magic Company presents a fresh lineup of magicians, mind-readers, and the occasional wild-card variety act at the Gilded Saloon!
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The Ballad of Johnny and June
The Ballad of Johnny & June takes you inside the soaring highs and shattering lows of a love story that defined an era.
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Out With The Buckleys
James and Clair Buckley are taking their vlog offline and around the UK on an unfiltered, unedited live tour and bring it to the Usher Hall on Friday 1st May!
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Strictly Come Dancing: The Professionals
Don’t miss your chance to see Strictly Come Dancing: The Professionals UK Tour when it returns to Edinburgh Playhouse in May 2026!
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Sunny Afternoon
Sunny Afternoon, the multi-award-winning musical sensation about one of the greatest bands of all time, The Kinks, is returning for a major UK tour, don't miss it at the Edinburgh Playhouse!
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Gordon Strachan: My Life in Football
On what promises to be an entertaining night, Gordon Strachan will be discussing his colourful career and life with Gerry McDade at the Corn Exchange Haddington on Thursday 7th May!
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Star Struck
Prepare to be transported into a glamorous world where jazz meets ballet, and the stars align when Scottish Ballet bring Starstruck to the Festival Theatre in May!
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Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil
Funny, poignant, and packed with the spirit of Scottish football, Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil is more than a play about the game - it’s about belonging, loss, and the songs we carry with us!
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Guys and Dolls
Following their successful production of Jesus Christ Superstar, Southern Light are returning to the Festival Theatre in May with the Broadway hit Guys and Dolls.
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Keith Brymer Jones and Marj Hogarth
Fresh from filming the third series of Channel 4's Our Welsh Chapel Dream, Keith Brymer Jones and Marj Hogarth invite you behind the scenes of their creative partnership in this new show!
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Children’s Classic Concerts: Big Top Brass
Roll up, roll up...Children's Classic Concerts spectacularly presents 'Big Top Brass' at Corn Exchange Haddington on Saturday 16th May!
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Leila Navabi: Relay
Relay is a bold, joyful punk-musical one-person show about making a queer family on your own terms, written and performed by award-nominated comedian, writer and composer Leila Navabi.
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The Bodyguard
The international, award-winning smash-hit musical based on the blockbuster film, The Bodyguard is back! Don't miss it when it returns to the Edinburgh Playhouse in 2026!
READ MOREStand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-in
Played out to a live 80's soundtrack, this is the true story of the gallus Greenock girls who fought a battle against injustice that thrust them onto the world stage.
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The Fabulous Cash & Carter Show
Don't miss a a fantastic, authentic and heart-warming, nostalgic journey reliving the stories, music, and songs of The Great Johnny Cash and June Carter.
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Betwixt the Sheets LIVE with Dr Kate Lister
Join historian Dr Kate Lister for a riotously entertaining and equally enlightening evening as she brings her award-winning podcast Betwixt the Sheets LIVE to the Assembly Rooms stage!
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2:22 A Ghost Story
Direct from London's West End, the edge-of-your-seat, supernatural thriller 2:22 A Ghost Story comes to the Edinburgh Playhouse in May 2026!
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Dirty Dancing In Concert
The timeless love story of Baby and Johnny will be brought to life in concert-form when Dirty Dancing In Concert returns to Edinburgh's Usher Hall on Tuesday 26th May!
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I’m Grand Mam: Happy Campers
Kevin Twomey and PJ Kirby, the wildly popular Irish comedy duo, bring their live show 'Happy Campers' to The Queen's Hall Edinburgh on Friday 29th May!
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Scottish Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
Sir Thomas Allen revives his much-loved production of Mozart’s unstoppable masterpiece, The Marriage of Figaro, at Festival Theatre in May.
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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:
The Johnny Cash Roadshow
With standing ovations every night, the Johnny Cash Roadshow is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser that leaves audiences yearning for more! Don't miss it at Eastwood Park Theatre in May!
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ABBAMANIA
Dust off your platforms, put on your flares and come along and enjoy an unforgettable night with ABBAMANIA at Eastwood Park Theatre on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th May!
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The Ultimate Summer Shindig
Get ready to turn up the heat as 'The Ultimate Summer Shindig', a thrilling new live music experience guaranteed to raise the roof and get audiences on their feet, comes to Eastwood Park Theatre!
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Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
Stories in the Dust
With live music and puppetry, Stories in the Dust is a funny, heartfelt and hopeful eco-fable that takes you to another world.
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Journey
JOURNEY is an emotionally resonant contemporary circus experience from Cirqulation, Scotland’s travelling ensemble.
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Jessies
From the producer of Dragged Tae the Steamie... Jessies is an award-winning new comedy that's fierce, funny, and full of heart!
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Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
Night Waking
A darkly funny and deeply unsettling one-woman play is coming to the Citizens Theatre. Night Waking is an urgent, razor-sharp meditation on motherhood, colonialism, and the things we leave behind.
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Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-in
Played out to a live 80's soundtrack, Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-in is the true story of the gallus Greenock girls who fought a battle against injustice that thrust them onto the world stage.
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Man In The Mirror - A Tribute To Michael Jackson
Man in the Mirror is the brand new, must see, electrifying tribute concert to Michael Jackson! Don't miss it at The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow on Sunday 17th May!
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Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
Come From Away
7,000 Stranded Passengers. One Small Town. A Remarkable True Story. Biggar Theatre Workshop bring their production of the smash hit musical Come From Away to the Corn Exchange in May!
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Whit’s Yer Chat
Don't miss a night of pure laughs and banter at Cumbernauld Theatre starring Jane McCarry & Des Clarke, think Loose Woman with a pinch of chaos and madness thrown in!
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Girls’ Night Oot! 2 - Heartbreaks and Promises
The ladies are back for a night full of song and laughter, don't miss the sensational sequel to Girls' Night Oot! at Airdrie Town Hall on Saturday 30th May!
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Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
Celebrating Celine - A New Day
Whether you're a lifelong fan or new to her music, Celebrating Celine, at Beacon Arts Centre, promises an evening of joy, emotion, and unforgettable entertainment!
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You Choose
Nonsense Room Productions bring You Choose, their fantastic interactive musical show for all the family, back to Beacon Arts Centre on Sunday 10th May!
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Whit’s Yer Chat
Don't miss a night of pure laughs and banter at Beacon Arts Centre with Jane McCarry & Edward Reid... think Loose Woman with a pinch of chaos and madness thrown in!
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Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
Karine Polwart - Windblown
A hauntingly beautiful tribute to a palm tree facing its chainsaw demise, Windblown is a spellbinding blend of folk music, conjured sound, intimate storytelling and stunning, immersive visuals.
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The McDougalls: Farmyard Fun
E-I-E-I-O! It’s time to join everyone’s favourite children’s theatre company on a brand new farm-tastic musical adventure at Macrobert Arts Centre on 23rd May!
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Help! I Think I’m Turning Into Ivor Cutler
Tim Dalling's quirky and warm tribute to Scottish poet, singer and humourist Ivor Cutler joyfully takes you through the repertoire of the charming songs, poetry and prose of this beloved eccentric.
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