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King’s Theatre

13 / 29 Nicolson Street
Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9FT

Review: READY TAE DRAP, Oran Mor

Review: READY TAE DRAP, Oran Mor

by Natalie O'Donoghue · September 5, 2026

A rabbit, a refugee and a racist get stuck in a lift... That sounds like the start of a bad joke but for high rise residents Lauren, Aaliyah and Pat, it’s a night they’ll never forget.…

Review: ONE HUNDRED VOICES, Citizens Theatre

Review: ONE HUNDRED VOICES, Citizens Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue · September 5, 2026

One Hundred Voices is an interactive, audio-guided installation, bringing creative insight into living in the care system. It serves as an artistic act of recognition and celebration of the one hundred testimonies recorded through the Caring Scotland project.…

Review: 1984, Citizens Theatre

Review: 1984, Citizens Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue · September 4, 2026

The Thought Police monitor every word you say. Children spy on their parents and the Party has abolished the truth. In this totally controlled world, Winston and Julia begin a love affair which catapults them into rebellion against the Party.…

Book Review: SEETHING LANE, by Jack Jewers, Moonflower Books

Book Review: SEETHING LANE, by Jack Jewers, Moonflower Books

by Louise Penn · September 2, 2026

Jewers returns to Samuel Pepys as a subject of fiction following his debut novel, The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys (2022). At the start of Seething Lane, Pepys is again looking for signs of corruption in and outside of the Court, but when violent death raises its head, he realises it is folly to t…

Review: HIGH SOCIETY, King's Theatre

Review: HIGH SOCIETY, King's Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue · September 2, 2026

Helen George (Call the Midwife, The King and I) leads a 28-strong cast as glamorous socialite Tracy Lord, joined by stage and screen favourites Freddie Fox (Slow Horses), Nigel Lindsay (Kiss Me, Kate), Julian Ovenden (South Pacific), and Malcolm Sinclair (Pie in the Sky). As plans for the society we…

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: OIL AND WHISKEY, The Street

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: OIL AND WHISKEY, The Street

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 31, 2026

Come see Oil and Whiskey, the award-winning, off-Broadway, country rock musical from New York City. Two ex lovers meet for a drink and relive their entire relationship over a couple rounds of whiskey. You'll laugh, cry and remember why: you don't text your ex. The best part is the show is free as a …

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: WOODY SEZ, Underbelly

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: WOODY SEZ, Underbelly

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 31, 2026

This award-winning show celebrating the life and career of Woody Guthrie makes its triumphant return to Fringe! Join us on an authentically American musical journey, using Guthrie's own words and over two dozen of his timeless songs in one joyous, toe-tapping musical. Performed by a multi-talented g…

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: CRAIG WILSON: THIS MIGHT BE NOTHING, Waverley Bar

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: CRAIG WILSON: THIS MIGHT BE NOTHING, Waverley Bar

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 30, 2026

After ten years of backhanded compliments, rude drunks, and being bullied by teenagers, Craig is starting to wonder if fast food is the career for him after all. Wilson builds a chaotic anthology of hospitality horror, strung together with the kind of manic befuddlement that any lunch rush slop-slin…

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: COPYCAT, Pleasance

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: COPYCAT, Pleasance

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 31, 2026

'This technology is being pushed on us at a time when the world is moving towards authoritarianism' (Geoffrey Hinton). Does AI spell the end of humanity, or the dawn of a new utopia? Fringe First Winner Joe Sellman-Leava (Labels, Fanboy) might be a technophobe, but he's going to try and find out! Us…

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: LIBERACE AND LIZA- A TRIBUTE, Underbelly

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: LIBERACE AND LIZA- A TRIBUTE, Underbelly

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 30, 2026

Winners of Best Show 2026 at Brighton Fringe and a Five Star Offie Award in London, Liberace and Liza – A Tribute brings together two of entertainment's most flamboyant legends in a show that never was – but absolutely should have been! Direct from a West End run having played at many iconic ven…

Past Shows

34 total · showing 1–10

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Nov 14 – Nov 18, 2017

The classic Dickens tale brought to life by Glasgows best amateur theatre company, once again returning to their home at the beautiful Kings Theatre in Glasgow. With glorious music from Alan Menken (composer for Beauty & the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid to...

Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story

Feb 10 – Feb 15, 2014

This sensational multi award winning West End show is coming to Edinburgh! Forget feel good, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story is FEEL GREAT! Experience the drama, passion and excitement as a cast of phenomenally talented actors and musicians tell Buddy Holly’s story, from his...

Peter Pan

Nov 30 – Jan 19, 2014

Don't miss our spectacular 2013/14 adventure as Allan, Andy and Grant head to Neverland for another outstanding King's Theatre panto! If you're an existing panto group booker - look out for the booking form on your doormat or in your inbox in early January.

Edinburgh Gang Show 2013

Nov 19 – Nov 23, 2013

What’s left to say about Edinburgh Gang Show? Over 50 years of Scouts and Guides lighting up the King’s? Biggest Gang Show in the world? Hundreds of young people singing, dancing and having fun all the way? We can say a lot about Gang Show but there’s nothing like it! November...

Mansfield Park

Nov 5 – Nov 9, 2013

Catch this spellbinding adaptation of Jane Austen’s captivating novel as it returns to tour in 2013. Unceremoniously uprooted from her humble family home, intelligent young Fanny Price is dropped into the bustling, aristocratic household of her uncle, Sir Thomas Bertram, where...

To Sir, With Love

Oct 29 – Nov 2, 2013

To Sir, With Love was a major film of the 1960s starring Sidney Poitier and with a song made famous by Lulu. This exciting new stage adaptation is by Ayub Khan-Din, author of the acclaimed East is East; peppered with songs and music of the late ‘40s it tells the story of Ricky...

A Passionate Woman

Oct 7 – Oct 12, 2013

It’s the morning of Betty’s son’s wedding and she decides to go up into the attic to dust. Surrounded by clutter, memories and ghosts from her past, Betty finds herself torn between the three men in her life – a husband she’s never really loved, a son she’s about to lose and a...

Dunsinane

Oct 1 – Oct 5, 2013

Under cover of night, an English army has swept through the landscape, killed the tyrant and taken the seat of power. Attempting to restore peace and put in place a new ruler, Siward, the commanding officer, is beset by a brutal guerrilla uprising and simmering discontent...

Dinosaur Zoo

Sep 27 – Sep 29, 2013

It’s Dinosaur-some! Direct from Australia, Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo brings these awesome pre-historic creatures to the stage as you’ve never seen them before, up close and personal! From cute baby dinos to teeth-gnashing giants, meet the most recent addition to the Dinosaur Zoo, a...

Ray Mears

Sep 29

Recognised worldwide as an authority on bushcraft and survival, Ray acquired his unique skills through his work in some of the world’s most uninhabitable and harshest environments. Don’t miss this compelling theatre show in which Ray shares stories from over thirty years...

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Disney''s Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert in Scotland Disney''s Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert
Usher Hall (12/03-12/03)
Rollers Forever in Scotland Rollers Forever
King's Theatre (10/27-10/31)
The Steamie in Scotland The Steamie
Alhambra Theatre (10/29-10/31)
Aberdeen Arts Centre's Big Variety Show in Scotland Aberdeen Arts Centre's Big Variety Show
Aberdeen Arts Centre (10/02-10/03)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in Scotland Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Alhambra Theatre (10/07-10/10)
Ed Byrne: No Dramas in Scotland Ed Byrne: No Dramas
Music Hall (2/10-2/10)
Venue Premium - Two Doors Down in Scotland Venue Premium - Two Doors Down
OVO Hydro (9/25-10/11)
Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years in Scotland Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years
The Lemon Tree (9/24-9/24)
Count Arthur Strong - And It’s Goodnight From Me! in Scotland Count Arthur Strong - And It’s Goodnight From Me!
EICC (5/30-5/30)
Giovanni: Unstoppable in Scotland Giovanni: Unstoppable
Alhambra Theatre (4/11-4/11)