EdFringe 2025: Musicals and Opera
Edinburgh-made musical theatre & opera at #EdFringe 2025
Edinburgh companies are as well represented as ever in the Musicals section of the fringe programme, with 35 different productions – thanks largely to the nine musicals being staged by Captivate.
EdFringe 2025: Theatre for children and young people
Edinburgh-made theatre for children & young people at EdFringe 2025
There is a strong showing of theatre for children this year, with 22 shows in the listing, aimed at audiences ranging from babes in arms to early teens.
EdFringe 2025: Professional & Funded Theatre
Edinburgh-made theatre from professional and funded companies at #EdFringe 2025
Here are listings for the 21 theatre productions by Edinburgh-based professional and funded companies on in Edinburgh during the Fringe in 2025.
EdFringe 2025: Youth and Student Theatre
Edinburgh-made youth and student theatre at #EdFringe 2025
There’s a good showing from Edinburgh’s student and youth companies this year; the core of the 19 on offer remains the ten co-productions from the New Celts – a welcome initiative from Napier University to give their students a professional platform on the Fringe.
EdFringe 2025: Amateur Theatre
Edinburgh-made theatre from amateur companies at EdFringe 2025
Edinburgh’s amateur companies were at the first ever Fringe and they are still here, with an intriguing and hugely ambitious programme of theatre that spans the genres.
It’s Edinburgh’s Fringe
Largest ever Edinburgh presence at EdFringe
Edinburgh companies will be staging 250 shows at EdFringe 2025. That is 35% more than a year ago, double the number in 2018 and enough to make up the whole Fringe of 1974.
Edinburgh-based artists at the 2025 Festivals
Professional Edinburgh-based theatre makers in the 2025 Festivals
Collated in collaboration with EPAD
Edinburgh is home to a fantastic range of theatre artists and producers who live in the city and make work for audiences throughout the year. EPAD is proud to be working with All Edinburgh Theatre to highlight the contribution these artists make to the theatre, dance, physical theatre and storytelling programmes of Edinburgh’s 2025 summer festivals.
Derren Brown’s Only Human for Edinburgh
Illusionist to visit Playhouse in June 2026
Tickets are now on sale for illusionist Derren Brown’s extended tour of his latest show, Only Human, coming to the Edinburgh Playhouse from Tue 23 to Sat 27 June 2026.
Listings Mon 7 – Sun 13 July 2025
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week?
Not a lot, to be honest. Three one-off performances equates to not so much a lull before the storm that is the Edinburgh Fringe, but a full-on becalming.
Listings Mon 30 June – Sun 6 July 2025
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week
There’s a world premiere performance from Rambert for dance fans, the last stop in a big touring musical and a couple of top tips from the local amateurs.
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