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Manipulate live
A dozen live works for Manipulate Festival 2026
This year’s Manipulate Festival contains 12 live pieces of puppetry and visual performance, half of them from Scottish and Scotland-based creatives, over its run from Wednesday 4 to Tuesday 10 February 2026.
Listings: Mon 26 Jan – Sun 1 Feb 2026
What’s on Edinburgh’s Stages this week?
Not a lot, to be honest, one home-grown show, one student revue and on big national tour – thank goodness for the students’ BedFest at the Bedlam.
Listings: Mon 19 – Sun 25 Jan 2025
What’s on Edinburgh’s Stages this week?
It’s a bit more lively on Edinburgh’s stages this week, thanks to the decade-old touring production of The Shawshank Redemption, a sparkling new Into the Woods and a clutch of works in progress.
Listings: Mon 12 – Sun 18 Jan 2025
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week?
Not a lot, it must be said. Just the two bona fide pieces of theatre for your delectation over this seven days. Both only on for one day. The mid-January doldrums really have been reached.
Listings Mon 5 – Sun 11 Jan 2026
What’s on Edinburgh’s Stages this week?
We are heading into the mid-January theatre hiatus, when most stages are dark or given over to comedians, but we aren’t there quite yet.
Listings Mon 8 – Sun 14 Dec 2025
What’s on Edinburgh’s Stages this week?
We are deep into panto season now, with five opening this week, to join the Lyceum’s “★★★★☆ Magical” production of Cinderella: A Fairytale (ends Jan 3: tickets) and Porty Town Hall’s Beauty and the Beast – the Pantomomime (ends Dec 28: tickets).
Magic Edinburgh
MagicFest turns 16 with big Xmas offering
Christmas in Edinburgh is that bit more magical than in any other city – thanks to MagicFest, the Edinburgh International Magic Festival, which this year celebrates its 16th edition
Listings Mon 1 – Sun 7 Dec 2025
What is on Edinburgh’s stages this week…
December is a-creeping in, with three full-on pantomimes opening this week – two panto versions of Beauty and the Beast and a Dick Whittington – and three non-panto Xmas shows.
Listings Mon 24 – Sun 30 November 2025
What is on Edinburgh’s stages this week
Listings for the week to Sunday 30 November 2025:
Christmas Listings 2025
All the pantos and Xmas shows in one place…
Despite the traditional cries of “Oh no it isn’t!” it really is panto time. And for those who want something different – or indeed extra – to the tradition King’s Panto at the Festival Theatre, there is plenty on offer.
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