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Annie’s Back!
Playhouse dates for major UK tour
The Sun is coming out in September 2026, if not tomorrow, for the Edinburgh Playhouse, when the Curve production of the hit musical Annie arrives for a week.
Back to the Playhouse!
Back to the Future for Xmas 2026
Great Scott! The first ever UK tour of Back to the Future the Musical, has been announced for the Christmas 2026 slot at the Edinburgh Playhouse, with tickets on sale from 10am Wednesday 10 September 2025.
Bean team for Jack
Cast announced for “King’s Panto” at Festival Theatre
Capital Theatres is returning to what it knows for the cast of Jack and the Beanstalk, as the panto plays its final stint at the Festival Theatre before returning to the refurbished King’s in 2026.
Arkle and Out
End of an era as Arkle calls time
This Fringe sees the end of an era among Edinburgh’s amateur companies, when the unique Arkle Theatre Company drops the curtain on its final production, at the Royal Scots Club on Abercromby Place.
Pleasance Reopens
Pleasance Courtyard overcomes the Floris Effect
Pleasance Venues has announced that it is to re-open the Pleasance Courtyard from 7pm today, Monday 4 August 2025, after it was earlier shut due to the high winds associated with Storm Floris.
The Floris Effect
EdFringe Venues cancel shows due to unseasonable storm
The Tattoo and Edinburgh Fringe venues have cancelled performances and closed venues today, Monday 4 August 2025, due to the anticipated high winds brought by Storm Floris.
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.
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.
Brunton survey to close Sunday
Opinions of Brunton users sought by East Lothian Council
Users of the Brunton Theatre in Musselburgh are being urged to take part in a survey on the RAAC-hit venue before a consultation on its future comes to a close this Sunday 29 June 2025.
Brian Cox solo show
Succession star for Playhouse in October
Dundee-born actor Brian Cox is heading out on his first ever solo tour It’s All About Me, arriving at the Edinburgh Playhouse on Sunday October 5 2025.
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