Listings Mon 21 – Sun 27 Sept 2027
What is on Edinburgh’s stages this week?
They’re dancing in all sorts of ways round Edinburgh’s stages this week with the new King’s stage being used for a touring dance show for the first time, loads of moves with the grooves at the Church Hill, backstage shenanigans at the Studio and a certain Time Warp knocking them dead at the Bedlam.
First though, the new cast of the “★★★★☆ Energetic” SIX the Musical are giving their moves a dust off at the Festival Theatre (ends Sat: tickets) while the previous lot jet off to China.
The big news is happening up at the Church Hill Theatre where Showcase are holding their annual effort to benefit MacMillan Cancer Relief. This year’s production, the “★★★★☆ Appealing” Dream as One (ends Sat: tickets) features 45 separate numbers and is bursting with talent, both in the singing and the dancing departments. Best availability is tonight (Wed) and Thurs.
Having got rid of the rake on the King’s stage, the first to use it is choreographer Jasmin Vardimon’s company with an expanded version of her 2005 piece of dance-theatre: Lullaby (Thu-Sat: tickets). Humorous and dark, it explores our relationship with illness and hospitalisation.
Company Chordelia return for the first time since 2019, with new work Revel at the Studio Theatre (Sat: tickets). Performed by AD Kally Lloyd-Jones with Edinburgh dancer and choreographer Steinvör Palsson, this a 60+ coming-of-age story about ageing, resilience, joie de vivre and dancing, is set backstage as the duo get ready…
It’s pavement dancing of not a great kind a the Traverse, where brilliant local company Small Town give Jennifer Adams’ Balisong (Fri/Sat: tickets) a rare public performance. The play, a deeply effecting piece about knives and children’s knife-culture, usually plays in schools.
Not sure about the dancing in Tandem at Ten at the Traverse on Saturday only (tickets). This is a mahoosive ten tasters of new plays, performed script-in-hand, to celebrate the Tandem Writing Collective’s tenth birthday.
The EUTC posse are donning the fishnets for a rare non-professional staging of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show (ends Sat: tickets). Unsurprisingly, this is returns only…
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Bedlam Theatre
11B Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ.
Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show (EUTC)
Wed 23 – Sat 26 Sept 2026
Evenings: 7pm; Fri/Sat late night shows: 11.45pm.
The EUTC take on Richard O’Brien’s masterpiece of outrageous hookum. Brad and Janet— twenty-something kids with conservative values and unexplored repressions— find themselves soaking wet when their car breaks down in a storm near a castle with very strange inhabitants… Not the official tour, so rice, waterworks and all may occur. Book here.
Church Hill Theatre
33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR.
Dream as One (Showcase 2026)
Tue 22 – Sat 26 Sept 2026.
Evenings: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
Showcase is back with another powerful evening of music and dance to benefit Macmillan Cancer Support. Expect a high-energy performance of rock, pop, musical and film favourite – carefully chosen and curated to to reflect this year’s theme – Dream as One. Book here.
Festival Theatre
13/29 Nicolson Street EH8 9FT. Phone booking: 0131 529 6000.
SIX the Musical
Tue 15 – Sat 26 Sept 2026
Tue – Sat: 8pm (Fridays & Wed 23: 8.30pm). Early eve: Fridays & Wed 23: 6pm: Mats: Sat: 4pm; Sun: 2pm.
From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power. These Queens may have green sleeves but their lipstick is rebellious red. Book here.
King’s Theatre
2 Leven Street EH3 9LQ.
Lullaby (Jasmin Vardimon)
Thurs 24 – Sat 26 Sept 2026
Evenings: 7.30pm; Sat mat: 2.30pm.
Internationally acclaimed choreographer Jasmin Vardimon returns and expands the world of her 2003 breakthrough work. Against the backdrop of a cold, clinical hospital landscape, Vardimon explores the emotional highs and lows of human life with her trademark fusion of wit, raw honesty, and visceral theatricality. Book here.
Leith Depot
138-142 Leith Walk EH6 5DT.
Drama @ The Depot: Seven Deadly Sins (PenPal Productions)
Mon 21 Sept 2026
Evening: 8pm.
Six short plays from six local writers with the Seven Deadly Sins as a theme – chosen, this month, by the regular audience. Here be six pint-sized plays written by Edinburgh-based playwrights, rehearsed on the day & read script-in-hand in the evening by professional actors. Be early for nome baking. Book here.
Playhouse
18 – 22 Greenside Place, EH1 3AA. Phone booking: 0844 871 3014.
Kevin Bridges: Here if you Need Me
Tue 22 – Sat 26 Sep 2026
Tue – Sat: 8pm.
Kev.I.n is back, and he’s Here If You Need Him. Scotland’s comedy powerhouse Kevin Bridges returns to the stage in 2026 with a brand-new stand-up show. Kevin’s warmly relatable, hilarious, and keenly observed comedy has earned him an undeniable reputation as a crowd-favourite comedian. Sold Out.
Sam Campbell: Kid Giblet
Sun 27 Sept 2026
Evening: 7.30pm.
With a signature style that marries absurdist loops and razor-sharp observational wit—from surreal YouTube shorts to mainstream TV and podcast success—Sam continues to evolve as one of the UK’s most distinctive and boundary-pushing comedic talents. Book here.
Studio Theatre
The Studio, 22 Potterrow, EH8 9BL. Phone booking: 0131 529 6000.
Revel
Sat 26 Sep 2026
Evenings: 7.30pm.
Taking place in the theatre dressing room of every show Kally & Steinvör have ever been in, past, present and future, this dance theatre show combines physical theatre with dance, dialogue and music. A Company Chordelia production, this 60+ coming of age story explores adaptability, resilience, loss, irreverence – and dancing. Book here.
Traverse
10 Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED. Phone booking: 0131 228 1404.
Balisong (Small Town TC)
By Jennifer Adam, directed by Steve Small.
Fri 25/Sat 26 Sept 2026
Evening: 7pm (Trav 2).
A story about Finlay Richards. A name that everyone at school knows. An average fifteen-year-old boy who just wants to be seen. But you won’t see Finn. You won’t ever meet him. Balisong is a play written for schools promoting active citizenship among young people when they become aware of a pupil carrying a knife. Book here.
Tandem At Ten – A Festival Of Words
Curated by Jennifer Adam and Mhairi Quinn.
Sat 26 Sept 2026
Evening: 7.30pm (Trav 1).
Tandem is ten! And we’re celebrating with a festival of words. A birthday is a time to celebrate, a time to reflect on the past and look to the future. To mark Tandem Writing Collective’s tenth birthday, we present the ultimate new writing night, featuring theatre, poetry, art and music all on the themes of growth, time and transformation. Book here.
*NB: This is intended to be a complete listing of all public theatrical productions on in Edinburgh. If you are staging a show which is not listed, or a listing is inaccurate, please get in touch through the contact page, here.
