Listings Mon 28 Sep – Sun 4 Oct 2026
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…
There’s a bit of a musical tip to this week’s theatre offerings, from Sarah Ruhl’s take on Eurodice, to Orkney songs in the first Play Pie & Pint of the season, Amber Davies giving her Elle Woods and a great big Scottish Hip Hop take on Wallace.
Getting the biggie out the way first. Legally Blonde is pretty much sold out at the Playhouse (ends Sat: tickets). Note that on the Thursday matinee, Hannah Lowther plays Elle Woods.
The other biggie is Wallace at the King’s Theatre (Wed – Sat: tickets), which has playwright Rob Drummond, rapper Dave Hook and director Orla O’Loughlin team up in this full scale expansion of what was originally a rather good piece of lunchtime theatre.
Speaking of which, there are a few tickets left for The Whaler’s Wife at the Traverse (ends Sat: tickets). An “★★★☆☆ Atmospheric” start to the PPP Lunchtime Theatre season according to Hugh, blending sea shanties, bawdy humour and Orcadian folklore.
Local grassroots outfit Gutter Theatre return to the Roxy on Wednedsay with this week’s hot top: Sarah Ruhl’s Eurodice (Wed – Sat: tickets). A take on the Orpheus myth Rhul turns the whole thing on its head in a telling exploration of love, loss, language, and memory.
Scottish Ballet is back at the Festival Theatre with Crystal Pite’s Emergence (Thu-Sat: tickets) a “breathtaking fusion of classical ballet and raw, insect-like movement that casts dancers as swarming creatures in a darkly beautiful universe”.
The National Theatre of Scotland has a couple of events. Firstly: a word to the wise: get your briefs ASAP for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, their co-pro at the Lyceum (Fri – Sun 18 Oct: tickets). It is very close to selling out.
Second is an NTS@20 event at Filmhouse with Future Acts + Q&A (Sat: tickets) in which the future has been foraged by six writing and directing teams for a series of interlinked shorts, which also screen on BBC platforms in early 2027.
Listings for the week Monday 28 September to Sunday 4 October
Click on the name of the show or the Book here link to go to its ticketing site.
Assembly Roxy
2 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU.
Eurodice (Gutter Theatre)
By Sarah Ruhl.
Wed 30 Sept – Sat 3 Oct 2026
Daily: 7.30pm (Upstairs).
On her journey through the underworld, while Orpheus tries to reach her from the world above, Eurydice meets her father, forgets herself, and relearns what life can mean. Exploring love, loss, language, and memory, Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice strips communication and relationships to their core in her retelling of an ancient tragedy that refuses to be forgotten. Book here.
Augustine United Church
41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL.
Romeo and Juliet (Ladybird Theatre)
Mon 28/Tue 29 Sept 2026
Evenings: 7.30pm.
A modern take on a classic tale from this new Glasgow-based theatre company.
“Two households, both alike in dignity / In fair Verona, where we lay our scene / From ancient grudge break to new mutiny / Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. / From forth the fatal loins of these two foes / A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life; / Whose misadventured piteous overthrows / Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife.” Book here.
Festival Theatre
13/29 Nicolson Street EH8 9FT. Phone booking: 0131 529 6000.
Emergence (Scottish Ballet)
Thur 1 – Sat 3 Oct 2026
Evenings: 7.30pm.
Crystal Pite’s Emergence is a breathtaking fusion of classical ballet and raw, insect-like movement that casts dancers as swarming creatures in a darkly beautiful universe, creating spectacular formations that blur the boundaries between individual and collective consciousness. Book here.
King’s Theatre
2 Leven Street EH3 9LQ.
Wallace
Wed 30 Sept – Sat 3 Oct 2026
Evenings: 7.30pm; Mat: Sat: 2.30pm.
Thrilling new musical rips into Scotland’s most famous legend, asking whether William Wallace was a hero, a rebel, or simply a myth. By award-winning playwright Rob Drummond, acclaimed rapper Dave Hook, renowned director Orla O’Loughlin and powerhouse producers Raw Material. Book here.
Lyceum Theatre
Grindlay Street EH3 9AX. Phone booking: 0131 248 4848.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
David Harrower adapts Muriel Spark in NTS/Lyceum co-pro.
Previews: Fri 2 – Thurs 8 Oct 2026.
Fri, Mon-Thurs: 7.30pm.
Full perfs: Fri 9 – Sun 18 Oct 2026.
Tue – Sat: 7.30pm. Mats: Wed 14, Sat 17: 2.30pm.
Æ news: Jean Brodie for Lyceum
Vicky Featherstone directs a cast lead by Gayle Rankin in David Harrower’s adaptation, which sharpens the knives of Spark’s extraordinary work. Promises to be a visceral production that looks head on at our enduring moral fascination with such a beguiling and dangerous character. Book here.
Playhouse
18 – 22 Greenside Place, EH1 3AA. Phone booking: 0844 871 3014.
Legally Blonde
Tue 29 Sept – Sat 3 Oct 2026
Tue – Sat: 7.30pm; Wed, Sat mats: 2.30pm.
This ultimate feel-good rom-com, based on the award-winning film starring Reese Witherspoon, follows Elle Woods on her transformation from It girl fash§ionista to legal ace at Harvard Law School, all in the name of love. Book here.
Eckhart Tolle
Sun 4 Oct 2026
One performance: 7.30pm.
With his hallmark warmth, humour, and compassion, this evening offers an opportunity to reconnect with the peace and serenity that arise from living in the present moment.. Book here.
Studio Theatre
The Studio, 22 Potterrow, EH8 9BL. Phone booking: 0131 529 6000.
My Mum Told Me Not to Marry an Aethiest
Tue 29 Sep 2026
Evenings: 7.30pm.
A play/DJ set exploring the relationship between Dadi, a sharp-tongued Pakistani radio host, and her granddaughter Kamal as they navigate love, marriage, and the joys of being intergenerational troublemakers. Book here.
Traverse
10 Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED. Phone booking: 0131 228 1404.
The Whaler’s Wife (PPP)
By Izzy Gray, directed by Beth Morton.
Tue 29 Sept – Sat 3 Oct 2026
Daily: 1pm (Trav 2).
Set in 1820s Orkney, three rebellious women must chart their own course when the sea returns truths that their town tried to bury. A bold new play blending sea shanties, bawdy humour and Orcadian folklore to tell a powerful story of female resilience. Lunchtime theatre: ticket includes a pie and a pint. 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.
