Other Venue’s Listings

Theatre taking place in venues with less frequent performances.

Here you can find shows at places like Summerhall, Portobello Town Hall, the Hill Street Theatre and others, which host occasional theatre shows, but don’t do so on a regular basis.

(Click on the name of the show or the Book here link to go to its ticketing site).

Augustine United Church
41 George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL.

Bedlam Theatre
11B Bristo Place, EH1 1EZ.

Party (EUTC)
Wed 21 – Fri 23 Oct 2026
Evenings: 7.30pm.
In a humble garden shed in deepest suburbia, five young idealists have decided to form a new political party to right the wrongs of the world as they see it. Party is a brilliantly funny comedy of manners about small minds tackling big issues – from climate change and fairtrade coffee to what to actually call themselves. Tom Basden’s satire was first staged at EdFringe 2009. Book here.

Beautiful Thing (EUTC)
Wed 28 – Sat 31 Oct 2026
Evening: 7.30pm.
Teenage boys Ste and Jamie are neighbours. Jamie knows more about The Sound of Music than football; Ste never misses a sports day. Both are being bullied: Jamie at school; Ste at home by his violent father and brother. One night, Ste seeks refuge in Jamie’s flat… EUTC with Jonathan Harvey’s urban fairytale. Book here.

Candlewasters (EUTC)
Wed 4 – Fri 6 t 2026
Evening: 7.30pm.
Edinburgh’s home for fresh student writing. This season, 24 actors bring excerpts from eight original plays: Cockroach on a Wall by Cyrus Tsang; I’m Gay by Cyrus Tsang; Mandy’s Driving School by Florrie PJ. Office Boys by Mack Harris; Purgatory by Chiara Martinolli; The Ontological Study of Bathrooms and the recently Deceased by James Harvey; Deadliner by Felix Warner; and Machine Lovers Anonymous by Maya Le Her. Book here.

Gilded Saloon
45-47 Lothian St, EH1 1HB.

Short Attention Span Theatre
Wed 2 Dec 2026
Evening: 7pm.
SAST returns to the Gilded Saloon with six new short plays mixing comedy and drama. A Fringe in miniature! If you don’t like a play, don’t worry, there will be another one along in ten minutes. Six different worlds, six complete stories, one entertaining night of theatre that will leave you thinking long after the final curtain… Book here.

Hill Street Theatre
19 Hill Street EH2 3JP.

Shadowlands (Strawmoddie Theatre)
Thur 25 – Sun 28 February 2027
Tur-Sat: 7.30pm; Sun mat only: 2.30pm.
Production postponed from October
Chris Allan stars as C.S. Lewis alongside Alice Pelan as spirited American poet Joy Davidman, whose unexpected love transforms the life of the orderly academic and celebrated author of The Chronicles of Narnia. What begins as a meeting of minds becomes an uplifting and powerful journey of love and the fragile beauty of life. Book here.

Lauriston Castle
2a Cramond Road South, Davidson’s Mains EH4 5QD.

Leith Depot
138-142 Leith Walk EH6 5DT.

North Edinburgh Arts
12C MacMillan Square, Pennywell Road, EH4 4AB.

Norton Park
57 Albion Rd, EH7 5QY.
Pride and Prejudice (Union Theatre)
Tue 17 – Sat 28 Nov 2026
Tue 17-Fri 20 & Wed 25 – Fri 27: 7.30pm; Sat 28: 2.30on.
Early 19th century. Regency England. The Bennet family live on Longbourne estate in Hertfordshire. The estate must pass to a male heir, of which the Bennets have none. In order to save the family from destitution upon the death of Mr Bennet, at least one daughter must make an advantageous match.. Further details.

Pianodrome Bruntsfield
St. Oswald’s Centre, 41 Montpellier Park, Bruntsfield, EH10 4NB.
Dead Souls (EGTG)
Tue 3 – Fri 6 Nov 2026
Evenings: 7.30pm (tbc).
The travels and travails of Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov as he seeks his fortune. Hannah Bradley Croall directs Dan Rebellato’s adaptation of Nikolai Gogol. Further details.

Pleasance Theatre
60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ.
Emma (Strawmoddie Theatre)
Thur 10 – Sun 13 December 2026
Thur-Sat: 7.30pm; Sat/Sun mats: 2.30pm.
Jane Austen’s timeless story: Emma Woodhouse: handsome, clever, and rich… and just a little too sure she knows what’s best for everyone else. With her governess happily married (thanks, she’s certain, to her own matchmaking skills), Emma decides her next project will be finding love for her new friend, Harriet Smith. What could possibly go wrong? Book here.

Portobello Town Hall
147-149 Portobello High St, Portobello EH15 1AF.

~~Jekyll & Hyde~~ (Stage Door)
Thur 22 – Sat 24 Oct 2026
Production postponed to 2027

Dick McWhittington (Stage Door)
Fri 4 – Sun 27 Dec 2026
Various times (see here). Mostly Fri: 2pm & 7pm; Sat 1pm & 5pm; Sun: 5pm. Weekday Schools: 10am.
Porty Panot is back by popular demand for its fourth consecutive year. Filled with much-loved music, and hilarious comedy, Dick McWhittington will take centre stage at Portobello Town Hall, and promises to be an unforgettable theatrical event. So, sit back, relax, and join us this Christmas! Book here.

Saughtonhall United Reform Church
85-87 Saughtonhall Drive, EH12 5TR.

Coincidences Will Happen (Saughtonhall Drama Club)
Wed 11 – Sat 14 Nov 2026
Wed – Fri: 7.30pm; Sat mat only: 2.30pm.
A comedy of errors, mainly of a family planning nature, overseen by a domineering mother who knows what’s best. Thrown into the mix is her daughter, a recently bereaved widow, who is now befriended by a helpful vicar with his own intentions. The daughter’s missing jewellery, presents from her late husband, only add to the intrigue. Book here.

Scottish Arts Club
24 Rutland Square, EH1 2BW.

Three Queens from the Opera
Fri 27 Nov 2026
One performance: 7pm (55 mins)
Æ review from EdFringe 25: ★★★★☆ Delightful.
The Queens are back in town! Experience an opera concert that goes wrong from the start as the Queen of the Night and Lady Macbeth do their best to understand why Cinderella has turned up to sing instead of the Queen of Spades. Book here.

Summerhall
1 Summerhall, EH9 1PL.

The Rhinestone Cowboy (Jaggy Edina)
Fri 23/Sat 24 Oct 2026
Evenings: 7pm. (TechCube 0)
Written and performed by Leith-based poet Hjarta and co-produced with musician Harry Bongo, this bold, darkly humorous, raw and emotive one-woman multimedia production exposes the ravages of the effects of schizophrenia in a blistering road trip from Auld Reekie to the Land of Fire and Ice. Book here.

Nosferatu (Suitcase Stories)
Fri 30/Sat 31 Oct 2026
Daily: 2pm & 4.30pm. (EAS Studios)
Atmospheric and very playful. Influenced by the 1922 silent horror film, the production uses object theatre and puppetry to show the artistry of the German expressionist filmmaker F.W. Murnau. A tiny world tale for older children (8+) and adults: The entire story takes place within a suitcase. Book here.

Anatomy Showcase (Trajectories)
Sat 31 Oct 2026
Two perfs: 3pm & 4.45pm. (Anatomy Lecture Theatre)
Scottish Youth Theatre’s showcase event of brand-new performances by early-career theatre-makers: GOOD NIGHT, ROS? by Amy Brennan-Clark, an absurd and fantastical take on escapism; & Bury the Soft Things by Cormac Myles, a deep search through memory and belonging. Book here.

TechCube Showcase (Trajectories)
Sat 31 Oct 2026
Two perfs: 3pm & 4.45pm. (TechCube 0)
Scottish Youth Theatre’s showcase event of brand-new performances by early-career theatre-makers: What We Lost in the Fire by Sean Fullwood an immersive audio experience, tracing the entangled powers of humans and fire; & The Banshee by Tsen Day-Beaver, a confronting performance exploring emotional dissonance, myth and stories of the land. Book here.

Her Witching Hour (Luna Mageia)
Fri 6/Sat 7 Nov 2026
Evenings: 5pm & 7.30pm. Sat mat: 2.30pm. (EAS Studios).
In true Luna Mageia Theatre Company style, this immersive cabaret is bursting with powerhouse vocalists, magical musicians and hard-hitting spoken word. The stories may have been buried but the voices still echo. Touching on sensitive topics, we bring the many stories of women throughout history. Book here.

Offspring Festival
Fri 13/Sat 14 Nov 2026
Two events daily: 6.30pm & 8.15pm. (TechCube 0)
Offspring Festival features three new plays that we think deserve love and a platform: Firesoul Wanted by Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir (Mon: 6.30pm); Tadpoles by Ella Hällgren (Mon: 8.15pm); & Out of Office Hours by Marion Geoffray (Tue: 8.15pm) and Koldron (Tue 6.30pm), a scratch with an emphasis on the other and the uncanny. Both 6.30pm shows are followed by network events. Details here.

From Pakoras to Porridge (Lubna Kerr)
Sat 21 Nov 2026
Evening: 7.30pm. (EAS Studios)
Two women. One bus. A whole lot of assumptions. What happens when a Pakistani woman who has spent most of her life in Scotland is constantly asked: ‘But where are you really from?’ A funny, thought-provoking and sometimes uncomfortable exploration of identity, racism and belonging in modern Scotland. Book here.

This City
Fri 4 – Sat 6 Dec 2026
Fri: 7pm; Sat/Sun: 6.30pm. (TechCube 0)
Away from the castle and crowds of tourists, life in the city continues. In the parts ventured only by locals, the real Edinburgh lives and breathes. Written by Dylan Mooney and directed by Gwen M. Dolan, This City asks how communities can survive during times of underdevelopment and which lives are viewed as important in a city ecosystem. Book here.

Jack and the Beanstalk (EAS)
Fri 11 – Sun 20 Dec 2026
Fr 11/Sa 12, We16/Th 17: 7pm; Su 13, Fr 19-Su 20: 6pm; Mats: Sat/Sun: 2pm. (Dissection Room).
The village is running on rations, and everyone is hangry, fed up and full ey’ the drouth! But the taxes still need paid, and Baroness Bella Von Grabbit will make sure she gets what is owed. Book here.

Eucaristía (uTOpia Barcelona)
Sat 12/Sun 13 Dec 2026
Evenings: 7.30pm. (TechCube 0)
An evocative theatre piece presented by BROTS (uTOpia Barcelona), a Catalan company made up of actors who have lived experience of mental-health challenges. Through singing, shouting and acting, they perform their stories, holding up a mirror to the audience and confronting them directly. Book here.