Studio Theatre Listings

Upcoming shows at the Studio Theatre

Studio Theatre
The Studio, 22 Potterrow, EH8 9BL. Phone booking: 0131 529 6000
Website: www.capitaltheatres.com

The Studio Theatre. Pic Thom Dibdin

Capital Theatres’ Studio is linked to the back of the Festival Theatre but accessed from Pottorrow. A flexible rehearsal and performance space for early years and small-scale theatre and dance, it has a retractable bank of up to 160 seats. The venue is accessible via stairs and a lift.

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

October 2026

Do Not Pass Go
Wed 21 & Thu 22 Oct 2026
Evenings: 7.30pm; Thur mat: 2pm.
Award-winning theatre company Jordan & Skinner bring their irreverent physical theatre style to an epic true story of games, money, and the forgotten woman who invented Monopoly. With integrated BSL. Book here.

Open Floor Scratch Night
Fri 23 Oct 2026
Evening: 7.30pm.
Four new scratch performances.
An [Almost] Completely Untrue Story by Natasha Robertson. Extract from a biographical exploration of Charlotte d’Éon de Beaumont, the world’s first transgender spy (currently in early development).
Wench by Charity Trimm. Reality invades the lunch break of two character actors at an interactive dungeon.
Unmasked by Bishal Roy. A dance piece exploring the search for identity through different masks.
Rich Brown by Thabo Mokolobate. Spoken word woven with music and movement, traces the journey of coffee and asks “asks: what does it mean to be consumed without being truly seen?” Book here.

Gaggle
Sat 24 & Sun 25 Oct 2026
Sat: 2pm & 4pm; Sun: 11am & 12.30pm.
A physical comedy, circus and live music performance, made for audiences of young people with complex additional support needs, and their families. Book here.

November 2026

Gateway New Writing Festival (Monday)
Mon 2 Nov 2026
Evening: 7.30pm.
Three nights of new writing. Tonight’s two plays are:
In a Big Country by Ben Ramsay – A young couple set out to celebrate their anniversary with their first ‘staycation’ in a rural stretch of Scotland, only to find themselves approached by an eccentric, unsettling visitor.
The Tide by Sophie Good – No one is visiting this seaside town any more.There’s not much worth staying for but Helen and Grant can’t leave. Not until they find their son. Book here.

Gateway New Writing Festival (Tuesday)
Tue 3 Nov 2026
Evening: 7.30pm.
Three nights of new writing. Tonight’s two plays are:
Stomach by Ben Kay – Drawn from post-surgery scribbles, STOMACH follows the shattered self on an absurd and intimate journey toward recovery—an experimental excursion through morphine-fuelled dreams, fragments of consciousness, and the strange alienation of the body.
Dead People Don’t Have Data by Laura Tansley – A palliative care nurse nearing retirement learns that a new AI software allows families to view edited highlights of the deceased’s phone data without needing permission. Book here.

Gateway New Writing Festival (Wednesday)
Wed 4 Nov 2026
Evening: 7.30pm.
Three nights of new writing. Tonight’s two plays are:
ULTRAVIOLENCE! By Will Osbon – a one-act Dark Comedy about an art lesson that devolves into a hostage situation.
Steam by James Stedman -Deep amongst the engines of a steam train hurtling through space, Frank, an indentured steamworker, falls for a lost passenger, Teddy. Book here.

Dance Horizons: Innovations
Fri 6 & Sat 7 Nov 2026
Evenings: 7.30pm.
This dynamic mixed-bill programme showcases bold new work by four choreographers, bringing together leading artists from across Scotland and international guests from Spain and Germany. Audiences can expect a vibrant exploration of movement, creativity and fresh ideas, celebrating the diversity and innovation of today’s dance scene. Book here.

December 2026

Bananas for Christmas (Frozen Charlotte)
Thu 17 to Thu 31 Dec 2026
Daily: 11am & 2pm (Thu 24: 10am & 1pm). Not Mon 21, Fri 25/Sat 26.
Life is mellow (and yellow) for a pair of banana-loving beach-dwellers until one of them goes a bit Bananas for Christmas. Banana splittingly fun and full of festive cheer. Book here.