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Current Productions

Simon and Garfunkel – Through the Years

Simon and Garfunkel – Through the Years

Opens: Jan 1, 0001

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

Jun 16, 2026 – Jun 17, 2026

Sylvia

Sylvia

Oct 12, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026

Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man

Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man

Nov 3, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026

The Choir of Man

The Choir of Man

Dec 1, 2026 – Dec 5, 2026

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

Feb 16, 2027 – Feb 20, 2027

Related News

The High Life musical at Dundee Rep and on tour – review

The High Life musical at Dundee Rep and on tour – review

Summerhall adds shows to 2026 Edinburgh Fringe line-up – including hour-long show with one song sung on repeat

Summerhall adds shows to 2026 Edinburgh Fringe line-up – including hour-long show with one song sung on repeat

Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical announces additional tour dates

Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical announces additional tour dates

Grease to return for new tour with initial dates confirmed

Grease to return for new tour with initial dates confirmed

Back to the Future the Musical adds more tour dates and venues

Back to the Future the Musical adds more tour dates and venues

One Day musical – first look photos

One Day musical – first look photos

Edinburgh International Festival unveils 2026 programme including five-hour Angels in America and Wagner Moura

Edinburgh International Festival unveils 2026 programme including five-hour Angels in America and Wagner Moura

Waitress tour announces complete casting

Waitress tour announces complete casting

1984 stage adaptation to tour this summer

1984 stage adaptation to tour this summer

Back to the Future the Musical adds further tour stops

Back to the Future the Musical adds further tour stops

Barnum with Lee Mead on tour – review

Barnum with Lee Mead on tour – review

The Haunting of Hill House stage adaptation to tour this autumn

The Haunting of Hill House stage adaptation to tour this autumn

Past Productions

Horrible Histories – The Concert

Horrible Histories – The Concert

Jack and the Beanstalk

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

War Horse

The Talented Mr Ripley

The Talented Mr Ripley

Make It Happen

Make It Happen

Anton Du Beke and Giovanni PerniceTogether Again

The Croft

The Croft

Quadrophenia, a Mod Ballet

Quadrophenia, a Mod Ballet

The Merry Widow

Trial by Jury

Ultimate Classic Rock

Ballet BCDouble Bill: Passing/Frontier

Ballet BlackShadows

The Australian Bee Gees ShowFeel The Fever – Again

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Scottish BalletThe Crucible

Pride and Prejudice (Sort Of)

Tim Rice – My Life in Musicals – I Know Him so Well

Tim Rice – My Life in Musicals – I Know Him so Well

Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake

Alas! Poor Yorrick

Nessie

Little Women

Ghost Stories

Northern BalletHansel & Gretel

Death of a Salesman

The Makropulos Affair

Lost in Music

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour

Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins

The Velveteen Rabbit

The Nutcracker

Barrowland BalletThe Gift

Cinderella

Don Pasquale

Albert Herring

The Horne Section

Edinburgh Gang Show

I Am Rhythm, Spirit of Africa

That Feeling When

Murder on the Orient Express

Ed GambleHot Diggity Dog

Qudus Onikekure:INCARNATION

Treasure Island

Carrie Hope Fletcher: Love Letters Live

Carrie Hope Fletcher: Love Letters Live

Tubular Bells50 Years Anniversary Tour

Blue Man Group

Dementia The Musical

Dr Louise NewsonHormones and Menopause – The Great Debate

Rambert Dance CompanyPeaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Selby

Anna Hibiscus’ Song

Love the Sinner

A Chorus Line

A Chorus Line

A Dame of Two Halves

CBeebies PantoBeauty and the Beast

Rebus: A Game Called Malice

The Marriage of Figaro

Carmen

Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice: Together

Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice: Together

Lea SalongaStage, Screen & Everything in Between

Life of Pi

Life of Pi

Bluey’s Big Play

Ballet BlackHeroes: The Waiting Game/If at First

La traviata

La traviata

Nadiya & KaiBehind the Magic

Iain StirlingRelevant

Country Roads

Uncanny: I Know What I Saw

I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue

Northern BalletTortoise & the Hare

Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands

The Gondoliers

The Collie’s Shed

Plus or Minus 40 Winks

Swan Lake

Hamilton

Where Mountains Meet

James V: Katherine

Marx in London

Rob BrydonA Night of Songs & Laughter

Barbara DicksonOne Last Time Farewell Tour

CANDACE BUSHNELL – True Tales of Sex, Success and SEX AND THE CITY

CANDACE BUSHNELL – True Tales of Sex, Success and SEX AND THE CITY

Last Rites

David SuchetPoirot and More, a Retrospective

The Magic of MotownReach Out

Scottish BalletCinders!

The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan

Unicorn Christmas Party

Wow! Said the Owl

The Barber of Seville (Il Barbiere Di Siviglia)

Treason the Musical

Scottish BalletTwice-Born/Schachmatt

Dracula: Mina’s Reckoning

Sister Act

Wake Up

2:22 – A Ghost Story

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet

The Ultimate Classic Rock Show

People Huv Tae Know

Alvin Ailey American Dance TheaterProgramme 2 – Memoria/The River/Revelations

Alvin Ailey American Dance TheaterProgramme 1 – Aszure Barton/Are You in Your Feelings?/Revelations

Winnie the Pooh – The Musical

RUSH – A Joyous Jamaican Journey

Anton Du Beke and Giovanni PerniceHim & Me

Anton Du Beke and Giovanni PerniceHim & Me

MANIA:The ABBA Tribute

Ballet BlackBallet Black: Pioneers

The Makings of a Murderer

Titanic – the Musical – 10th Anniversary Tour

Carmen

Motionhouse Dance TheatreNobody

Carrie Hope Fletcher – An Open Book

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Protest

The Stamping Ground

Johannes Radebe – Freedom Unleashed

Scottish Ballet – A Streetcar Named Desire

The Shawshank Redemption

Northern Ballet – The Great Gatsby

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty

Wish You Were Dead

Swan Lake

Swan Lake

Il trittico

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story

Dada Masilo – The Sacrifice

Neighbours – The Farewell Tour

Tubular Bells – The 50th Anniversary Celebration

The Story of Soul!

Rambert Dance in Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby

Janey Godley – Not Dead Yet

An Inspector Calls

Hey Duggee

Mind Mangler

Mind Mangler

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Barrowland Ballet – The Gift

The Snow Queen

South Pacific

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

Martin Bayfield’s Rugby Legends

Joe McElderry – Freedom

Dr Richard Shepherd – Unnatural Causes

The Cher Show

Harry Hill – Pedigree Fun!

James IV – Queen of the Fight

The Osmonds – A New Musical

The Sound of Music

A Little Life

Sarah Millican – Bobby Dazzler

Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice – Him & Me

Sandi Toksvig – Sandi Toksvig Live! Next Slide Please…

Al Murray – the Pub Landlord – Gig for Victory

In Conversation with The Sopranos

Stewart Lee – Snowflake/Tornado

The Addams Family

Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals 2022

Scottish Ballet – The Scandal at Mayerling

Anything Goes

Oti Mabuse – I Am Here

Nederlands Dans Theater

Trixie Mattel – Grown Up

Singin’ in the Rain

Jimmy Carr – Terribly Funny

Northern Ballet – The Great Gatsby

Beautiful – The Carole King Musical

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

Remembering the Oscars

SIX

Hannah Gadsby – Body of Work

Fat Friends – The Musical

Northern Ballet – Pinocchio

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Bring it On

Jimeoin – Turn It Up

Rambert Dance Company – Aisha and Abhaya

Paul Carrack – The 20/20 Tour

Round the Horne – 50th Anniversary Production

The Addams Family

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Rabbie: Scotland’s Superstar

Ross Noble – Humournoid

Ballet Black

Simon and Garfunkel – Through the Years

Burn the Floor – Ballroom – Blitzed!

The Enormous Christmas Turnip

The Nutcracker

Lost in Music – One Night In The Disco

Janey Godley – Janey Godley’s Soup Pot Tour

Ballet Black – Mixed Bill: Then Or Now/The Waiting Game

Eric & Ern

An Evening of Eric and Ern

Dirty Dancing

Nick Butter – An Evening with Nick Butter

Scottish Ballet

Tim Minchin – Back

Grease

In the Night Garden Live

AJ & Curtis’ Big Night Out

Paul Smith – Changed

Daniel Sloss – Hubris

Falstaff

Rosie Kay Dance Company – absolute SOLO II

Fascinating Aida – Back In The Saddle

Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals

Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival – Curtis Stigers

Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival – Jools Holland

Caitlin Moran – More Than A Woman LIVE!

Zog

Blindness – A Socially distanced sound installation

In Conversation with The Sopranos

Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals

Eric and Little Ern

Jimmy Carr – Terribly Funny

Trixie Mattel – Grown Up

Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker!

Dance Horizons – Innovations

Keepers of the Light

Sister Act

Islets of Silence (The C Word)

Janey Godley – Janey Godley’s Soup Pot Tour

Swan Lake

Northern Ballet – The Great Gatsby

The Addams Family

Wuthering Heights

The Nutcracker

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Ballet Black

Paul Smith – Changed

The Nutcracker

Scottish Ballet

The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk

Bring it On

The Phantom of the Opera

Broadcast – NT Live:The Welkin

Trixie Mattel – Grown Up

Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

John Grant

Northern Ballet – Geisha

Burn the Floor – Anything You Can Do

Ballet Black

Jimmy Carr – Terribly Funny

Rabbie: Scotland’s Superstar

Million Dollar Quartet

Remembering the Oscars

Giovanni Pernice – This is Me

Round the Horne – 50th Anniversary Production

Cirque Berserk – For the Theatre

Broadcast – NT Live:Cyrano de Bergerac

The BalletBoyz – Delux

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

Tango Fire

Dick & Angel – Dare To Do It

Rambert Dance Company

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

SIX

Scottish Dance Theatre

Broadcast – Present Laughter

Simon and Garfunkel – Through the Years

Paul Carrack – The 20/20 Tour

I’m Sorry, I haven’t a Clue

The Snow Queen

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Broadcast – Hansard

Broadcast – Fleabag

Frank Skinner – Showbiz

Broadcast – Bridge Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Cabaret

Acosta Danza – Acosta Danza Up Close: Soledad/Impronta/El cruce sobre el Niagara/Two/New Juliano Nunes

INALA

Hannah Gadsby – Douglas

Eddie Izzard – Wunderbar

Scottish Ballet – The Crucible

Rip It Up – The 70s!

On Your Feet!

Elaine C Smith

Broadcast – NT: One Man, Two Guvnors

Richard Alston Dance Company

Bradley Wiggins – An Evening with Bradley Wiggins

Broadcast – Fleabag

John Prine

Mythos: Heroes – A Trilogy by Stephen Fry

Mythos: Men – A Trilogy by Stephen Fry

Mythos: Gods – A Trilogy by Stephen Fry

Yang Liping Contemporary Dance – Rite of Spring

Eugene Onegin

Peter Gynt

Broadcast – NT: The Lehman Trilogy

Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra

Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band

Jan Garbarek Group

Broadcast – NT: Small Island

The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflote)

Burn the Floor

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

Hormonal Housewives

Broadcast – NT: All About Eve

Broadcast – NT: All My Sons

George – Celebrating The Songs And Music Of George Michael

Eddi Reader

Sing-a-Long-a The Greatest Showman

Northern Ballet – Victoria

Remembering the Movies

In the Willows

Beauty and the Beast

Dirty Dancing

Ghost the Musical

The BalletBoyz – Them and Us

Rambert Dance Company

Paul Carrack

Broadcast – NT: I’m Not Running

Broadcast – The Tragedy of King Richard the Second

Les Misérables

Broadcast – NT: The Madness of George III

Broadcast – NT:Antony & Cleopatra

Broadcast – Allelujah!

Cinderella

Nativity! The Musical

Madeline Peyroux

Broadcast – NT: King Lear

The Whitney Houston Show

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

Macbeth

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake

Broadcast – NT: Julie

La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

The End of Eddy

Akram Khan – Xenos

Hocus Pocus

Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis

Eugene Onegin

Broadcast – NT: Julius Caesar

Broadcast – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

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