Theatre around Leith
59 upcoming events
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See it on a mapVenues at a glanceTheatre around Leith covers the whole spectrum: new writing, reinvented classics, café-théâtre, one-person shows and the big stages. We bring together what's on so you can find your next night out.
The dates and venues are kept current every day, so all that's left is to book.
Events — theatre around Leith
Thu24
Tomorrow
Fri25
Friday 25 September
Sat26
Saturday 26 September
Mon28
Monday 28 September
Tue29
Tuesday 29 September
Tue 29 · 1 PM
🎭Theatre🔬Experimental
A Play, A Pie & A Pint - The Whaler's Wife
Traverse Theatre
Tue 29 · 6:30 PM£175–195
✂️Workshop🎭Theatre
Intro to Shortform Improv Course (102) w/ TBC Improv UK - Fall '26
Summerhall Arts
Tue 29 · 7:30 PM£18
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
My Mum Told Me Not To Marry An Atheist
Studio Theatre
Later
Wed 30 · 6:40 PM
🎭Theatre🔬Experimental
Dancing Shoes
Traverse Theatre
Wed 30 · 7:30 PM£20.25–43.25
🎭Theatre
Wallace
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Thu 1 · 6:40 PM
🎭Theatre🔬Experimental
To Be A Bat
Traverse Theatre
Fri 2 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk🎭Theatre
Coffee With The Creatives: Wallace
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Fri 2 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Royal Lyceum Theatre
Sat 3 · 7 PM
🎭Theatre📜Poetry
Maiden Mother Mage
St Mary's Church
Mon 5£20
🎭Theatre
The Steamie
Kings Theatre
Mon 5 · 6 PM£15
🎭Theatre
Flashback Theatre Company - Introductory Session
The Out of the Blue Drill Hall
Mon 5 · 7:30 PM£42.48
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
The Archers: Live at 75
Edinburgh
Mon 5 · 7:30 PM£15.25–46.75
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
Tony Roper's The Steamie
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Tue 6
🎭Theatre🔬Experimental
The Void
Traverse Theatre
Tue 6£5.50
🎭Theatre🔬Experimental
The Void
Traverse Theatre
Wed 7 · 7:30 PM
🕺Musical🎭Theatre
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Alhambra Theatre
Thu 8 · 1:30 PM£0
🎭Theatre🗣️Talk
The Ballad of Jack and Stacey: storytelling performance + Q&A
Greyfriars Charteris Centre
Thu 8 · 7 PM£376–653
🗣️Talk🎭Theatre
Professor Brian Cox
Edinburgh Playhouse
Fri 9 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre🔬Experimental
Concerned Others
Summerhall Arts
Sat 10£22
🎭Theatre
It Walks Around The House At Night
Studio Theatre
Sat 10 · 1:15 PM£3
🎭Theatre
Theatre Book Club: The Steamie
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Sat 10 · 1:30 PM
🎭Theatre
Irvine Welsh's P*RNO
Leith Theatre
Sat 10 · 6 PM£267–709
🎭Theatre🎫Concert
Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds
Edinburgh Playhouse
Sat 10 · 7:30 PM£20–22
🎭Theatre
It Walks Around The House At Night
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Sat 10 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre🔬Experimental
Concerned Others
Summerhall Arts
Tue 13 · 7:30 PM£20.25–61.25
🎭Theatre
Sylvia
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Tue 20 · 5 PM
✂️Workshop🎭Theatre
LYT Young Artists: Short Courses (18-25s)
Royal Lyceum Theatre
Tue 20 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
Tristan & Yseult
Royal Lyceum Theatre
Wed 21£18
🎭Theatre♀️Feminism
Do Not Pass Go
Studio Theatre
Wed 21 · 7:30 PM£20
🎭Theatre
Chunky Jewellery
Kings Theatre
Wed 21 · 7:30 PM£16–18
🎭Theatre
Do Not Pass Go
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Wed 21 · 7:30 PM£15.25–32.25
🎭Theatre🎊Socials
Chunky Jewellery
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Fri 23 Oct · 7 PM
🎭Theatre🎤Stand-up
The Rhinestone Cowboy
Summerhall Arts
Sat 24 Oct · 7 PM
🎭Theatre
The Rhinestone Cowboy
Summerhall Arts
Tue 27 Oct · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
1984
Royal Lyceum Theatre
Thu 29 Oct
🎭Theatre
The Steamie
Alhambra Theatre
Sat 7 Nov · 1:15 PM£3
🎭Theatre📚Literature
Theatre Book Club: Operation Mincemeat
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Tue 10 Nov · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
The Haunting of Hill House
Royal Lyceum Theatre
Fri 13 Nov£20
🎭Theatre🩰Classical
an Accident / a Life
Kings Theatre
Fri 13 Nov · 7:30 PM£15.25–36.25
🎭Theatre🎊Socials
an Accident / a Life
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Sat 14 Nov · 7 PM£12–18
🎭Theatre
Fair Hearing: An Original Court Room Drama
Buccleuch Free Church,
Sat 14 Nov · 7:30 PM£14.25
🎭Theatre
The Call of Cthulhu by H P Lovecraft
The Banshee Labyrinth
Sun 15 Nov · 7:30 PM£32.76
🎭Theatre🎤Stand-up
Murderous Minds with Emma Kenny
Edinburgh
Tue 17 Nov · 7 PM£16–22
🎭Theatre
Edinburgh Gang Show 2026
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Tue 24 Nov · 7:30 PM£18.25–47.75
🎭Theatre
A Man For All Seasons
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Sat 28 Nov · 2 PM£18.25–37.25
🎭Theatre
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Sat 28 Nov · 7 PM
🎭Theatre
A Christmas Carol
Royal Lyceum Theatre
Tue 12 Jan · 7:30 PM£15.25–55.75
🎭Theatre
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Sat 16 Jan · 10 AM£20
✂️Workshop🎭Theatre
Theatre Insights: Taster Day
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Sun 24 Jan · 6 PM£15.25–38.25
🎭Theatre🕺Musical
A Toast Fae The Lassies
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Tue 26 Jan · 7:30 PM£18.25–47.75
🎭Theatre
By Royal Appointment
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Fri 26 Mar · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
Guys & Dolls
Royal Lyceum Theatre
See also around Leith
Fri 25 · 7 PM£12
🔬Experimental🌙Indie
Blaw, Otis Jordan, Pat's Soundhouse 25th September @ Dissenter Space
Dissenter Space, Edinburgh
At 8:30 PM£12
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Brian Molley Plays Sonny Rollins [Straight Ahead Jazz]
The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh
Tue 29 · 8 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Pub Quiz at Frankenstein
Frankenstein, Edinburgh
Mon 14 · 9 PM£0
❓Quiz🎤Karaoke
Pub Quiz & Karaoke Night at a&o Edinburgh
a&o Hostel Edinburgh City
Thu 15 · 7 PM£0
🎫Concert
Open Music Session with Sociograss
The Fort, Edinburgh
At 7 PM£15.95
🌙Indie🪕Folk / Acoustic
Martha Hill
Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh
At 7 PM£11.36
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌙Indie
Jack Caldwell
Leith Depot, Edinburgh
At 7:30 PM£28
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎶Singer-songwriter
James Walsh (Starsailor) & Ben Ottewell (Gomez)
The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
Tomorrow
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans
Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Fri 25 · 8 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight
St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh
Fri 25 · 7 PM£10–15
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌐World music
Bede Patterson & Dean Garrity – Duo : Bagpipes & Saxophone
The Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh
Fri 25 · 7 PM
⚡Electro🎉Club
Mary in the Junkyard
Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh
Fri 25 · 7:30 PM£10–20
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
The Tessera Quartet in Edinburgh: From Strings to Song
Stockbridge Parish Church
Sun 4 · 4 PM
💿DJ set
Vinyl Encounter
The Dreadnaught, Edinburgh
Sun 27 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎪Street party
Pub Quiz at Fiddler's Arms
Fiddler's Arms, Edinburgh
Fri 25 · 7 PM£3.96–11.55
🪇Salsa🎊Village dance
SALSA FAMILY – Friday Social Dancing, Cuban Flavour Sessions in Edinburgh
St Ninian's Comely Bank Hall, Edinburgh
At 7 PM£8.30–16.96
🎪Street party
Friends In Fashion Edinburgh - Fashion Networking Party
Brewhemia, Edinburgh
At 7 PM
💿DJ set🎉Club
Toki-O Nights: Powered by Technics (Scott Pelloux)
The Caley Bar, Edinburgh
At 11 PM£0
🎉Club💿DJ set
Drum & Face
CC Blooms, Edinburgh
At 11 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Van Rouge x The Bongo Club presents CASE
The Bongo Club, Edinburgh
Tomorrow · 7 PM£13.65–16.91
🎉Club
Singles Meet & Mingle Mixer @ BrewDog Lothian Road EDINBURGH (Ages 35-55)
BrewDog Edinburgh Lothian Road
Tomorrow · 8 PM£0
🪗Folk dance🎊Socials
The White Heather Ceilidh Club at Bonnie & Wild
Bonnie & Wild, Edinburgh
Tomorrow · 9 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
The Roze Garden
The Street, Edinburgh
Fri 25 · 6 PM£4–8
🎉Club💿DJ set
The Night Market UK - Edinburgh Autumn Special
The Biscuit Factory, Edinburgh
Fri 25 · 7:15 PM£16.96
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Yoga
BodyLovesDance
LifeCare Edinburgh
Tomorrow · 11 AM
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Sweet Liberation: Ji Yoon Lee
Mote 102
Sun 4 · 4 PM£0
📚Literature
Edinburgh Graphic Novel Book Club - Everything Dead & Dying by Tate Brombal
Dockside - Lobby, Leith
Sat 19 · 11:30 AM£0
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Welcome to the Library tours
National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
At 7 PM£0–8.30
🎬Cinema
Undercover (2024)
Grassmarket Community Project, Edinburgh
At 7 PM£14.25–44.04
🗣️Talk🍽️Food
Folk Puddings of Ireland and Scotland at The Cookbook Shop
The Cookbook Shop, Edinburgh
Tomorrow · 8 AM
🎻Classical🌳Outdoors
Morning Prayer and Low Mass
Old Saint Paul’s, Edinburgh
Tomorrow · 8 AM
🖼️Art & Culture
Morning Prayer and Low Mass
Old St Paul’s Church Hall
Tomorrow · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk
The Circulation of Legal Ideas and Institutions across Jurisdictions
Edinburgh Law School
Tomorrow · 6 PM£2–5.04
🎬Cinema
I SWEAR: Film Screening & Food Sharing
North Edinburgh Arts
Tomorrow · 6 PM
🍽️Food
Molton Brown Edinburgh | Scent Your Season - The Autumn Edit
Molton Brown Edinburgh
Tomorrow · 6:30 PM£0
🗣️Talk🤝Volunteering
Fairtrade Fortnight - "What Fairtrade means to farmers in Palestine"
St John's Cornerstone Centre Enter via Princes Street by the Peace Mural, Edinburgh
Tomorrow · 6:30 PM
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Book Launch: A Home in Space: Selected Concrete, Visual and Sound Poetry of Edwin Morgan
Fruitmarket, Edinburgh
Tomorrow · 7 PM£3–20
📚Literature🗣️Talk
C L Hellisen: The Shape of Monsters
Blackwell's Bookshop, Edinburgh
Tomorrow · 7 PM£0–79.99
🗣️Talk
Aethenics: The Future Language of Human-AI Consciousness
The Mound, Edinburgh EH2 2EL
Tomorrow · 7 PM£47.30
🍽️Food
Grapes & Gruyère: Guided Tasting Experience
The Royal Scots Club, Edinburgh
Fri 25 · 10 AM£0
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Scottish Parliament's Communities Open Day
Scottish Parliament Building, Edinburgh
Fri 25 · 10:30 AM£10
👗Fashion & Design
Autumn/Winter Fashion Showcase
John Lewis Edinburgh
Fri 25 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk🖼️Exhibition
Spotlight Talk: Earth Matters
Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Fri 25 · 2:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
One More Time About Arbitral Challenges in Investor-State Arbitration
Moot Court Room, Edinburgh
Fri 25 · 5 PM£0
🗣️Talk
Leviathan Fall Writer's Workshop
Lister Learning and Teaching Centre, Edinburgh
Fri 25 · 7 PM£54.88
🍽️Food
Rare Find Exclusive Whisky Tasting Evening at Cask and Vine
Cask and Vine, Edinburgh
Fri 25 · 7 PM
🗣️Talk🎬Cinema
Mountain Rescue Workshop & Come What May Film Screening - Edinburgh
Helly Hansen Edinburgh
Fri 25 · 7:30 PMFree
📜Poetry
Remembering Lesley Storm
The Strathmore Bar, Leith
Tue 29 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Pub Quiz at Hectors
Hectors, Edinburgh
Tue 29 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz🎉Club
Pub Quiz at Pilgrim Bar
Pilgrim Bar, Edinburgh
Wed 30 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Pub Quiz at McGonagalls Gin & Whisky Emporium
McGonagalls Gin & Whisky Emporium, Edinburgh
Sun 27 · 8 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Pub Quiz at The Queens Arms
The Queens Arms, Edinburgh
Mon 28 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Pub Quiz at The Hanover Tap
The Hanover Tap, Edinburgh
Mon 28 · 8 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Pub Quiz at The Cambridge Bar
The Cambridge Bar, Edinburgh
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Pub Quiz at The Black Cat
The Black Cat, Edinburgh
Tomorrow · 6:30 PM£8.50
❓Quiz🏆Tournament
Modern
Thistle Tavern Games Hub Edinburgh
Fri 25 · 3 PM
🐉Tabletop RPG
Dungeons and Dragons
Duncan Place Community Hub
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Venues — theatre around Leith
Edinburgh Playhouse
2 events
Edinburgh
2 events
The Banshee Labyrinth
2 events
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
18 events
Greyfriars Charteris Centre
1 event
Studio Theatre
3 events
Buccleuch Free Church,
1 event
Royal Lyceum Theatre
7 events
Traverse Theatre
7 events
Summerhall Arts
7 events
Kings Theatre
3 events
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Alhambra Theatre
2 events
Frequently asked questions
How many theatre events are there around Leith?
59 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch theatre around Leith?
Notably Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh and The Banshee Labyrinth. See the full list of venues above.