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Top trio back as panto returns to King’s Theatre
Allan Stewart, Grant Stott and Jordan Young star in The Adventures of Pinocchio as Capital Theatres confirm the return of pantomime to its traditional home in...
The curtain rises at The King’s with a fabulous light show
The invited audience on Friday evening were entertained with a show which opened with Nicola Benedetti, CBE, doing what she does best.
The internationally...
King’s panto nominated in the Pantomime Awards 2026
The panto at the King's has been nominated as best Panto in the UK.
Stars, Allan Stewart and Grant Stott, have been nominated as best...
Archive launched to promote Edinburgh’s theatre heritage
King’s Theatre Heritage Project, dedicated to celebrating the rich history of Edinburgh’s theatre community, has been launched.
At the heart of the project is The...
‘Sunshine on Leith’ to be final production before King’s refurbishment
Featuring hits Sunshine on Leith, I’m On My Way, Letter from America and I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), 'Sunshine on Leith' is both a...
Panto star running to aid King’s Theatre redevelopment fund
Star of the King’s Panto, Jordan Young, will be running a half marathon as part of the Edinburgh Marathon Festival in May of this...
Rosslyn Chapel welcomes stars of ‘The Da Vinci Code’
Edinburgh’s iconic Rosslyn Chapel played the backdrop to Olivier-award winning actor Nigel Harman, Red Dwarf and Death in Paradise star Danny John-Jules and Edinburgh...
Capital Theatres presents ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’ at The King’s
Step through the wardrobe into the enchanted kingdom of Narnia. Join Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter as they wave goodbye to wartime Britain and...
‘Sunshine on Leith’ to be The King’s final show before it closes for redevelopment
See the King’s go out on a high before the theatre closes to undergo its exciting capital redevelopment. With a soundtrack from world-renowned 'Leithers',...
Big time pantomime at The King’s – Oh Yes It Is!
Edinburgh's King’s Theatre are wide-eyed with pre-Christmas Season, and the panto cast has just begun rehearsals for this year's Sleeping Beauty.
Rise and shine! It's the...
Live Festive theatre returns to Edinburgh this Christmas
Edinburgh’s favourite pantomime, Sleeping Beauty, returns to the King’s for 2021-22. Allan Stewart and Grant Stott return to their pantomime home as Queen May...
‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ comes to The Kings
The full casting has been announced for the thrilling new touring production of Washington Irving’s 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'. Taking on the role...
King’s lights up in purple to remember Andy Gray
The King's Theatre window lights were lit up in Purple yesterday (13th Sept.) in tribute to the late actor Andy Gray.
Details surrounding the King's...
Southern Light to sing for The King’s
Southern Light will kick start the public phase of fund-raising for the transformational redevelopment of Edinburgh’s historical King’s Theatre with the performance of SOUTHERN...
Discover behind-the-scenes at The King’s with a new virtual tour
Edinburgh’s favourite panto venue has teamed up with professional photographer Tom Duffin to create a virtual theatre tour and find a brand-new way to...
King’s Theatre staff return to celebrate the anniversary of its opening on 8 December...
Edinburgh's King’s Theatre opened for the first time on 8 December 1906 with a performance of Cinderella, and today members of the staff gathered...
Celebrating over a century at the King’s
Staff of King’s Theatre celebrate the anniversary of its opening on 8 December 1906.
The King’s Theatre Edinburgh opened for the first time on 8...
Government announce emergency funding for The King’s and Festival Theatres
The Scottish Government has announced emergency funding for Capital Theatres who run The King’s Theatre and Festival Theatre.
Capital Theatres – which operates the...
Creative Scotland provides new funding for arts venues
Performing arts venues across Edinburgh and the Lothians have received £1,325,698 from the open call for applications to the Scottish Government’s Performing Arts Venues Relief...
Crowds roll up for Goldilocks with a circus twist
Allan Stewart has admitted in interviews that he originally did not wish to appear in pantomime but, 44 years after he first appeared in...
Review – A Woman of No Importance
You don’t expect a civilised matinée performance to erupt with applause early in Act 1 but when Lord Illingworth declares: “I have nothing to...
Caps off to Capital Theatres this winter
Tickets for Capital Theatres Autumn/Winter Season 2019/20 go on general sale on Monday 2 September 2019.
Already on sale to ‘Friends’ since 26th August and...
Edinburgh Festival 2019 – Opera Ventures and Scottish Opera bring ‘Breaking the Waves’ to...
'Breaking the Waves' is a wrenching moral drama about a woman’s twisted bargain with God. Based on Lars von Trier’s controversial film, US composer...
At the King’s – Strictly 70s Retro-Pop lets rip
Smash Hit Jukebox Theatre Show Returns To Sing & Dance Through the 1970s.
Monday 14 October 2019 King's Theatre
From the Producers of ‘Rip it Up...
At the King’s Theatre: Abigail’s Party★★★★
It’s 1977 and Abigail is having a party. She’s 15, into punk music, safety pins and boys. But despite the title of Mike Leigh’s...
At the King’s Theatre this week: EDGAS: The Mikado****
A world where ‘I am right and you are right, and all is right as right can be.’
Or in other words,...
At the King’s Theatre: The Lady Vanishes***
First the good news. The Classic Thriller Theatre Company’s production of The Lady Vanishes has a stunning, atmospheric set and a faultlessly professional cast,...
At the King’s Theatre – Lost At Sea
Perth Theatre’s world premiere production of Morna Young’s epic fishing drama comes to the King's Theatre from 20 to 22 May 2019
A...
Comedy at the King’s in February – Art
ARTKing’s Theatre Edinburgh Monday 11 to Saturday 16 February 2019
After breaking box office records in 2018, David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers will produce the 2019...
At the King’s – Beauty and the Beast – for the first time in...
Beauty and the Beast comes back to The King's this year for the first time in over fifty years. We are promised that this...
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