About Edinburgh Playhouse
Edinburgh Playhouse is a former cinema in Edinburgh, Scotland which now hosts touring musicals and music concerts. Its capacity is 3,059, making it the UK’s largest working non-sporting theatre in terms of audience capacity. The theatre is owned by Ambassador Theatre Group.
Firmly established in the cultural landscape of Edinburgh and Scotland, the Edinburgh Playhouse is the UK’s largest all seated theatre and plays host to some of the biggest names in live music, comedy and musical theatre.
Upcoming events at The Edinburgh Playhouse
Billy Elliot the Musical
Billy Elliot the Musical returns as exhilarating, hilarious and unforgettable as ever.
Greg Davies Full Fat Legend
Witness the Full Fat Legend at the very top of his game.
High Society
Cole Porters High Society
Miriam Margolyes
Miriam Margolyes: Full English LIVE 2026
Jersey Boys
The boys are back as the original Tony®-winning sensation returns for its 20th Anniversary Tour!
Professor Brian Cox
Emergence Tour - Brian Cox
The Mousetrap
Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap
Madama Butterfly – Ellen Kent’s Farewell Opera Tour
Senbla presents Ellen Kent’s Farewell Opera Tour featuring The Ukrainian Opera with international soloists, highly-praised...
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
Back to The Future – The Musical
Welcome to Hill Valley! Take an electrifying ride back in time as the 1985 blockbuster...
Strictly The Professionals Tour 2026
Strictly The Professionals returns - bigger, bolder, and more breathtaking than ever
Waitress The Musical UK Tour
Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of some happiness in her life....
Derren Brown – Only Human Live
Prepare to be astonished! The multi award-winning master of mind control and psychological illusion, Derren Brown, on tour 2025.
The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard
Legally Blonde The Musical
The iconic West End and Broadway smash hit musical
Seven Drunken Nights
Proudly celebrating its incredible 10th Anniversary Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of The Dubliners...
Mean Girls
Mean Girls the smash hit musical comedy
Sunny Afternoon
The Kinks Hit Musical Sunny Afternoon
2:22 A Ghost Story
Jenny believes her new home is haunted, but her husband Sam isn't having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, old friend Lauren and new partner Ben. Can the dead really walk again?
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