Church Hill Theatre
The intimate, 335-seat Church Hill Theatre, managed by the city council, hosts high-quality productions by local amateur dramatic societies.
4 Best Performing Arts Venues in Edinburgh, Edinburgh and the Lothians
Think Edinburgh's arts scene consists of just the elegiac wail of a bagpipe and the twang of a fiddle? Think again. Edinburgh is one of the world's great performing-arts cities. The jewels in the crown are the famed Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival, which attract the best in music, dance, theater, circus, stand-up comedy, poetry, painting, and sculpture from all over the globe in August. The Scotsman and Herald, Scotland's leading daily newspapers, carry listings and reviews in their arts pages every day, with special editions during the festival. Tickets are generally sold in advance; in some cases they're also available from certain designated travel agents or at the door, although concerts by national orchestras often sell out long before the day of the performance.
Edinburgh Playhouse
Big-ticket concerts, musicals, and comedy shows, along with the occasional ballet and opera production, are staged at the popular Playhouse, with its enormous 3,000-seat auditorium.
The Lyceum
Traditional plays and contemporary works, including previews or tours of London West End productions, are presented here.
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Traverse Theatre
With its specially designed space, the Traverse Theatre has developed a solid reputation for new, stimulating plays by Scottish dramatists, as well as innovative dance performances.
