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The present theatre's location is Edinburgh's longest continuous theatre site, for there has been a theatre in that location since 1830. From being Dunedin Hall, the Royal Amphitheatre, Alhambra Music Hall, the Queen's Theatre, Pablo Fanque's Amphitheatre, and Newsome's Circus, the site became the Empire Palace Theatre, the first of the famous Moss Empires’ chain, opening on 7 November 1892.
It is also used as a venue during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In June 2016, the Centre celebrated its 10th anniversary, which coincided with a programme of events to mark the 20th anniversary of patron George Mackay Brown's death. [5] In 2017, the centre was nominated for Best Performing Arts Venue in the Sunday Herald Culture Awards. [6]
The following is a list of active theatres and concert halls in Scotland. They are organised alphabetically by name. In rural areas, church halls and town halls may double up as theatres, and many colleges and universities also have their own auditoria.
The 2025 Edinburgh International Festival takes place from August 1-24 2025. The full programme for the festival will be announced with tickets going on sale in March 2025. Show comments
The festival’s full programme will be unveiled on March 7, with tickets going on sale on March 21. Edinburgh International Festival to feature opening event with 10,000 people Skip to main content
Edinburgh Playhouse – 3,059 seated [3] Edinburgh Corn Exchange – 3,000 for concerts [4] Usher Hall, Edinburgh – 2,200 seated, 2,900 with standing, 1,970 cabaret [5] Ross Bandstand, Princess Street Gardens - 2,500 seated [6] Edinburgh Festival Theatre – 1,915 seated [7] Leith Theatre, Edinburgh – 1,500 seated [8] King's Theatre ...
McMaster moved all of the Edinburgh International Festival staff from London to the Scottish capital and appointed Joanna Baker as director of marketing and public affairs. During his tenure, the Empire Theatre on the Southside was acquired and refurbished as the Festival Theatre, opening in 1994 with Scottish Opera's Tristan and Isolde. [2]
The Edinburgh Playhouse (3,059), opened in 1929, Britain's largest theatre, formerly a cinema. Festival Theatre (1,915), dating back to 1892, originally a variety, musical and opera house called the Empire Theatre. Used by the festival since 1947, at first for ballet. Remodelled in 1994 and now used for festival opera and ballet.