There are no talking teapots and dancing jugs as Stage Door Entertainment’s Beauty and the Beast: The Pantomime comes to Portobello, but there is plenty of good-old fashioned panto fun. There’s lovely ...

We are deep into panto season now, with five opening this week, to join the Lyceum’s “★★★★☆ Magical” production of Cinderella: A Fairytale (ends Jan 3: tickets) and Porty Town Hall’s Beauty and the ...

Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright, the touring production at the Playhouse until Saturday, is as scary and as funny as its many fans would hope. Anyone familiar with Inside No. 9, the comedy horror anthology ...

Christmas in Edinburgh is that bit more magical than in any other city – thanks to MagicFest, the Edinburgh International Magic Festival, which this year celebrates its 16th edition, writes Matthew ...

December is a-creeping in, with three full-on pantomimes opening this week – two panto versions of Beauty and the Beast and a Dick Whittington – and three non-panto Xmas shows. Pantos first. The St ...

Anyone not yet ready for Christmas-themed entertainment should get along to Saughtonhall URC before Saturday. Saughtonhall Drama Group’s production of Murder at Ten Twenty is a reassuringly ...

Mary Elliott Nelson’s adaptation of the critically-acclaimed classic 1946 film, It’s A Wonderful Life, is a heartwarming, festive watch in Leitheatre’s production running at the Church Hill Theatre ...

EGTG’s production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, at the Assembly Roxy to Friday, is a beautifully directed exploration of the autistic experience, based on Mark Haddon’s novel ...

About Dick Whittington: “A fun read through for interested actors will be held on Mon, followed by friendly open auditions on Wed. Dick Whittington has a small cast of principal actors, who require ...

Balerno Theatre Company’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Church Hill may not be a traditional Christmas show but certainly provides a large helping of festive cheer.

Listings for the period: Monday 22 Dec 2025 – Sunday 4 Jan 2026: The current week’s listings are here: On Stage This Week. Listings for the coming week are here: On stage Next Week.

The Scottish Community Drama Association exists to encourage the development of volunteer-led theatre arts in Scotland. The SCDA runs the Scottish rounds of the UK-wide One Act Play Festival. It has a ...