Capital Theatres unveils 32-show programme across Edinburgh stages through May 2027
Capital Theatres has announced a slate of 32 new productions spanning the Festival, King’s and Studio theatres between May 2026 and May 2027, rolling out headline titles alongside touring work and family shows across the year.
Highlights include the return of Allan Stewart’s Big Big Variety Show to the King’s Theatre for the first time since 2022; Martin Shaw starring as Sir Thomas More in A Man for All Seasons at the Festival Theatre; and Tortoise in a Nutshell’s award‑winning Ragnarok at the Studio.
Tickets for the newly announced shows go on sale to Friends of Capital Theatres at 11am on Wednesday 29 April 2026, with general booking opening on Friday 1 May 2026. At the Festival Theatre, early fixtures include a ballet adaptation of Dracula in June and contemporary circus from Circa, reimagining Swan Lake as Duck Pond, in October.
A Man for All Seasons, with Shaw in the title role, is scheduled for November. The venue will also screen two National Theatre titles in June: The Playboy of the Western World on 9 June 2026 and All My Sons on 10 June 2026.
Looking ahead to 2027 at the Festival Theatre, the programme features Agatha Christie’s The Hollow in February, Heathers: The Musical in March, cabaret trio Fascinating Aïda in April and the return of Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella in May 2027. The King’s Theatre is set to restart activity on 7 August with Wanging On with Graham and Maria, in what appears to be the opening production after the venue’s refurbishment.
Autumn one‑night engagements include Chunky Jewellery, a story of two single mothers navigating life and loss; comedian Alan Davies with Think Ahead; and Stories: The Tap Dance Sensation. Choreographer Marc Brew brings his semi‑autobiographical piece an Accident / a Life for two nights.
Into 2027 at the King’s, Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s A Toast Fae The Lassies and the touring production By Royal Appointment are programmed for January, followed by Paranormal Activity in February. Allan Stewart’s Big Big Variety Show then returns in March. The Studio Theatre’s slate threads through the year with smaller‑scale work.
It begins in May with Tortoise in a Nutshell’s Ragnarok, before June brings the LYRA young company’s Take Up Space and Bijli’s Revolution Days. Autumn bookings include Company Chordelia’s Revel; the ghost‑story‑meets‑psychological‑thriller It Walks Around the House at Night; and Jordan & Skinner’s Do Not Pass Go.
After The Littlest Yak in October, the Christmas show for very young audiences will be Bananas for Christmas from Frozen Charlotte. Capital Theatres’ announcement outlines a broad mix of drama, dance, music, comedy and family work across its three venues, with staggered openings through autumn and into early 2027.
Further details are expected as individual productions approach their runs.