The King’s Theatre
The James Plays
James I: The Key Will Keep The Lock
(Fri 8th – Sun 10th Apr 2016 | Various times | £28-46)
James II: Day of the Innocents (Sat 9th – Sun 10th Apr 2016 | 3pm | £28-46)
James III: The True Mirror (Sat 9th Apr – Sun 10th Apr 2016 | 7.30pm | £28-46)
The National Theatre Of Scotland, Nation Theatre Of Great Britain and Edinburgh International Festival have come together for the very first time to present “The James Plays”; a vividly imagined trilogy brings to life three generations of Stewart Kings who ruled Scotland in the tumultuous fifteenth century.
The Pantheon Club : Grease
(Wed 13th – Sun 17th Apr 2016 | Various times | £12-35)
Calling all cool guys and pink ladies! It’s time to dust off those leather jackets, pull up those bobby socks and time-travel back to the rock ‘n’ roll 50s when bad boy and T Bird, Danny falls in love with goody goody, Sandy against a backdrop of the most famous soundtrack of all time!
End Of The Rainbow (Tue 26th – Sat 30th Apr 2016 | Various times | £12-41)
Lisa Maxwell is Judy Garland; rewind to 1960s London where Garland is making her explosive comeback to the stage. This fierce, funny and emotionally charged play features Garland’s most memorable songs, legendary tenacity, razor sharp wit and once-in-a-generation voice.
Theatre Royal
Antonin Dvorak’s “Rusalka”
(Tue 5th, Thu 7th & Sat 9th Apr 2016 | 7.15pm | £12-78)
“The Little Mermaid” gets deep in this five-star production, that couldn’t be further than a Disney sing-a-long. Rusalka, a water nymph, longs to be human and earn the love of a Prince. The witch, Jezibaba grants her wish, but not without a few conditions of her own . . .
Scottish Ballet : Swan Lake (Tue 19th – Sat 23rd Apr 2016 | 2pm/7.30pm | £10-34)
International choreographer, David Dawson puts a visceral and daring spin on the classic ballet.
Tron Theatre
Pushing It (Thu 7th – Sat 9th Apr 2016 | 7.30pm | £8)
Do’s and dont’s. Homework guidelines. School regulations. Rules of the house. Curfews. Parental regimes. Boundaries. If it’s an adult’s job to set them, is it our job to test them? Breaking them, bending them, stretching them, twisting them. Nudging them, poking them, struggling to cope with them. Are we all just at it? No, we’re just pushing it.