The fizz flowed and the canopies circulated this week as the Edinburgh Playhouse launched its forthcoming autumn season with a sparkling event at the theatre’s chic new cocktail bar, Little Picardy.
Local and national press, group bookers, ATG Card holders and theatre lovers from across Scotland were welcomed by Theatre Manager Gordon Millar who, with Head of Marketing Pamela Aldred, introduced the blockbuster musicals and hit shows heading to the Greenside Place venue over the next few months, including an exclusive first screening of the latest teaser for the venues Christmas 2026 production, Back To The Future The Musical.
Before that though, there’s Christmas 2025 to enjoy and what better way than with the return of Mamma Mia! Attendees of the red carpet event were delighted to be presented with a limited edition Christmas poster for the show, specially created for the night as they departed the evening.
From ‘Puttin’ on the Ritz to Simply The Best’, autumn highlights at The Playhouse include the lavish new touring production of Top Hat The Musical, which runs from 30 September-4 October, an already sold out run of Six The Musical in October, the return of Miss Saigon to the venue for the first time in 20 years, it runs from from 28 October-1 November 1 and, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, which runs from 11-22 November.
Other hot tickets include TV favourites Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith with Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright from 25-29 November, Scottish actor Brian Cox for an evening on 6 October, Riverdance from 9-11 October, while for comedy lovers, Jim Jefferies brings his new show, Son of a Carpenter to Edinburgh on 8 November… and don’t forget Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror, Fawlty Towers and many more favourites are coming too.
The full Edinburgh Playhouse autumn programme and tickets for all shows can be found here.
