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** THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED **
Did you know that the Festival Theatre is situated on Edinburgh’s longest continuous theatre site? Or that it was once a Bingo hall? Want to stand on stage and feel like a star?
This backstage tour is a great chance to go behind the scenes; see the workings of the theatre and walk down memory lane as we chat through the theatre’s interesting history. Refreshments are included.
Tickets £10 (Friends £8). Approximate running time: 2 hours.
“An installation of empty seats to celebrate theatre, the artists who make it, and its missing audiences”.
The #TakeASeat project has been created by Scotland-based set, costume, lighting and sound designers and production managers. They have used their creative skills to make the new installation which is designed to engage and inspire the audiences they are missing.
The installation will remain in place from Thursday 24 September to Saturday 3 October 2020 and can be viewed by the public from the outside only. At the curtain-up times of the show which should have been playing at the theatre – if Covid-19 hadn’t come along – the installation will get additional sound and light, creating a dynamic show for any audience who are on the pavement outside.
Southern Light welcomes you to a night of toe-tapping musical entertainment in the Festival Theatre, in aid of the King’s Theatre Redevelopment Campaign.
Edinburgh’s longest established musical theatre company starts its 125th season by bringing you a selection of well loved numbers from its previous shows.
Please Note: This project is in support of the King’s Theatre, which has been Southern Light’s home since 1925, but takes place at the Festival Theatre.
Thursday 9th to Saturday 11th September at 7:30pm nightly with a Saturday Matinee at 2:30pm. Tickets £23.
This one hour tour of the building explores all areas, including the understage, backstage, and many other secret areas never seen on a normal visit.
Your tour guide will reveal the theatre’s fascinating history, and highlight tales of its stars, its shows and even its ghosts.
Tours cost £7.5. Duration 1 hour. Maximum of 25 people per tour.
Visitors with restricted mobility will have limited access as the tour includes lots of steps. Comfortable shoes are recommended.
This one hour tour of the building explores all areas, including the understage, backstage, and many other secret areas never seen on a normal visit.
Your tour guide will reveal the theatre’s fascinating history, and highlight tales of its stars, its shows and even its ghosts.
Tours cost £7.5. Duration 1 hour. Maximum of 25 people per tour.
Visitors with restricted mobility will have limited access as the tour includes lots of steps. Comfortable shoes are recommended.
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