Festival Theatre
Situated on Edinburgh's longest continuous theatre site in the heart of Edinburgh, the Festival Theatre has a modern glass-fronted foyer, revealing a plush art-deco auditorium.
Address
13-29 Nicolson Street
Edinburgh
EH8 9FT
Contact
Phone
0131 529 6000
0131 529 6000
Text Relay
18002 0131 529 6003
18002 0131 529 6003
Dedicated Access Staff Contact
foh@capitaltheatres.com
foh@capitaltheatres.com
Location
Venue location
Festival Theatre- On Nicolson Street opposite Royal College of Surgeons and Blackwells Bookshop. The Studio- Located behind the theatre on Potterrow. 22 Potterrow, Edinburgh, EH8 9BL
Festival Theatre- On Nicolson Street opposite Royal College of Surgeons and Blackwells Bookshop. The Studio- Located behind the theatre on Potterrow. 22 Potterrow, Edinburgh, EH8 9BL
Transport
Parking information
Pay and display spaces on Chambers Street. Car park Niddry Street. Drop off outside theatre.
Pay and display spaces on Chambers Street. Car park Niddry Street. Drop off outside theatre.
Taxi information
Taxi Rank on Nicolson Square.
Taxi Rank on Nicolson Square.
Bus/Tram information
Bus stops on Nicholson Street 3, 5, 7, 8, 14, 29, 30, 31, 33, 37, X47, 49
Bus stops on Nicholson Street 3, 5, 7, 8, 14, 29, 30, 31, 33, 37, X47, 49
Train
Waverley Station 0.4 miles north - level access via Market Street.
Waverley Station 0.4 miles north - level access via Market Street.
Venue map
Venue access information
Access service information
Audio Description information
Optimum seating position: Ask Box Office
Optimum seating position: Ask Box Office
BSL Interpretation information
Optimum seating position: Front Stalls
Optimum seating position: Front Stalls
Captioning information
Optimum seating position: Seats held, usually Dress Circle - Ask Box Office
Optimum seating position: Seats held, usually Dress Circle - Ask Box Office
Access video
Events at Festival Theatre
Sister Act
Brace yourselves Sisters! The eagerly anticipated Broadway and UK smash-hit musical Sister Act is coming to Edinburgh in 2022!Price(s): £28.50 - £52.50Optimum seating position: Seats held, usually Dress Circle - Ask Box OfficeSister Act
Brace yourselves Sisters! The eagerly anticipated Broadway and UK smash-hit musical Sister Act is coming to Edinburgh in 2022!Price(s): £28.50 - £52.50Touch Tour: From 1:30pm.
Optimum seating position: Ask Box OfficeOptimum seating position: Front StallsDracula: Mina's Reckoning
Under the buzzing lights of a psychiatric hospital in 1897, Mina Murray recounts her encounters with the most terrifying of beasts: Dracula.Presented by: National Theatre of ScotlandPrice(s): £16.50-£40Captioner - Glenda CarsonDracula: Mina's Reckoning
Under the buzzing lights of a psychiatric hospital in 1897, Mina Murray recounts her encounters with the most terrifying of beasts: Dracula.Presented by: National Theatre of ScotlandPrice(s): £19.50-£40Audio Describer(s): Emma-Jane McHenry
Touch Tour: 1.30pm
Optimum seating position: Ask Box OfficeBSL Interpreter(s): Catherine King and Yvonne Strain.
Integrated BSL InterpretationScottish Opera - Access The Barber of Seville
With Dementia Friendly values at their core, these shortened performances are open to all.Presented by: Scottish OperaPrice(s): £10Please contact the Box OfficeOptimum seating position: Seats held, usually Dress Circle - Ask Box OfficeAccess performances feature a narrator to introduce the music from the opera. There is also a smaller capacity to allow everyone space, and brighter lighting levels in the auditorium.Scottish Opera - The Barber of Seville
Back by popular demand, Sir Thomas Allen creates a riotous production of Rossini’s beloved comedy.Presented by: Scottish OperaPrice(s): £23-98Optimum seating position: Ask Box OfficeScottish Ballet's Cinders!
A magical new Cinderella story, with a surprise in store every night…Presented by: Scottish BalletPrice(s): £27.50 - £55.50Audio Describer(s): EJ McHenry & Fiona Pedgrift
Touch Tour: In the foyer from 1pm
Optimum seating position: Ask Box OfficeScottish Ballet's Cinders!
A magical new Cinderella story, with a surprise in store every night...Presented by: Scottish BalletPrice(s): £16There will be plenty of trained staff on hand to help; feel free to make noise and move around, the lights will remain on but dimmed, and there will be breakout spaces with a live stream of the show.
