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
Barnum
West End star Matt Rawle will take centre stage as the legendary 19th century showman P.T. Barnum.Price(s): £25 - £59.50Optimum seating position: Seats held, usually Dress Circle - Ask Box OfficeBarnum
West End star Matt Rawle will take centre stage as the legendary 19th century showman P.T. Barnum.Price(s): £25 - £59.50Audio Describer(s): TBC
Touch Tour: 6pm
Optimum seating position: Ask Box OfficeBSL Interpreter(s): TBC
Optimum seating position: Front StallsSylvia
Torn between loyalty, love, and revolution, the remarkable story of Sylvia Pankhurst’s life explodes onto the stage.Price(s): £25 - £63Caption screens on either side of the stage with the text appearing as its being spoken by the performers.Sylvia
Torn between loyalty, love, and revolution, the remarkable story of Sylvia Pankhurst’s life explodes onto the stage.Price(s): £35 - £63Audio Describer(s): TBC
Touch Tour: 6pm
Optimum seating position: Ask Box OfficeBSL Interpreter(s): TBC
Seats in the stalls generally provide the best view of the BSL interpreter, and box office can advise of this further in your booking process.Circa: Duck Pond
The enchantment of Swan Lake, the thrill of the circus, with humour, panache and, of course, feathers.Price(s): £20Touch Tour: 6pm
Optimum seating position: Ask Box OfficeMatthew Bourne's: The Car Man
Loosely based on Bizet’s ever-popular opera, The Car Man has one of the most thrilling and instantly recognisable scores.Price(s): £29.50 - £62.50Audio Describer(s): TBC
Touch Tour: 6pm
Optimum seating position: Ask Box OfficeScottish Opera: Turandot
Scottish director Sir David McVicar brings his visionary storytelling to bear on Puccini’s epic, final opera in this, its centenary year.Price(s): £23.75Touch Tour: 1:45pm
Optimum seating position: Ask Box OfficeA Man For All Seasons
The greatest, most powerful and dangerous figures who shaped English history are brought vividly to life in Robert Bolts award-winning play.Price(s): £23They work similarly to subtitles on a film, with caption screens on either side of the stage with the text appearing as its being spoken by the performers.A Man For All Seasons
The greatest, most powerful and dangerous figures who shaped English history are brought vividly to life in Robert Bolts award-winning play.Price(s): £23Touch Tour: 6pm
This service uses the Sennheiser infrared system such that you can utilise one of our headsets to have the visual elements of the performance described to you throughout.Optimum seating position: Front StallsThe Choir of Man
Welcome to The Choir of Man, the best pub in the world… Come ready to drink in the excitement!Price(s): £29 - £55Caption screens on either side of the stage with the text appearing as its being spoken by the performers.The Choir of Man
Welcome to The Choir of Man, the best pub in the world… Come ready to drink in the excitement!Price(s): £29 - £55Audio Describer(s): TBC
Touch Tour: 1pm
Optimum seating position: Ask Box OfficeBSL Interpreter(s): TBC
Seats in the stalls generally provide the best view of the BSL interpreter, and box office can advise of this further in your booking process.Scottish Ballet: Cinders!
Scottish Ballet's playful retelling of the Cinderella story returns to surprise and delight audiences.Price(s): £15Staff on hand to help with any access needs, anyone can make noise and move around the auditorium, we’ll keep the lights on, but dimmed to reduce anxiety, and we’ll provide break out spaces.The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Combines the intrigue of a whodunnit with a powerful coming-of-age story in an unforgettable theatrical event.Price(s): £20 - £57.50Optimum seating position: Seats held, usually Dress Circle - Ask Box OfficeThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Combines the intrigue of a whodunnit with a powerful coming-of-age story in an unforgettable theatrical event.Price(s): £20 - £57.50Audio Describer(s): TBC
Touch Tour: 6pm
Optimum seating position: Ask Box OfficeBSL Interpreter(s): TBC
Seats in the stalls generally provide the best view of the BSL interpreter, and box office can advise of this further in your booking process.Agatha Christie's The Hollow
Detective Hercule Poirot expected a quiet break in the country; instead he's drawn into one of the most unsettling cases of his career.Price(s): £24They work similarly to subtitles on a film, with caption screens on either side of the stage with the text appearing as its being spoken by the performers.Agatha Christie's The Hollow
Detective Hercule Poirot expected a quiet break in the country; instead he's drawn into one of the most unsettling cases of his career.Price(s): £24Touch Tour: 6pm
This service uses the Sennheiser infrared system such that you can utilise one of our headsets to have the visual elements of the performance described to you throughout.Optimum seating position: Front StallsEverybody’s Talking About Jamie
Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn’t quite fit in. Jamie is going to be a sensation.Price(s): £29They work similarly to subtitles on a film, with caption screens on either side of the stage with the text appearing as its being spoken by the performers.Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn’t quite fit in. Jamie is going to be a sensation.Price(s): £29Touch Tour: 6pm
This service uses the Sennheiser infrared system such that you can utilise one of our headsets to have the visual elements of the performance described to you throughout.Optimum seating position: Front StallsScottish Opera: Fidelio
A tale of freedom of conscience in the face of oppression, affirming the power of the human spirit to overcome the worst of circumstances.Price(s): £29.25Touch Tour: 6pm
This service uses the Sennheiser infrared system such that you can utilise one of our headsets to have the visual elements of the performance described to you throughout.Scottish Opera: Alcina
Handels romantic fantasy retold as a vibrant, flamboyant, all-intoxicating club scene, joyfully toying with operas power and gender dynamicsPrice(s): £29.25Touch Tour: 6pm
This service uses the Sennheiser infrared system such that you can utilise one of our headsets to have the visual elements of the performance described to you throughout.Heathers - The Musical
The wickedly funny Heathers the Musical arrives in Edinburgh, for one week only!Price(s): £25They work similarly to subtitles on a film, with caption screens on either side of the stage with the text appearing as its being spoken by the performers.Scottish Opera: Madama Butterfly
Puccini’s Madama Butterfly has moved audiences to tears for over a century.Price(s): £23.75Touch Tour: 1:45pm
This service uses the Sennheiser infrared system such that you can utilise one of our headsets to have the visual elements of the performance described to you throughout.Scottish Opera: Così fan tutte
Advanced Artist Diploma in Opera programme at the RCS, this is a prime chance to experience the future of opera first-hand.Price(s): £28.25Touch Tour: 6pm
This service uses the Sennheiser infrared system such that you can utilise one of our headsets to have the visual elements of the performance described to you throughout.Access Opera: Madama Butterfly
If a full-length opera doesn’t feel like the right fit, Access performances make coming as easy and stress-free as possible.Price(s): £12.50Optimum seating position: Ask Box OfficeWhether you are living with dementia or Long COVID, recovering from an operation, find it hard to get out in the evening, or would simply benefit from the relaxed atmosphere, you can enjoy.