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
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a joyous comedy about taking risks, finding love and embracing second chances.Price(s): £21.50 - £45.50Touch Tour: From 1:30pm
Optimum seating position: Ask Box OfficeOptimum seating position: Front StallsScottish Opera: Access Carmen
Georges Bizet’s classic opera of jealousy, lust, and life outside the dictates of society gets a boldly updated new production.Presented by: Scottish OperaPrice(s): £10Our accessible afternoon performances make coming to a favourite opera as easy and stress-free as possible – keeping the drama on stage where it belongs!Scottish Opera: Bizet’s Carmen
Georges Bizet’s classic opera of jealousy, lust, and life outside the dictates of society gets a boldly updated new production.Presented by: Scottish OperaPrice(s): £27.50 - £73Touch Tour: From 6pm
Optimum seating position: Ask Box OfficeTitanic The Musical
This stunning production celebrates the 10th anniversary of its London premiere where it won sweeping critical acclaim across the board.Price(s): £26.50 - £49.50Optimum seating position: Seats held, usually Dress Circle - Ask Box OfficeTitanic the Musical
This stunning production celebrates the 10th anniversary of its London premiere where it won sweeping critical acclaim across the board.Price(s): £26.50 - £49.50Optimum seating position: Ask Box OfficeOptimum seating position: Front StallsSister 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-£40Optimum seating position: Seats held, usually Dress Circle - Ask Box OfficeDracula: 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-£40Touch Tour: 1.30pm
Optimum seating position: Ask Box OfficeBSL Interpreter(s): Catherine King and Yvonne Strain.
Optimum seating position: Front StallsScottish 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.
