Edinburgh Theatres
Edinburgh Playhouse
The Edinburgh Playhouse plays host to numerous touring musicals as well as many touring bands. Its capacity is 3056 and has 5 licensed bars and disabled facilities. The Edinburgh Playhouse is also used as a venue for the Edinburgh International Festival.
The Royal Lyceum Theatre Company is one of Scotland's largest and most successful producing theatre companies. Their main output is their season of high-quality drama productions, running from September to May, in the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh. It opened in 1883. It has 658 very comfy seats and brilliant access for people with disabilities.
The King's Theatre houses visits from the Royal National Theatre and other major touring drama productions as well as being home to Edinburgh's annual pantomime and the local amateur societies' productions. The present seating capacity is 1350. There is a licensed bar and disabled facilities.
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
The Festival Theatre is the capital's arena for Scottish Opera and Scottish Ballet and is at the heart of the Edinburgh International Festival. The Theatre programmes a contemporary dance season, alongside large-scale musicals, international ballet companies and a variety of one night musical events. The auditorium has a capacity of 1915 seats and is a wonderful restoration of the Empire Theatre's former 1928 glory. The style of the theatre has a dramatic mix of art nouveau, beaux arts and neo-classicism, encompassing perfect acoustics within a parlour-like intimacy.
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