- The National Theatre of Scotland – Established in 2006 and has already earned a significant national and international reputation for its daring and originality.
Aberdeen Theatres and Venues #
- Music Hall – Union St, Aberdeen AB10 1QS
- Lemon Tree – 5 West North Street, Aberdeen AB24 5AT
- Tivoli Theatre – 34/48 Guild Street, Aberdeen AB11 6NB
- His Majesty’s Theatre – Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen AB25 1GL
Edinburgh Theatres and Venues #
- Edinburgh Playhouse – 18-22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh EH1 3AA
- The Usher Hall – Lothian Rd, Edinburgh EH1 2EA
- Traverse Theatre – Scotland’s new writing theatre – 10 Cambridge Street,
Edinburgh EH1 2ED
- Royal Lyceum – 30b Grindlay Street, Edinburgh EH3 9AX
- Festival Theatre – 13-29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9FT
- Kings Theatre – Temporarily Closed
- Queen’s Hall – offers a wide range of events to tempt you all year round – classical, jazz, blues, pop, rock, world, folk and comedy, and is also home to the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
85-89 Clerk Street, Newington, Edinburgh EH8 9JG
- Bedlam Theatre – Home to the Edinburgh University Theatre Company (EUTC) for the past 30 years. The Bedlam is housed in the former “New North Free Church” at the foot of George IV Bridge.
11b Bristo Pl, Edinburgh EH1 1EZ
Glasgow Theatres and Venues #
- The Tron Theatre – 63 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HB
- Glasgow Pavilion – The Scottish National Theatre of Variety – 121 Renfield Street, Glasgow G2 3AX
- King’s Theatre – 297 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JN
- Theatre Royal – 282 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 3QA
- Citizens Theatre – 119 Gorbals Street, Glasgow G5 9DS
- Eastwood Park Theatre – Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock G46 6UG
Theatres and Venues – Rest of Scotland #
- The Gaiety – Theatre and Arts Centre – Carrick St, Ayr KA7 1NU
- The Barn Arts Centre – Burn O Bennie, Banchory AB31 5QA
- The Barony Theatre – Borrowstoun Road, Bo’ness EH51 9RS
- The Fullerton – formerly the Lochside Theatre – Lochside Road, Castle Douglas DG7 1EU
- Cumbernauld Theatre – Lanternhouse, South Kildrum Ring Road, Cumbernauld G67 2UF
- Theatre Royal – Dumfries – The Oldest Working Theatre in Scotland – 58-70 Shakespeare Street, Dumfries DG1 2JH
- Alhambra Theatre – 33-35 Canmore Street, Dunfermline KY12 7NX
- Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre – Tay Square, Dundee DD1 1PB
- An Tobar and Mull Theatre – Druimfin, Tobermory, Isle of Mull PA75 6QB
- Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre – Eastgate, Peebles EH45 8AD
- Perth Theatre and Concert Hall – Mill Street, Perth PH1 5HZ
- Pitlochry Festival Theatre – Port-Na-Craig, Pitlochry PH16 5DR
- Byre Theatre – Abbey Street, St Andrews KY16 9LA
- MacRobert Centre – University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA
- An Lanntair – Kenneth Street, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis HS1 2DS
Scottish Theatre Companies #
- Arkle Theatre Company – Edinburgh
- Dogstar Theatre Company – Inverness
- Hopscotch Theatre Company – has been entertaining young people in Scotland with fun and educational theatre performances for more than 18 years.
- Studio 32 – East Kilbride.
- Theatre Alba – bringing innovative and critically acclaimed drama to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and beyond.
- Theatre Cryptic – The award-winning Cryptic was founded in Scotland in 1994 by Artistic Director, Cathie Boyd. Since then its innovative staging of music productions has established Cryptic as leaders in creating unique multi-layered sensory experiences, making ‘music to be looked at…not just listened to’.
Scottish Theatre Information #
Scottish Theatre History #
Scottish Music Hall and Variety Theatre Society
Sir Harry Lauder – University of Glasgow
Jimmy Logan Obituary – from the Guardian