Leith Theatre

Leith Theatre has been taken off the at-risk register.

Leith Theatre taken off 'at risk' register after almost a decade

Ewan McGregor and Kenneth Branagh among stars to attend the Edinburgh International Film Festival

Ewan McGregor and Kenneth Branagh among names at revived EIFF

Mark Bonnar, who starred in Celebrity Traitors, started his acting career at Edinburgh community drama group Leitheatre.

Exclusive Actor takes honorary role at drama club that launched TV & film career

Silent Night by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Watch: Silent Night performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus

Independent Liberal candidate Sir Andrew Murray addresses peopel at an open air meeting at the Queen Victoria statue at the foot of Leith Walk during the 1955 General Election campaign.

Leith Walk Heritage in Pictures: 28 photos of from the 1950s and 1960s

Composer Jay Capperauld

Watch: Whisky Mouth by Jay Capperauld, performed by the SCO

Leith Theatre

'Treasured' theatre appoints architect for major refurbishment project

Ruth Gipps

Watch: The SCO Digital Season Part Three: Ruth Gipps, Seascape

Leith Theatre has reached another milestone on its journey to a bright future

Why £4.5m to save Leith Theatre means so much to locals like me Janet Christie

Leith Theatre will be reopening for a three-month ‘pop up summer season’ in June.

Bid to rescue theatre reaches key milestone as 50-year deal is agreed

Restless Natives musical to launch 'pop-up season' at reopened theatre

Inside Uniqlo on Princes Street, Edinburgh on opening day.

Explainer Everything you need to know about Uniqlo Edinburgh

The Long Knives by Irvine Welsh, second of the Crime series, is published in paperback on 24 August 2023 by Penguin. Crime, Season 2, premieres Thursday, 14 September 2023 on ITVX.Pic: Contributed

Irvine Welsh is back with a new book and Edinburgh Book Festival appearance

Sally Beamish's Opus California was inspired by a visit to the US West Coast (Picture: Ashley Coombes)

Music review: SCO Digital Season, Sally Beamish's Opus California

Cris Peploe, Claudia Cawthorne and Martha Haskins launch the Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme. Picture: Peter Dibdin

Edinburgh festivals prove resilience as new era gets underway – Brian Ferguson

Hope Dickson Leach's new version of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Edinburgh International Film Festival diary, 21 August

Lady Blackbird performing at Edinburgh International Festival

Music at Edinburgh Festival 2023 is lacking crucial players

The Proclaimers played two sold out gigs at Leith Links at the weekend. Picture: Calum Buchan

The Proclaimers' shows should not just be one weekend wonders for Leith

Nicola Benedetti has launched her first programme as director of the Edinburgh International Festival. Picture: Mihaela Bodlovic

Edinburgh International Festival: Nicola Benedetti on why more funding is needed

Jack Lowden, at Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 2020. Pic: Andy O'Brien

Interview: When Jack Lowden sat down with The Scotsman's Janet Christie

From left to right, Marcus Barcham Stevens, Kana Kawashima, Felix Taner and Su-a Lee

Music review: SCO Digital: Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8

Nicola Benedetti has just started her tenure as director of the Edinburgh International Festival. Picture: Jessica Shurte

Nicola Benedetti: Edinburgh International Festival to embrace 'Scottish stories'

Edinburgh Makar Hannah Lavery has recorded her new poem 'Edinburgh is a Story' for a new month-long digital festival. Picture: Jess Shurte

Edinburgh International Festival to stage month-long short film showcase

A celebratory performance to close the Edinburgh International Festival Leith Theatre series from Niteworks. PIC: Andrew Perry.

Edinburgh International Festival music review: Niteworks – Comann

The Cinematic Orchestra

EIF music reviews: The Cinematic Orchestra | Philadelphia Orchestra

Niteworks

EIF interview: electro-folk voyagers Niteworks on their climactic show Comann

Jeff Mills, Edinburgh International Festival PIC: Jassy Earl

EIF music reviews: Jeff Mills | Aimard | Chineke! Chamber Ensemble

Gheorghe ‘Caliu’ Anghel of the Romany folk group Taraf de Caliu warming up for the band's Edinburgh International Festival concert at Leith Theatre.
Picture: Jessica Shurte

Festival Diary: The heat is on at Leith Theatre

Film and music producer Bob Last has been appointed chair of the Leith Theatre Trust. Picture: Stuart Armitt

Music and film producer Bob Last to lead efforts to revamp historic theatre

Herbie Hancock PIC: Courtesy of the Edinburgh International Festival

Edinburgh International Festival: 6 Contemporary Music Highlights for 2022

Martin Hayes PIC: Edinburgh International Festival

Martin Hayes on the Common Ground Ensemble: 'A project directed right at the hea...

A new Gasholder Park is proposed to be created on Edinburgh's waterfront in the next few years. Image: Tetra Tech

Edinburgh International Festival chief floats Granton expansion vision

Lucia & The Best Boys will be appearing in STV's new Live in Leith series.

Historic Edinburgh theatre to take centre stage in new STV music show

Nigel Havers presents The Bidding Room. which will be filmed in Leith Theatre for around 10 weeks this year.

The Bidding Room: Historic theatre to be become new home of daytime TV show

Dancer Marge Hendrick helped launch the Edinburgh International Festival programme in Leith. Picture: Mihaela Bodlovic

Revival of Edinburgh International Festival could not be more timely

Special atmosphere: Leith Theatre is a favourite for musicians and fans. Picture: David Wilkinson

EIF launch: Contemporary music returns to Leith Theatre

The Edinburgh International Festival will open this year with Macro, a spectacular night-time dance, theatre, acrobatics and music event at Murrayfield.

Murrayfield to host Edinburgh International Festival opener

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Nationwide audiences watch Gothic horror filmed at Leith Theatre - Liam Rudden

Henry Pettigrew and Lorn Macdonald in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Picture: Henry Home

Theatre review: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Leith Theatre

Henry Pettigrew and Lorn Macdonald are starring in the new production of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Picture: Henry Home

Historic theatre transformed for 21st century take on Jekyll and Hyde

Edinburgh University's Old College Quad hosted shows during the 2021 Edinburgh International Festival. Picture: Ryan Buchanan

Radical change and power shift demanded over arts inequalities in Edinburgh

The Scotsman Sessions #303: Patrick Wallace
Welcome to the award-winning Scotsman Sessions. With the performing arts sector still impacted by the pandemic, we are commissioning a series of short video per...

Henry Pettigrew as Dr Jekyll and Dr Hyde in the National Theatre of Scotland's production at Leith Theatre

Watch National Theatre of Scotland's Jekyll and Hyde in a cinema near you

Lorn Macdonald and Henry Pettigrew who will play Utterson and Dr Jekyll at Leith Theatre

Stellar Jekyll and Hyde cast is heading to Leith Theatre

The debating chamber created in the old Royal High School for a future Scottish Parliament will be used for Edinburgh's Hidden Door festival this summer.

Hidden Door festival to take over former Royal High School in Edinburgh

Ground-breaking Jekyll and Hyde is coming to Leith Theatre

Leith Theatre to host historic ‘live filming’ of Jekyll & Hyde

The National Theatre of Scotland will be transforming Leith theatre for its Edinburgh-set version of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

Reimagined Jekyll & Hyde theatre experience to reopen Leith Theatre

Staff at Leith Theatre and Empty Kitchens Full Hearts give a round of applause to all the volunteers who have taken part in fighting food poverty in the Capital

Curtain falls on ground breaking partnership tackling food poverty

Lizzie Reid

Live In Leith returns to shine spotlight on more stars of the the future

Esther Swift's project The Call opened this year's Edinburgh Door festival.

Hidden Door festival shows artists are key to reinventing redundant sites

MultiStory was a new pop-up venue created for this year's Fringe. Picture: Alix McIntosh

Rules proposed to ensure workers at Edinburgh Festival Fringe are treated better

The actor's view of Leith Theatre's main hall, taken from backstage

In focus: Exclusive look behind the scenes at Leith Theatre in Edinburgh

Leith Theatre's main hall

Teenage Fanclub and The Snuts help Leith Theatre stay connected during lockdown

The Live in Leith event, which will be broadcast over the next three Saturdays, has been filmed entirely behind closed doors.

Could Scotland create its own equivalent to Netflix or Spotify? – Brian Ferguson

Six bands, including Retro Video Club pictured here, will be staging performances as part of the Live in Leith broadcasts.

Historic Edinburgh theatre is reborn for Saturday night lockdown concerts

The Scotsman Sessions #172: Aidan O'Rourke

The Scotsman Top Stories

Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries