Auditorium
Main auditorium
Three-tier 1929 auditorium, the largest all-seated theatre in the UK.
Capacity
- Seated
- up to 3,059
Theatre
1 hireable space
Edinburgh Playhouse
The UK's largest all-seated theatre, a 3,059-seat 1929 house on Greenside Place run by ATG, playing large-scale musicals, music and comedy.
Up to 3,059
capacity
1 space
hireable
Programmed by ATG; hire enquiries via the venue's own channels.
available for hire
About this venue
The Edinburgh Playhouse is a 3,059-seat theatre on Greenside Place at the top of Leith Walk, the largest all-seated theatre in the United Kingdom and the largest theatre in Scotland.
It opened on 12 August 1929 as a super-cinema and has operated as a full working theatre since 1980. Owned and run by Ambassador Theatre Group, it stages large-scale touring musicals, concerts, comedy and dance. The box office opens 90 minutes before each performance; the venue is a ten-minute walk from Waverley station with a tram stop at Picardy Place.
The Spaces
Technical and venue information is available directly from the venue.
Gallery
Location
18-22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh EH1 3AA
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