Festival Theatre
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| Address | 13-29 Nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9FT, UK |
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| Capacity | 1,915 |
| Opened | November 7, 1892 |
| Phone | +44 131 529 6000 |
| Architects | Colin Ross |
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| ID | 1118401 |
About Festival Theatre
The Edinburgh Festival Theatre is a performing arts venue located on Nicolson Street in Edinburgh, Scotland used primarily for performances of opera and ballet, large-scale musical events, and touring groups. After its most recent renovation in 1994, it seats 1,915.
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Artist and Tutti Frutti writer John Byrne dies, aged 83
... During lockdown he worked with Pitlochry Festival Theatre to create a new play which was produced and performed remotely...
Manchester police probe Hamilton theatregoers' fight
... It will then move to Edinburgh s Festival Theatre for two months before continuing around the UK...
Male Cinderella for new Scottish Ballet production
... " Scottish Ballet, which was founded in 1969, will begin its tour of Cinders at Glasgow s Theatre Royal on 9 December, before heading to Edinburgh s Festival Theatre, Her Majesty s Theatre, Aberdeen, Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, and ending at Newcastle s Theatre Royal on 10 February...
Royal Shakespeare Company appoints first female artistic director
... Tamara Harvey, who currently runs the Theatr Clwyd in Mold, north Wales, will share the job with Daniel Evans, who runs Chichester Festival Theatre...
Comedian Janey Godley reveals she has ovarian cancer
... £MentalHealthMatters" Godley was due to appear at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh on Friday and The Brunton in Musselburgh on Saturday...
Manchester police probe Hamilton theatregoers' fight
By Stewart WhittinghamBBC News
Police are investigating a fight which broke out between theatregoers at a performance of The Hit musical Hamilton.
A Man and A Woman in The Audience were thought to have been involved in The Fight at Palace Theatre , Manchester, on Friday.
Police said no arrests had been made.
In April officers were called to the same theatre after rowdy audience members halted a performance of The Bodyguard .
A Greater Manchester Police (GMP) spokesman said officers were called following a " report of an assault".
He added: " An investigation is ongoing at This Time with no arrests made.
" Thankfully, injuries sustained are not believed to be life-threatening. "
GMP appealed for information.
The award-winning musical is on a UK-wide tour for the First Time .
Hamilton is The Story of Alexander Hamilton , A Man of Scots descent who became an American Founding Father .
The UK tour opened in Manchester where it will run for 15 weeks from 11 November to 24 February.
It will then move to Edinburgh's Festival Theatre for two months before continuing around the UK.
The Cameron Mackintosh and Jeffrey Seller production has been playing on London's West End since 2017 and continues to play to sell-out houses at the Victoria Palace Theatre.
Source of news: bbc.com
