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Professor Brian Cox Emergence World Tour

Events

Edinburgh Playhouse

Wed 7 Oct - Thu 8 Oct 2026

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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds

Musicals

Edinburgh Playhouse

Sat 10 Oct 2026

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Jersey Boys

Musicals

Edinburgh Playhouse

Mon 12 Oct - Sat 17 Oct 2026

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Dirty Dancing

Musicals

Edinburgh Playhouse

Tue 27 Oct - Sat 31 Oct 2026

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Paul Smith - Happy

Edinburgh Playhouse

Thu 5 Nov - Fri 6 Nov 2026

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Voulez Vous - The Music of ABBA

Concert

Edinburgh Playhouse

Sat 7 Nov 2026

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Murderous Minds with Emma Kenny

Talk

Edinburgh Playhouse

Sun 15 Nov 2026

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Mean Girls

Musicals

Edinburgh Playhouse

Tue 17 Nov - Sat 21 Nov 2026

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Bill Bailey: Vaudevillean

Comedy

Edinburgh Playhouse

Wed 25 Nov 2026

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The Proclaimers

Concert

Edinburgh Playhouse

Fri 27 Nov - Sat 28 Nov 2026

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Back To The Future The Musical

Musicals

Edinburgh Playhouse

Wed 2 Dec 2026 - Sat 2 Jan 2027

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Romesh Ranganathan Will Change Your Life

Comedy

Edinburgh Playhouse

Sat 9 Jan - Sun 10 Jan 2027

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Jack Whitehall: Bad Influence

Edinburgh Playhouse

Tue 12 Jan - Wed 13 Jan 2027

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Billy Elliot the Musical

Musicals

Edinburgh Playhouse

Tue 19 Jan - Sat 6 Feb 2027

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Burlesque The Musical

Musicals

Edinburgh Playhouse

Tue 16 Feb - Sat 27 Feb 2027

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Greg Davies: Full Fat Legend

Comedy

Edinburgh Playhouse

Tue 9 Mar - Wed 10 Mar 2027

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Alan Carr: Have I Said Too Much?

Comedy

Edinburgh Playhouse

Fri 19 Mar - Sat 20 Mar 2027

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The Mousetrap

Plays

Edinburgh Playhouse

Mon 5 Apr - Sat 10 Apr 2027

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CATS

Musicals

Edinburgh Playhouse

Tue 20 Apr - Sat 24 Apr 2027

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Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical

Musicals

Edinburgh Playhouse

Tue 25 May - Sat 29 May 2027

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Grease

Musicals

Edinburgh Playhouse

Mon 20 Sep - Sat 25 Sep 2027

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