Run by global entertainment conglomerate Live Nation, the 3,000-seat Playhouse is the regular home for touring West End musicals such as Mamma Mia! and We Will Rock You. The Edinburgh International Festival regularly uses the auditorium, the largest of its kind in the UK, for bigger dance and opera productions, while grown-up rock stars and big-name comedians treat the Playhouse as a stopping-off point: Anthony and the Johnsons and Ricky Gervais have both visited recently.
Area Calton Hill & Broughton
Transport Playhouse buses
Telephone 0844 847 1660
Box office In person 10am-8pm Mon-Sat (10am-6pm on non-performance days). By phone 24hrs daily.
Tickets £15-£38.50.
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