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Box Office: 0131 529 6000 (Mon to Sat, 11am to 3pm)

Groups: (8+ tickets) 0131 529 6005 (Mon to Fri, 11am to 3pm)

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Box Office Counter, Festival Theatre

Mon to Sat: 10am to 4pm (or until curtain up on performance days)

Sun: Closed (or from 2 hours before curtain up on performance days)

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At Capital Theatres, we believe theatre should be for everyone.

We want to make your visit as easy and enjoyable as possible. For the majority of our shows, we offer a range of accessible performances (Relaxed, Audio Description, British Sign Language Interpreted, Captioned and Touch Tours).

Find out more about access at our theatres.

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A ballerina in a green dress dances on stage at sunset, holding red ballet shoes and surrounded by red rose petals, with a lakeside town and mountains in the background.

Matthew Bourne's

The Red Shoes

Dates Tue 14 - Sat 18 Apr 2026

Genres Dance

Venue: Festival Theatre

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The Festival Theatre, King’s Theatre and The Studio, Edinburgh are managed by Capital Theatres, 13 / 29 Nicolson Street Edinburgh, EH8 9FT. Registered Scottish Charity SC018605

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