Edinburgh Playhouse
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Address for Edinburgh Playhouse
18-22 Greenside Place
Edinburgh
EH1 3AA
Contact information for Edinburgh Playhouse
About Edinburgh Playhouse
Your visit to Edinburgh Playhouse
We ask that you arrive at the venue in plenty of time as latecomers may not be admitted.
Please note there is no cloakroom available at Edinburgh Playhouse. Bags larger than A4 size will not be permitted into the venue.
No children under three years of age will be admitted to the venue. Children under the age of 16 must be supervised by a responsible adult aged 18+.
The Edinburgh Playhouse has several bars across all levels with a range of beers, wines, spirits and soft drinks, plus Little Picardy Bar & Café offering a range of drinks and cocktails and a food menu with breakfast, brunch and small plates designed to share.
Please contact the Edinburgh Playhouse if you have any specific questions about your visit to this venue.
Edinburgh Playhouse Restoration
A £1.75 theatre restoration levy charge will be applied to each ticket booked for events at Edinburgh Playhouse.
Safety and Security
Your safety and security at International Festival events is of the utmost importance to us. Please note that bags may be subject to security searches.
If you spot anything suspicious during your visit to the International Festival, please do let a member of the team know.
List of Events
Edinburgh is very compact, which makes it ideal to explore on foot or by bicycle. See below for information about getting to the venue.
- Find out about walking routes and cycling paths, bike security and bike parking options.
- Bus Stop (Leith Street – North): 1, 3, 4, 16, 19, 25, 30, 31, 34, 37, 44
- Bus Stop (Leith Street – South): 3, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 25, 29, 30, 31, 37, 44, 49, 101, 101A, 102
- Tram stop: Picardy Place
- Waverley Station 0.4 miles
- More public transport information available at Transport for Edinburgh
- Taxi rank outside the Omni Centre and Marriott Courtyard
- Pay and display parking on Union Place
- Q-Park: Omni Centre (nine accessible bays)
- St James Quarter car park (70 accessible bays)
Venue Accessibility
- Box Office has a low counter and no loop system
- The level access entrance is the right-hand door of the main entrance
- The box office also has level access
- No lift – level access to the Circle and Circle Bar only
- Stalls accessed by 40 steps down, from street level
- Balcony accessed by 25 steps up, from street level
- Accessible toilet is located in the Circle Bar (lefthand-transfer)
Auditorium Accessibility
- Wheelchair spaces are in Circle Row M
- The best seats for people transferring from a wheelchair or with limited mobility are Circle, Row M (one step) or Row N (three steps)
- Seats in the Balcony have minimal legroom and we would not recommend to customers with limited mobility
Seating information:
Stalls
- Level access between rows but floor is on an incline
- Seat dimensions: 40cm wide; Row A & L have 70cm legroom, all other rows have 45cm legroom.
Circle
- Row M, seats 13–16 & 37–40 have level access, all other seats are accessed via steps.
- Seat dimensions: 40cm wide; legroom 45cm–60cm
Balcony
- All rows are access via steps
- Seat dimensions: 40cm wide; 40 m of legroom (upper balcony), 30cm legroom (lower balcony)
Detailed seating plan of Edinburgh Playhouse
Further Information
- Infra-red system audio description headsets can be picked up from the cloakroom for audio described performances, or to increase sound levels for any performance.
- Seats with the best signal are front half of Stalls, seats 30–49. Seats with poorest signal are rear, left and right of Stalls, and left and right of Circle.
- The Edinburgh Playhouse is a large venue, so we recommend seats in the centre of the Circle or Stalls if you want a clear view of surtitle screens, or the best signal for audio description headsets.
- Assistance dogs are welcome and can be looked after by venue staff
- Box Office opens 90 minutes before a performance. Main doors open 60 minutes before a performance.
Read disabled access reviews on Euan’s Guide
If you have any questions about the access of the venue, please contact [email protected]