Eloise Juno, born in Longniddry in 1840, was a hugely successful and famous actress who starred on the stage in Australia and New Zealand, as well in London’s Drury Lane and all the main theatres the length and breadth of Britain and Ireland. Popular both for her comedic performances and her tragic ...

Published May 21st 2026

Edinburgh’s Lyceum Theatre celebrates its 60th season as a civic theatre this summer with events culminating in the innovative ‘Lyceum at Home’ initiative in mid-June. Four new plays have been commissioned from leading Scottish writers, to be performed in people’s homes befor...

Written for the inaugural William Anderson Memorial Competition
Edinburgh - City of Celebration
The Lost Theatres of Edinburgh

Edinburgh is a city that celebrates the arts more than most, richly earning its reputation as the world’s leading festival city. Its year-round festivals and numerous theatre...

I wrote this article to mark the 200th anniversary of The Great Fire of Edinburgh and to tell the story of the Theatre Royal's contribution to help victims of the fire in the aftermath.

On the evening of November 15th, 1824, at half past six, Mr Garbutt at the Box Office opened the doors of the Theat...

When Walter Scott's latest Waverley novel, St Ronan's Well, was developed for the stage and Edinburgh's Theatre Royal manager, William Murray, wanted it performed for his benefit night on June 5th 1824 he had a problem.

The lead comedy role was that of Meg Dodds, the landlady. A woman had played the ...