Festival City Theatres Trust - Festival and King's Theatres Edinburgh Reviews

The customer service was great. We missed the matinee as we thought the tickets we had were for the evening. We then phoned and asked if they would swap the tickets for evening tickets and they obliged. Thanks Festival Theatre Staff. Much appreciated.

Visited during Edinburgh festival to see Stephen Fry performing his Greek myth show. Extremely entertaining
Theatre very good and surprisingly cheap for interval drinks.

I'm disabled and in a wheelchair,this is a great place to go to.very good disabled access.has a lift unfortunately only one disabled toilet,and the loo is very low.so people with limited mobility would struggle to use.the theatre has a lift a cafe on the ground floor.i think 8 or 9 wheelchair platforms.so great seats.staff are very helpful.booking disabled seats Is no problem,you have to book at the box office over the phone.this building is 127 yrs old but they have made it very disabled friendly.i would not hesitate to recommend the festival theatre to anyone. 10/10

This was the worst concert venue I have ever been to I have saw Marti Pellow and Wet Wet Wet in many venues but this is the first time I have been told several times to sit down it was like an audience of geriatrics who would not let you stand up to dance and enjoy Marti's amazing singing .Staff who put us in a naughty corner for standing up or attempting to dance . Will never go back to Edinburgh for a concert Will stick to Glasgow for concerts in future even if it is on s school night.

I went to miss Saigon last night and I thought that it was so good and I would see it again any day the seniory was so good and the acting was amazing where we were sitting on level 4 it was such a good area to sit well done to all that were in the show you all done amazing.

Went to see War Horse and the theatre was great nice and warm and I had a great view for the top. Staff were friendly and helped us move seats for a more enjoyable view

Love the Festival Theatre. Choice of bars, cafe. Theatre itself is well laid out with lots of room and great productions

Great small theater. We where in the 2nd row from the stage and didn't have to strane our necks to see the performance.

Great venue. Modern-looking outside, comfortably old-fashioned inside. Seems to have an interesting and varied repertoire.

Great venue for many types of show. We went to see The Nutcracker this time, but we have seen modern dance and dramas here in the past.

Although the frontage is of a modern glass design, the interior is very traditional. The seating for the upstairs bars overlooks the street below - for people watchers it's a great viewpoint!

In summary, if you get the chance go to see a show here, you won't be disappointed!

Great Night
Excellent production.Great seats and the staff at the bar were very attentive

Seen the nutcracker with family and enjoyed it. Lovely cup of coffee before the show and great seating setup

A great theatre preferred this to The Playhouse and Les Mis was fabulous.

Great show and great seat. Refreshments overpriced though

I saw a really nice musical there. The place in which took place the musical was huge with clear sound and amazing actors. Finally, there were some mini bars in order to buy whatever you want.

What a lovely theater this was! I was in the back of the rear stalls but still very much enjoyed the show, though I owe that to the tiny women sitting in front of me. However, on a sold out night good luck getting to the bathroom. During the short intermission, I went first to grab a breath of air since the theater was quite warm and then went to each and every floors womens bathroom to find a huge line out the doors. There were many other ladies just giving up and leaving the line with me when the end of intermission was announced. A longer intermission or as Ive seen other venues do, turning one of the mens restrooms into only a womens for a sold out show. Because there was never any lines out the mens restroom doors during my search for a less busy womens.

Good sound quality and as I seen Les Miserables here, what else can I say!

Gorgeous looking venue. Proper traditional Edwardian theatre.

Lovely comfy theatre, great show Miss Saigon and would definitely go back again in the future !

Lovely old theatre, seating is comfortable and there is plenty of room leg wise.
Very friendly staff - plenty of facilities ...... a very pleasurable experience.

Great place. Amazing view from all seats available.

Great view even from cheap seats at the back. Great sound everywhere. Loads of bars and efficient staff made drinks service quick.

SUPERB SHOW. WANT TO SEE IT AGAIN AND AGAIN!!!!! XXX

Another great trip to Festival Theatre. Great auditorium, efficient bar service, nice staff and lovely surroundings

Lift to all floors, really friendly helpful staff, comfortable seats.

Looks new from the glass front and foyer area but inside it's an old theatre with plenty of leg room in the stalls

Very pleasant environment. Great show. View and access are first rate. Staff are extremely friendly, helpful and efficient. Highly recommend this venue

A beautiful place, easy layout and bars to meet everyone's needs

Didn't know what to except from Miss Saigon but pleased i got birthday tickets for this show.

Saw Six the Musical here, seats were comfy and the theatre was easy to find.

Lovely old theatre with a modern frontage. Seats are a bit tight for those of a wider girth.

I love visiting the Festival Theatre, always very clean, staff very helpful

Lovely theatre, modern out, but very much old school on the insdie

Absolutly amazing. I went to see 'war horse' the whole experince in this thearter was great. I was very happy to be able to the stage and this shocked me because i am a very small person. Over all great time here!

Edinburgh's Festival theatre is a lovely place to catch what's going on in the world of performance arts. It has a wonderfully varied selection of shows and performers. Definitely worth a visit if coming to (or living in) Edinburgh. They also serve Mackie's ice-cream during the interval.

Excellent theatre but as usual they knew how to charge for refreshments. I have never been disappointed with a production.

Took the wife to see the Cinderella ballet. It was a very enjoyable evening

Beautiful listed auditorium behind a series of modern, spacious bars and foyers.

Go for world class opera, dance and theatre. Also host to EIFF, The Jazz Festival, EIF and more.

Great customer service.

Les Mis at the festival theatre was absolutely brilliant. Go if you can

A great theatre with a wide range of performances, including opera and prerecorded broadcasts.

The Festival Theatre has a very wide spacious foyer and equally spacious areas on each floor. The staff are pleasant and welcoming. Perhaps the first row of the gallery is not as good a choice having limited visibility due to the metal bar running across the front.

Former Empire Palace and cornerstone of Edinburgh entertainment. The Great Lafayette perished here in 1911 when a fire broke out during a performance. The safety curtain (or 'iron') failed to close completely, allowing the fire to move into the auditorium. Fire regulations today still refer back to this incident.

Beautiful place, big space, nice staff and has a restaurant area. Great place to watch a great show :)

Saw Warhorse on Saturday evening, great show, lovely theatre.

Excellent. Would be nice if fellow patrons didn't stand talking in groups where others are trying to pass e.g. the top of a staircase

Striking modernist look to the exterior with a number of floors tol take in the view. Traditional theatre inside, excellent choice of performances and helpful friendly atmosphere

Magnificent show. Theatre was beautiful. Lovely staff. Very friendly. Unlike other theatres in the city this one offers everything.

Nice, welcoming, helpful workers in a beautiful theater.

The performance was breath taking the mix of new and old shows musical theatre as a never aging wonder

Good facilities. Decent seats and views. Good for Edinburgh.

It's a theatre, has some great shows, seats could do with refurb.

Red wine not a bad price, but recommend bringing your own from sainsburys local at half the price (small bottles easier for the pocket) also the show was v enjoyable.

Great theatre venue with seats large enough for the bigger bum. Love it.