Festival Theatre Edinburgh, Building - Photos

Lyric Theatre + Opera House: Nicolson St, Edinburgh, Scotland

Festival Theatre, Edinburgh




Festival Theatre architects : LDN
Location: 13-29 Nicolson St, Edinburgh 1994

Festival Theatre Edinburgh
photo of building main facade © adrian welch 2006

The re-vitalisation of the existing, Grade B listed, auditorium of the 1928 Empire Theatre to form a Lyric Theatre & Opera House - Festival Theatre Edinburgh - maintaining its basic virtues of size and acoustic performance, but increasing the stage area (now the largest in the UK), orchestra pit and back-of-house facilities to accommodate even the largest performance requirements.

Edinburgh Festival Theatre Nicolson St, Edinburgh
facade images from LDN

Now one of the World's leading auditoria for opera, ballet, music and theatre, the interface between new glassy atrium of the Edinburgh Festival Theatre and decorative and richly-coloured auditorium is marked.

Scottish opera, Scottish ballet Edinburgh Opera House
interior images from LDN Architects

The facade is a structural tour de force and Edinburgh's only real example of the era's hi-tech phase popularised down south by Rogers, Foster and Hopkins et al.


photo of building edge to north © adrian welch 2006

Edinburgh Opera House
facade at night image supplied by LDN Architects


Build cost approx. £15m

Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Festival Theatre with Old College beyond © adrian welch 2006

Scottish Opera House
entry image from LDN Architects


Edinburgh Festival Theatre is part of the Edinburgh Old Town Tour

Scottish Ballet Building
facade: from LDN

Festival Theatre Edinburgh - Box Office:
0131 529 6000

Theatre Box Office
foyer image supplied by LDN Architects




Edinburgh Festival Theatre
detail photo by adrian welch

Edinburgh Theatre
main facade by adrian welch


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Fife Theatre:
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Scottish Borders Theatre:
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Address:
Festival City Theatres Trust, 13/29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh
0131 662 1112