Theatre

Hikes to employer national insurance contributions will cost Eden Court an extra £100,000 a year, it has confirmed.

One of the main actors in this year’s pantomime has opened up on the impact they hope to have as a non-binary character.

But the loss is lower than the £889k posted in 2023, and CEO Rebecca Holt says the venue is running a “day-to-day surplus” as ticket sales rise.

Will you be amongst the 35,000 people catching the panto this year? Here’s our verdict as Jack and the Beanstalk begins a five-week run.

“As a business, the footfall at this time of year and the income that it generates it vital to our sustainability,” says theatre boss.

Jason Manford expands his 2025 tour with 89 extra shows, delighting fans as Inverness earns a spot on the highly anticipated line-up.

A host of West End performers are bringing their incredible talents north for an exclusive evening fundraiser.

He insists: ‘You can connect to it just as much as going to see musical theatre.’

The group of thespians will be bringing the 1937 novella Of Mice and Men to life.

A play commissioned, written and produced in the Highlands is set to be performed in the region for the first time this weekend.

A much-loved Highland pantomime is in the running for a major UK award after it made the final shortlist.

An ambitious plan to expand home-grown arts in Highland communities has been launched by Eden Court, & it is hoped thousands of people will take part.

A magical Highland pantomime which is winning rave reviews was one of 11 productions in the country to benefit from funding from a major organisation.

Celebrated instrumentalist Phil Cunningham and an "impressive mix" of lead singers are set to delight an Inverness audience later this month.

A major new youth arts project is being launched by Eden Court thanks to lottery funding.

Signing off in 2019 because of the pandemic, Starlight Musical Theatre returns to Eden Court next week with their production of Sunshine on Leith.

Big screen drama, adventures in sport and a touch of the Irish.

Fresh from a four-star review at its second Edinburgh Fringe run, Man Shed has started a 17-date tour of the north-east.

With Irish star Nathan Carter, a one-man play, live music and art on show.

The actor best known as shopkeeper Navid in TV comedy Still Game was in Inverness as part of a tour.