The home of the Edinburgh University Theatre Company
11b Bristo Place
Edinburgh
EH1 1EZ
Clearly visible from Edinburgh’s Royal Mile in the heart of the city, Bedlam Theatre is a fully operational 90-seat theatre housed in an imposing neo-gothic church.
Home to the Edinburgh University Theatre Company, Bedlam is the oldest student-run theatre in Britain.
The Bedlam Theatre was originally the New North Free Church built in 1848 near the site of the Edinburgh Bedlam Mental Institute. Between the 1957 to 1975 it was used as the University of Edinburgh Chaplaincy before relocating to the Potterrow Chaplaincy. In 1979, it was given to the Edinburgh University Theatre Company, who named the building Bedlam Theatre.
Monday 08 September 2025 - Friday 24 April 2026
Always Different, Always Funny
Thursday 09 April - Saturday 11 April 2026
“A great man once said the first duty of a storyteller is to tell a story, and I believe in that wholeheartedly.”
Wednesday 01 April - Saturday 04 April 2026
The Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group proudly present Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘Ruddigore: The Witch’s Curse’! Si...
