BOOK TICKETS

How to Book

The Festival and King's Theatres have a centralised Box Office.

Online

Use our secure online booking facility for all productions at both the Festival and King's Theatres, including many education events and talks. You may book up to 10 tickets per performance online. For bookings of more than 10 tickets per performance, please contact our group sales team, who handle large bookings and who can offer great savings for most performances.

The online system allows you to buy up to a maximum of ten tickets per performance. We do however offer group discounts on most shows for bookings of eight or more tickets (ten or more for certain shows) so, to take advantage of these savings, call our Group Sales Department on 0131 529 6005 or email groups@eft.co.uk.

Telephone

Call us on (0131) 529 6000. Lines are open Monday to Saturday 11am-8pm (or until 6pm on non-performance nights) and from 4pm to curtain-up on Sundays when there is an evening show at the Festival Theatre (or at least one hour before a performance). All calls are placed in a queuing system and are answered as promptly as possible.

To make a group booking (8 or more tickets) call the group booking department on 0131 529 6005, Monday to Friday from 10am-6pm. Please leave a message on our answering machine outside these hours, or during busy periods, and a member of the team will call you back.

In Person

Festival Theatre, 13/29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9FT :
The Box Office for the Festival Theatre is located in the foyer to the right of the entrance and is open Monday to Saturday 10am-8pm (or until 6pm on non-performance nights). On Sundays when there is an evening performance at the Festival Theatre, the counter is open from 4pm to curtain-up, or at least one hour before the performance.

King's Theatre, 2 Leven Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQ :
The King's Theatre Box Office is located to the right of the entrance and is open from one hour before the performance until curtain-up. On days when there is a matinee performance the Box Office will remain open between the matinee and evening performances.

TextPhone Users

Hearing impaired theatregoers may book tickets by calling 18001 0131 529 6003. Operators from the RNID will assist on the call, should that be required.

BOOKING FEES

Festival City Theatres Trust operates a booking fee on all telephone, postal and online bookings but excludes those made in person. There is a fee of 50p per ticket (capped at £2.00 per transaction for phone and postal bookings). Group sales are not subject to a booking fee. Unless booked within 1 week of a performance all tickets not booked in person will automatically be sent to the credit/debit cardholder's address for a 75p handling fee.

We accept MasterCard, Visa, Switch, Maestro and Delta cards. For counter bookings we also accept cash, cheques when backed by a valid cheque guarantee card, and Gift Vouchers. Please note that we are unable to accept Diners Club Card, Visa Electron, American Express and Solo.

What is the Theatres Development Fund?

The Trust has introduced a Theatres Development Fund to protect the future of the Festival Theatre and The King's Theatre. Both require significant capital investment and maintenance, especially The King's, in order that we might provide our audiences and artists with the standards of comfort expected of public buildings today.

Where applicable, published ticket prices and discounts will include a small contribution to the Fund. Most importantly, every penny raised will be directed solely at the improvement of our buildings and their equipment

The Trust is a registered charity and not-for-profit organisation and whilst it receives annual revenue funding from the City of Edinburgh Council, this is not sufficient to cover the costs of improving and maintaining our theatres.

The Trust will publish a report each year that will detail the improvements and developments made possible by the Theatres Development Fund.

If you wish to make a further contribution to the Fund, please write in to the Chief Executive or email enquiries@eft.co.uk