Edinburgh Retro: 24 amazing pictures of city theatres in the late 1970s, including Rowan Atkinson, Stanley Baxter and Gregor Fisher

And the city’s theatre scene has a rich heritage, stretching back into the mists of time, or in this case the 1970s.

Here are some fascinating old photographs selected from the Evening News archives showing some highlights from the Capital’s theatre scene back in these halcyon days.

Scroll through the pictures and get a flavour of memorable moments from Edinburgh nearly five decades ago.