And this selection of old photos includes not only well-established stars like Sean Connery, Shirley Bassey and Rikki Fulton, who were still active in the late 1980s, but also big names of the future, like a young Jude Law.
And, of course, the Capital’s theatre world also includes a host of local actors and young talent who enjoy taking to the stage.
Scroll through these pictures from the Evening News archive and see the variety of what was on offer in Edinburgh’s theatres nearly four decades ago.
9. No Sex Please
Amelia Johnson, Andrew Sachs and Shalima Boners were appearing in the farce 'No Sex Please, We're British' at the King's theatre Edinbugh, June 1988. | TSPL Photo: Crauford Tait
10. Cossack dancer
A Cossack dancer from the Red Army Ensemble jumps on stage at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh, April 1988. | TSPL Photo: Alan Macdonald
11. Evita at King's
Michael Bauer as Peron, Tessa Pritchard as Eva Peron and Peter Karrie as Che in the Tim Rice/Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Evita, at the King's theatre in Edinburgh, March 1988. | TSPL Photo: Bill Stout
12. Rookery Nook
Davidson's Mains dramatic club members John Flannery, Maureen Allan, Richard Kay and Jacqui Lamb were appearing in 'Rookery Nook' at the Church Hill theatre in April 1988. | TSPL Photo: Joe Steele