The Capital’s thriving cultural scene is not just in evidence at Festival time.
Here re some fascinating photos selected from the Evening News archive showing some of the shows, big names and famous plays which were on stage in the Capital in the early 1980s.
Scroll through and get a taste of Edinburgh’s theatreland around four decades ago.
17. Playhouse theatre
Scottish actor David McKail outside the Playhouse theatre during Edinburgh Festival 1981. He won a Fringe First that year for his one-man play Bozzy. | TSPL Photo: Denis Straughan
18. Inside the Playhouse
Inside the Playhouse theatre in Greenside Place, Edinburgh, in July 1981, followng renovation of the auditorium and stage | TSPL Photo: Albert Jordan
19. Wayne Sleep
Wayne Sleep, principal dancer with the Royal Ballet company, brought his own dance group Dash to the King's theatre in Edinburgh, February 1981. | TSPL Photo: Alan Ledgerwood
20. Marius Goring
Veteran British actor Marius Goring in Edinburgh for a production at the Lyceum Little Theatre in January 1981. | TSPL Photo: Bill Stout