There are plenty familiar names in this selection of old photos of Edinburgh theatres in the mid-1970s, drawn from the Evening News archive - Rikki Fulton, Una McLean, Walter Carr and Johnny Beattie as well as Windsor Davies, Ian Lavender, Jimmy Edwards, Eric Sykes, Andy Stewart - and even Rudolf Nureyev.
And it’s not all panto and Festival - there’s a picture of the newly-refurbished Playhouse in 1975 and an open-air version of A Midsummer Night's Dream in modern dress at Leith Links.
Scroll through the pictures and get a flavour of what was on offer in Edinburgh’s theatre world 50 years ago.
13. Not Now Darling
The cast of 'Not Now Darling' outside the Kings theatre in Edinburgh in February 1974. From left: Ian Lavender, Anna Karen, Jenny Hanley and George Baker. | TSPL Photo: Ian Brand
14. Playhouse refurbishment
Auditorium of the Playhouse theatre in Edinburgh after refurbishment in February 1975. | TSPL Photo: D Liddle
15. Peter Pan - Captain Hook
John Gower as Captain Hook, with Mr Smee and another pirate in the Kings theatre production of Peter Pan in February 1975. | TSPL Photo: Jack Crombie
16. Peter Pan - Darling family
The Darling family in the Kings theatre production of Peter Pan in February 1975, with Cindy O'Callaghan as the maid. | TSPL Photo: Jack Crombie