The Capital has attracted national and international stars over the years, but it has also seen plenty of local talent develop and hundreds of school and community productions.
Here’s a selection of photographs drawn from the Evening News archive, illustrating the drama the stage and behind the scenes in the 1950s and 1960s.
Take a look through the old photos and get a flavour of life in Edinburgh 60 or 70 years ago.
17. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Edinburgh schoolgirls appeared in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh in October 1968 | TSPL Photo: Crauford Tait
18. Sean Connery's stage debut
A young Sean Connery (left) played a guardsman in Sixty Glorious Years, about the reign of Queen Victoria, at Edinburgh's King's Theatre in 1952. It was his first appearance on stage, but the star of the show, Anna Neagle was said to be so impressed by Connery that she insisted he toured with the show, which led to him being cast in a production of South Pacific. | TSPL
19. A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle
Tom Fleming performs Hugh MacDiarmid' long poem A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle at the Traverse Theatre during the Edinburgh International Festival | TSPL Photo: Denis Straughan
20. The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui
The cast of the 1968 production of Bertolt Brecht's The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui at Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum theatre - from left: Del Henney, Leonard Rossiter in the title role, Harold Innocent and Steven Berkoff. | TSPL Photo: Ian Brand