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.
21. Ian McKellen as Richard II
Ian McKellen as Richard II and Lucy Fleming as Queen Isabel in Richard II in Assembly Hall as part of the 1969 Edinburgh Festival. | TSPL Photo: Denis Straughan
22. Gilbert and Sullivan
Pupils from James Gillespie's and George Heriot's schools at the rehearsal of the Gilbert & Sullivan opera Patience, February 1969. | TSPL Photo: Alan Ledgerwood
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23. STV Theatre Awards
Una Mclean and Lex McLean with STV chairman J M Coltart (centre) at the STV Theatre Awards in the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, in April 1969. | TSPL Photo: George Smith