Arkle Theatre Company

27/08/2025

With the close of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 comes the end of 30 years of theatre from Arkle Theatre Company. Thank you to everyone who has participated in and supported our 85 productions over the years. This is not the end, simply the next chapter as we pass the baton on to you to carry on the legacy.

This page will continue to exist as a digital record of Arkle's history and will be updated along with our website over the coming weeks with photos and flyers. We hope you enjoy reliving past productions.

See you at the theatre soon.

26/08/2025

20/08/2025

Last few tickets remaining for 'George, Don't Do That... The Joy of Joyce Grenfell'. Only on https://arkle-theatre.com/

19/08/2025

A huge thank you to everyone who came along last night to the reception for Rob and Michael, we're sure you'll agree it was truly joyful and a fitting way to sum up 30 years of Arkle Theatre.

Thanks also to everyone who contributed to the legacy. The sculpture will be housed in the Royal Scots Club until its permanent home at the new Fringe Central is ready next year. If you didn't get to look in detail at the photo books to find your favourite show (or see what some of us looked like half a lifetime ago) the Arkle website will be updated with the full photo archive over the coming weeks.

Finally, the Arkle "playlist" t-shirts will stay on sale until 13th September if you saw them last night and want to get your hands on one.

Thanks again and hope to see you at the theatre soon!

📷 Robin Mair

17/08/2025

Congratulations and well done to the cast and teams of The 39 Steps and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Much hilarity has been had over the past week, with sell out audiences for both shows on the final night.

We're not quite finished yet though, with one more week at the Fringe still to go. Here's what's coming up at The Royal Scots Club this week.

👵 Don't Stop Me Now
The Flames, Tricky Hat Productions | 13:30 19-23 Aug

📺 George, Don't Do That... The Joy of Joyce Grenfell
Arkle Theatre Company | 15:30 19-23 Aug

🦇 Dracula
Edinburgh Makars | 19:30 18-23 Aug

15/08/2025

More praise for our ensemble productions. Only two more chances to catch these before the end of the week, be sure to book your tickets quickly!

Read the reviews
🚂 The 39 Steps from The Reviews Hub: https://shorturl.at/Xfwq4
🌕 A Midsummer Night's Dream from everything theatre: https://shorturl.at/4n0lL

📷 Rob Shields

13/08/2025

The reviews are in and it's ★★★★☆ for both 'The 39 Steps' and 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' teams. Here's what Æ - All Edinburgh Theatre had to say.

🚂 The 39 Steps: "It is rare to see a 90-minute production that has no moments where you wish there was an interval, but this fairly flies by."
Read the review: https://shorturl.at/eyksS

🌕 A Midsummer Night's Dream: "Shakespeare’s evergreen comedy crops at the Fringe more often than just about anything ... But you would have to go some to find a better, sharper, more straightforwardly accessible production than this one."
Read the review: https://shorturl.at/wmfi1

Don't miss this hilarious double bill from 6.15pm until 16 August at The Royal Scots.

13/08/2025

★★★★☆ for Nancy's Philosopher from Æ - All Edinburgh Theatre.
"Jenny Tamplin’s direction is notably assured, and there is an immediacy to Nicola Burnett Smith’s performance that is striking."

Don't miss this, 3.30pm at The Royal Scots until 16 August.

Read the full review here: https://www.alledinburghtheatre.com/nancys-philosopher-arkle-edfringe-2025-review/

11/08/2025

Rehearsals complete, it's on with the show! Week two of the Fringe and our two ensemble productions open tonight - don't miss The 39 Steps and A Midsummer Night's Dream, playing until Saturday 16 August.

📷 Rehearsal photos by Rob Shields

What's on at The Royal Scots Club this week:

👩 Nancy's Philosopher
Arkle Theatre Company | 15:30 05-16 Aug

🚂 The 39 Steps
Arkle Theatre Company | 18:15 11-16 Aug

🌕 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Arkle Theatre Company | 20:30 11-16 Aug

Coming up:

👵 Don't Stop Me Now
The Flames, Tricky Hat Productions | 13:30 19-23 Aug

📺 George, Don't Do That... The Joy of Joyce Grenfell
Arkle Theatre Company | 15:30 19-23 Aug

🦇 Dracula
Edinburgh Makars | 19:30 18-23 Aug

07/08/2025

Our first Fringe production of 2025 is well underway with some fantastic action shots from Arkle photographer Rob Shields.

Don't miss Nancy's Philosopher, 3.30pm until 16 August at the Royal Scots Club. Book your ticket through www.arkle-theatre.com and save yourself the booking fee!

03/08/2025

Venue 241 is open for business! This year with Arkle Theatre Company. Here's what's coming up this week.

🧵 Tweed and Tartan Textile Landscape Workshop
Sue Crawley / Sunshine Designs Dollar | 10:30 04-08 Aug

🪡 Japanese Boro Inspired Slow Stitching Workshop
Sue Crawley / Sunshine Designs Dollar | 13:00 04-08 Aug

👩 Nancy's Philosopher
Arkle Theatre Company | 15:30 05-16 Aug

🕰️ The Virtuous Burglar
EGTG | 18:45 04-09 Aug

🐮 The Children
EGTG | 20:30 04-09 Aug

Coming up:

🚂 The 39 Steps
Arkle Theatre Company | 18:15 11-16 Aug

🌕 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Arkle Theatre Company | 20:30 11-16 Aug