Venue Information

Venue Code:
30
Venue:
Scottish Storytelling Centre
Venue Address:
43-45 High Street
Venue Postcode:
EH1 1SR

Venue Description:
2026 marks twenty years since the opening of the Scottish Storytelling Centre (SSC), the world's first purpose-built centre for oral storytelling and a space for creatives to explore culture and traditions from the ancient to the contemporary. You're invited to become part of the story all year round, whether enjoying a show, browsing the bookshop or refreshing yourself at the Haggis Box Café.

Venue Phone:
0131 556 9579


Venue Facilities:
-

Cafe Details:

Age Limits:

Performance Spaces

NameCapacityAge LimitShowsPerformances
George Mackay Brown Library3013142
Netherbow Theatre9917137
Storytelling Court80370

Shows and Performances

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NameGenreWherePerformancesNext Performance
A Wolf Shall Devour the SunTheatreNetherbow Theatre18Fri 07/08 13:00
Address to a HaggisSpoken WordStorytelling Court24Fri 07/08 12:30
Aderyn / BirdTheatreGeorge Mackay Brown Library5Tue 18/08 16:30
Alan Bissett: When Billy Met AlasdairTheatreNetherbow Theatre2Sat 15/08 16:45
An American Love Letter to EdinburghTheatreNetherbow Theatre5Sat 22/08 13:00
Common TongueTheatreNetherbow Theatre22Fri 07/08 14:45
Exhibition: Craigmillar TapestryExhibitionsStorytelling Court30Sun 02/08 10:00
ForgeTheatreGeorge Mackay Brown Library12Sat 08/08 20:00
Hamlet (an experience)TheatreGeorge Mackay Brown Library11Fri 07/08 16:30
Iliad: The Song of ThetisTheatreNetherbow Theatre12Thu 06/08 20:30
IrrationalTheatreGeorge Mackay Brown Library8Thu 06/08 18:15
Loud PoetsSpoken WordNetherbow Theatre3Thu 13/08 20:30
Marjolein Robertson: Shetland FolkloreTheatreNetherbow Theatre5Mon 24/08 20:30
Morna Burdon: Bonnie FechtersTheatreNetherbow Theatre1Wed 12/08 14:45
Morna Burdon: Gie's PeaceTheatreNetherbow Theatre1Wed 19/08 14:45
Morna Burdon: The Sound of My Own VoiceTheatreNetherbow Theatre1Wed 26/08 14:45
Our Martin in the BackgroundTheatreGeorge Mackay Brown Library5Wed 26/08 16:30
Queer Folks' TalesSpoken WordNetherbow Theatre3Wed 12/08 20:30
Romeo and Juliet for BairnsChildren's ShowsGeorge Mackay Brown Library25Fri 07/08 10:15
Selkie: Past, Present, FutureTheatreNetherbow Theatre12Wed 19/08 18:40
Singing Willows and the Magical BedChildren's ShowsNetherbow Theatre4Sat 22/08 11:00
SpinsterTheatreGeorge Mackay Brown Library5Sat 22/08 18:15
Step OneEventsStorytelling Court16Fri 07/08 14:00
Telling the BeesChildren's ShowsGeorge Mackay Brown Library5Fri 07/08 11:45
The Corpse RoadTheatreNetherbow Theatre2Fri 21/08 20:30
The Dark PoolTheatreGeorge Mackay Brown Library2Sun 23/08 16:30
The Elves and the ShoemakerChildren's ShowsNetherbow Theatre12Wed 05/08 11:00
The FlytingTheatreGeorge Mackay Brown Library11Fri 07/08 20:00
The Ostrich PrincipleTheatreGeorge Mackay Brown Library9Tue 11/08 18:15
Through the Shortbread TinTheatreNetherbow Theatre22Thu 06/08 16:45
ThunderstruckTheatreNetherbow Theatre12Fri 07/08 18:40
Traditional TalesSpoken WordGeorge Mackay Brown Library23Sat 08/08 13:10
Troubled WatersTheatreGeorge Mackay Brown Library21Fri 07/08 14:30