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Edinburgh's King's Theatre reopens after £41m rebuild

1 August 2026 · in 80 words

Edinburgh's King's Theatre reopens after £41m rebuild

Edinburgh's King's Theatre reopened on Saturday after a four year refurbishment costing 41 million pounds. The 120 year old venue's rebuild involved more than 1,370 workers from 160 different organisations. Chief executive Fiona Gibson said she hoped audiences would think the team had done the historic theatre proud, with more than 4,000 people already booking sold out tours for the opening weekend.

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