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Pantomime & Family Theatre in Edinburgh
Panto season in Edinburgh itself centres on Leith Theatre, a 1930s art deco building where tickets start from £2 and you can currently take the kids on a heritage tour while the restoration work goes on. For the full stage experience, it's a drive out to Fife, where Dunfermline has two options: the Alhambra Theatre, with a Christmas panto full of daft jokes and festive chaos from £25, and Carnegie Hall, with a bar open through the interval for the grown-ups. If you want cheaper tickets, Lochgelly Centre starts from £5 and doubles as a cinema, with a café for a bake afterwards. Kirkcaldy has two more choices: Kings Theatre, an unnumbered-seat venue for panto and comedy, and Adam Smith Theatre, from £6.50, with a changing places facility and a bistro café for lunch before curtain up. For toddlers, high chairs at Lochgelly and Adam Smith make lunch or a snack easier to manage.
6 places From £2
from £6.50Adam Smith Theatre
Kirkcaldy
A theatre for panto, workshops and family shows, with a bistro café on site for lunch before curtain up.
Accessible toiletCaféChanging PlacesHigh chairs+1 more
from £25Alhambra Theatre
Dunfermline
A Christmas panto full of daft jokes and festive chaos, plus musicals, dance and comedy the rest of the year.
Carnegie Hall
Dunfermline
A proper theatre stage for panto, music and family shows, with a bar open through the interval.
Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingCaféToilets+1 more
Kings Theatre Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy
Pantomime, comedy and live music in a small theatre where seats aren't numbered.
CaféParking
from £2Leith Theatre
Edinburgh
A 1930s art deco theatre in Leith where you can take the kids on a heritage tour while it's mid-restoration.
Accessible toiletBike parkingBlue badge parkingPublic transport nearby+2 more
from £5Lochgelly Centre
Lochgelly
A theatre and cinema in Lochgelly where kids can catch a panto, a film or a dance show, then grab a bake in the café.
CaféDog friendlyHigh chairsStep-free access+2 more
Good to know: pantomime & family theatre in Edinburgh
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £2 at Leith Theatre. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.
Whereabouts are they?
You'll find pantomime & family theatre in Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline, Edinburgh and Lochgelly. Every place we list is in or around Edinburgh, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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