Calling all Edinburgh-based schools, community groups, youth groups, arts groups and social clubs!
We’d love you to take part in a FREE one-hour community workshop to share your memories of the King’s Theatre, and hopes for its future. With our brilliant Engagement Artists, you’ll explore some fascinating stories from the King’s heritage before sharing your own hope or memory on a scroll.
This is your chance to be part of history, and to join us in celebrating what theatres mean to the communities around them – in the past, present and future.
Workshops will run until 6 June 2026 
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The King’s has long been known as the People’s Theatre, and as we get ready for its grand reopening, we’re inviting groups from across Edinburgh to help capture what the theatre means to the city.
Are you part of a group that loves theatre? Do you have memories of the King’s Theatre, or hopes for its future?
Join us for a friendly, free, creative one-hour workshop led by our brilliant Engagement Artists. You’ll explore some fascinating stories from the King’s heritage before sharing your own hope or memory on a scroll.
These will become part of Hope in a Bottle – a city-wide project gathering voices from across Edinburgh ahead of reopening. Some contributions may be shared on social media, in our venues, or even during live performances.
This is your chance to be part of history, and to join us in celebrating what theatres mean to the communities around them – in the past, present and future.
Workshops are free, last around an hour, and can take place either at the Festival Theatre or in your own setting. They’re suitable for ages 8+ (with no upper limit) and can be adapted for all sorts of groups and abilities.
We’d love to hear from schools, community groups, youth groups, art groups and social clubs – any Edinburgh-based group that would like to take part.
Whether you’ve got stories about the King’s Theatre already or will be among the first through its doors when it reopens, we’d love for you to take part!