EGTG has been producing theatre in Edinburgh for 70 years and has earned a reputation as one of Edinburgh’s most well respected amateur theatre companies. We are proud to present a versatile annual programme of challenging contemporary work and crowd-pleasing classics with a long history of performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, SCDA One Act Festival, and additional tours across the UK.
Working with a regular cast of EGTG members and contemporary generation of talent, EGTG is an open and inclusive amateur theatre company that challenges expectations.
What’s On at EGTG
Sweet
Written & Directed by Hilary Spiers
18:30, Mon 10 – Sat 15 Aug 2026
Hepburn Suite, Royal Scots Club
The Bear
By Anton Chekhov
Directed by Alexander Cook
20:10, Mon 10 – Sat 15 Aug 2026
Hepburn Suite, Royal Scots Club
PLANO
By Will Arbery
Directed by SaraBeth Samuels
21:35, Mon 10 – Sat 15 Aug 2026
Hepburn Suite, Royal Scots Club
Dead Souls
By Nikolai Gogol, Adapted by Dan Rebellato
Directed by Hannah Bradley Croall
Tue 03 – Fri 06 Nov 2026
Piaonodrome @ St Oswalds, Bruntsfield
EGTG was founded in 1954 by alumni of the former Edinburgh University Dramatic Society. Since then the original members have been joined or replaced by fresh generations of talent. The University connection has been retained though, and we still meet in the Graduate Association rooms at 18 Buccleuch Place in Edinburgh.
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Plano
By Will ArberyDirected by SaraBeth Samuels 21:35 Mon 10th – Sat 15th August 2026The Royal Scots Club £15 or £12 for EGTG Members (+ booking fee) EGTG’s one of three Edinburgh Fringe productions for 2026. A widow swears eternal devotion to her late husband – until an irate, blustering Three sisters sit on a porch as time…