Princes Street Easter Play – Princes Street Easter Play

EASTER 2027

The 2027 play will be a re-working of the 2022 production “Hope Rises” which is set both in modern and biblical times. The story begins when a number of displaced people arrive in a new city, lost and unsure of their future. As they meet, they begin to tell the story of Jesus, the one person they can trust at such a time. His example of love is tested when others seek to find refuge with them. This production will be directed by Oyenwen Isaac who has been one of the trainee Assistant Directors for the past two years and she will bring her own creative touch to “Hope Rises”. She will bring more of the traditional elements to the production, including the crucifixion which will be staged as normal.

We were delighted to welcome some of Cutting Edge Theatre’s INSPIRE participants into the cast this year and will continue to work with them in the play. INSPIRE is our programme specifically designed for disabled people to enjoy equal access to theatre as participants, audience members and professionals. We currently run drama classes for learning/disabled people from aged 8+ in Edinburgh, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and Aberdeen.

Being part of the play is a way that they can perform in a very supportive and inclusive environment. Find out more about INSPIRE through our website – http://www.cuttingedgetheatre.co.uk

You can join our crew for 2027

We are looking for volunteers to help on the day, be part of the cast, do some stewarding, help with costumes, teas and coffees and so much more!

Interested ? Email us at admin@easterplay.org for more information. See below for photos from the 2026 production thanks to Grant Bulloch – https://bulloch.photography/

Appeal for Donations

We are ever grateful for your donations so far. As costs continue to rise, we welcome your generous contributions: please spread the word or donate here.

£10 could go towards the cost of costumes
£25 could support our access provision project
£50 could contribute to the hiring of technical equipment
£100+ could help us meet the costs of hiring a professional actor in the role of Jesus

Use our Stewardship account to make a one-off donation or become a regular supporter. Note: Stewardship will invite you to create an account. If you’d rather not do this, simply select the option “Continue as guest”.
If you would rather make a direct payment, send us an email at cuttingedge21@btinternet.com
Join our ‘Lost Supper’ appeal: you could donate the cost of a coffee or an evening meal to support our project. This website gets about 5000 viewers per year. If most viewers donated the cost of a coffee, we would be able to cover the entire cost of an entire production. Would it not be great to have 5,000 “feed” our production?

BEHOLD THE MAN LIVE RECORDING 2025

There are subtitles on the recording.

TREASURE HUNT 2026 – CANCELLED

Edinburgh Easter Play Treasure Hunt was sadly cancelled for 2026.

Sorry to say that, simply due to the lack of volunteers, we are not able to run the Treasure Hunt this year but, hopefully we will be able to have it up and running in 2027.

Apologies! It’s a lovely event and we love having families be part of the play and the hunt.

Edinburgh Passion Play 2026: “Unbroken”

The 2026 production was a NEW play exploring Jesus and disability – how did he respond to disabled people then and what can we learn from him today?

UNBROKEN took a fresh look at Jesus’ relationships with disabled people and what that means for us today. The play celebrates
how he spent time with people marginalised by society, bringing a message of love, purpose, inclusion and community that is as relevant today as it was then. Sadly, the production day was hindered by the rain. We hope that we can produce this play again to give it justice!

Here’s a small selection of images from the 2026 play, thanks to Grant Bulloch our wonderful event photographer.