--- title: "Sunshine on Leith | Assembly Festival" meta: "og:description": "Captivate Theatre's five-star, vibrant, energetic, emotional sell-out production is in the Music Hall! By Stephen Greenhorn, the story follows Ally and Davy as they negotiate families, friendships and love in this funny and moving story featuring songs of The Proclaimers. 'Toe-tapping and filled with hometown love, Captivate Theatre's production of Sunshine on Leith... is fun and energetic.' (AllEdinburghTheatre.com). 'The show has found a very appropriate home at the Edinburgh Fringe, offering audiences a chance to see a musical that really reflects the spirit of city life' (KatMasterson.com)." "og:title": "Sunshine on Leith" "twitter:description": "Captivate Theatre's five-star, vibrant, energetic, emotional sell-out production is in the Music Hall! By Stephen Greenhorn, the story follows Ally and Davy as they negotiate families, friendships and love in this funny and moving story featuring songs of The Proclaimers. 'Toe-tapping and filled with hometown love, Captivate Theatre's production of Sunshine on Leith... is fun and energetic.' (AllEdinburghTheatre.com). 'The show has found a very appropriate home at the Edinburgh Fringe, offering audiences a chance to see a musical that really reflects the spirit of city life' (KatMasterson.com)." "twitter:title": "Sunshine on Leith" description: "Captivate Theatre's five-star, vibrant, energetic, emotional sell-out production is in the Music Hall! By Stephen Greenhorn, the story follows Ally and Davy as they negotiate families, friendships and love in this funny and moving story featuring songs of The Proclaimers. 'Toe-tapping and filled with hometown love, Captivate Theatre's production of Sunshine on Leith... is fun and energetic.' (AllEdinburghTheatre.com). 'The show has found a very appropriate home at the Edinburgh Fringe, offering audiences a chance to see a musical that really reflects the spirit of city life' (KatMasterson.com)." --- # Sunshine on Leith [**← **Back to What's On](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on) [ ![Sunshine on Leith](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2Faca800b6-77ce-4cc4-a6bf-c2ff874aee06?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) # Sunshine on Leith Captivate Theatre's five-star, vibrant, energetic, emotional sell-out production is in the Music Hall! By Stephen Greenhorn, the story follows Ally and Davy as they negotiate families, friendships and love in this funny and moving story featuring songs of The Proclaimers. 'Toe-tapping and filled with hometown love, Captivate Theatre's production of Sunshine on Leith... is fun and energetic.' _All Edinburgh Theatre_'The show has found a very appropriate home at the Edinburgh Fringe, offering audiences a chance to see a musical that really reflects the spirit of city life' _KatMasterson.com_ [ ## You may also like [](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/an-audience-with-virginia-woolf) Theatre Drama New Writing #### **An Audience with Virginia Woolf: Writing One's Mind** 25-30 Aug 2026 11:00 **Assembly Rooms** [Book Now](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/an-audience-with-virginia-woolf/performances) [ [](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/come-from-away) Musicals and Opera Musical Theatre #### **Come From Away** 25-30 Aug 2026 14:20 **Assembly Rooms** [Book Now](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/come-from-away/performances) [ [](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/call-me-elizabeth-lassie-cleopatra) Theatre Solo Show Drama #### **Call Me Elizabeth: from Lassie to Cleopatra** 25-29 Aug 2026 15:30 **Assembly George Square Studios** [Book Now](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/call-me-elizabeth-lassie-cleopatra/performances) [ [](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/the-bloody-ballad-of-bette-davis) Musicals and Opera Physical Theatre Horror #### **The Bloody Ballad of Bette Davis** 25-30 Aug 2026 15:00 **Assembly Roxy** [Book Now](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/the-bloody-ballad-of-bette-davis/performances) [ ### **Follow Us** ### **Sign up to our newsletter** ## 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