Built originally as Morningside Free Church, the council purchased it in 1960.

[3] It was built in 1892 as North Morningside Free Church to a design by Hippolyte Blanc[4] and purchased by Edinburgh's town council in 1960.

[5] Some of the non-professional theatre and dance companies it hosts include Lothian Youth Arts And Musicals Company, Tempo, Showcase, Edinburgh Telephone Choir, Edinburgh Music Theatre Company, Leitheatre, Edinburgh University Footlights, Buckstone Youth Dance, Manor School of Ballet and Edinburgh Dance Academy.

[6] The theatre auditorium seats 353, and the building has space for smaller functions.

[7][6] Since the renovation, there is now lift access to the auditorium, as well as a privately run cafe[8]