PETER PAN
Gasp as Peter, Wendy, John and Michael do battle with the wicked Captain Hook and his pirate crew. It's a world where crocodiles go tick-tock, fairies are real and children can fly - a place where dreams really come true. Royal Lyceum Theatre, Grindlay Street, 7pm, £11.50-£22.50, 0131-248 4848
THE HOLLOW
Dr John Cristow and his wife Gerda are weekend guests at the home of Sir Henry and Lucy Angkatell, as is his current mistress, Henrietta. Then his ex-mistress, Veronica appears, restarts their affair and threatens that if she cannot have him, no-one will. Soon Dr Cristow is dead, but who shot him? Nearly everyone has a motive, most had opportunity, but it is up to Inspector Colquhoun and Sergeant Penny to unmask the real murderer. A classic evening's entertainment. Adam House, Chambers Street, 7.30pm, £10, 0131-445 3911
SINBAD THE PANTOMIME
Sinbad and the Little Mermaid set off on a quest to find the great Neptune, Lord of the Seas and the only being powerful enough to defeat the Sea Witch. A fun and interactive traditional pantomime suitable for all the family. Brunton Theatre, High Street, Musselburgh, 10am, 7pm, £13.50, 0131-665 2240
WE WILL ROCK YOU
Futuristic comedy set around more than 24 of Queen's biggest hits. Edinburgh Playhouse, Greenside Place, 7.30pm (Wednesday and Saturday matinees, 2.30pm), £16-£40, 0844-847 1660
POOL
Submerge yourself in a fascinating new dance collection of recently created work, from all over Scotland, hand picked and nurtured by the directors of the dance centres of Scotland. Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 8pm, £8 (£5), 0131-228 1404
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS
International playboy Mustafa is bored with his wife. He plans to marry her off so that he can take an Italian wife. When the young and gorgeous (and conveniently Italian) Isabella arrives on the scene, Mustafa is smitten. Sung in Italian with English subtitles. Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Nicholson Street, 7.15pm, £14-£62, 0131-529 6000
MILES JUPP, TARA FLYNN, KEIR MCALLISTER, MICHAEL MANLEY
Compere is Joe Heenan. Bill includes an open spot. Stand Comedy Club, York Place, 9pm (doors 7pm), £10 (£9), 0131-558 7272
STU WHO?, DALISO CHAPONDA, DAVID HADINHAM, GEOFF NORCOTT
Live stand-up. After-show disco until 3am. Christmas show – four acts, three course meal and dancing). Jongleurs, Omni Centre, 7.30pm, from £15, 0870-787 0707
THE IMPROVERTS
Edinburgh's longest-running improv troupe. Bedlam Theatre, Bristo Place, 10.30pm, £3.50, 0131-225 9893
DOLBY ANOL
Headline set from Glasgow duo who have been making a noise of the scene for a while now. The Bongo Club, Holyrood Road, 8pm, £7, 0131-558 7604
FRED'S CLUBHOUSE 7 AND LOUISIANA RAGTIME BAND
Edinburgh Jazz 'n' Jive Club event. Heriot's Rugby Club, Bangholm Terrace, 8pm, £6, 0131-552 5925
GOL
Gol will be playing tracks from their new EP Roots. The Voodoo Rooms, West Register Street, 10pm, £3 (£2), 0131-556 7060
GOMEZ
The baby-faced ambassadors of indie-funk and blues emerged like a breath of fresh air onto the stagnant 90s indie scene. Winners of the 1998 Mercury Music Prize for their debut album Bring It On, the band have continued to build on their success and returned in 2009 with their sixth studio album A New Tide. Queen's Hall, Clerk Street, 7.30pm, £18, 0131-668 2019
GREAT JUNCTION STREET REHEARSAL ROOMS
More live music on the menu at busy Cowgate student haunt. Bannerman's, Niddry Street, 8pm, £4, 0131-556 3254
TANGO IN THE ATTIC plus POSE VICTORIOUS
Headline set from Glenrothes funsters. Cabaret Voltaire, Blair Street, 7pm, £5, 0131-220 6176
SKUNK FUNK
Funk/soul grooves from dynamic guitarist Aki and his augmented five-piece band, plus funk DJ. The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street, 11pm, £5 (£3), 0131-220 4298
TEATIME ACOUSTIC
Live acoustic session featuring established singer-songwriters and bands. The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street, 5pm, free, 0131-220 429
THE ANSWER
Northern Irish hard rock and blues-rock band. The Picture House, Lothian Road, 7pm, £13, 0131-221 2280
EVOL
Indie, hip-hop, alterative beats and rock. Faith, Cowgate, 10.30pm-3am, £5, 0131-225 5583
FOUR CORNERS
Soulful party fodder for dancing - from deep funk, soul jazz, and Latin beats to hip hop, reggae and more - with DJs Simon Hodge, Johnny Cashback, Monkeyboy and Astroboy. Bongo Club, Holyrood Road, 11pm-3am, £5 after 12, 0131-558 8844
FRIDAY NIGHT PROJECT
Chart and party hits with plenty of giveaways (from iPods to TVs). City Nightclub, Market Street, 10.30pm, £5 (£3), 0131-226 9560
FUNK SHUI
DJ Fiona mixes up chart, dance classics and dirty house. Shanghai, Le Monde, George Street, 10pm, £8 (£6), 0131-270 3900
KANDIFLIP
R&B, house and dance classics. Po Na Na, Frederick Street, 10.30pm, £3 before midnight, £6 after, 0131-226 2224
MISFITS
DIY indie, electro, punk, rock and retro. The Hive, Niddry Street, 11pm, free before 11.30pm, £4 after, 0131-556 0444
OPAL LOUNGE
Funked up vocal house and dance classics from Jez Hill. George Street, 9pm, £4 before 11pm, 8 after, 0131-226 2275
PLANET EARTH
Music from 1976 through to 1989. So a healthy dose of punk, new wave, new romantic and electro-pop. Now with added 90s power. Kazaam! Citrus Club, Grindlay Street, 10.30pm, £5 after 11pm, 0131-622 7086
SWEET POTATO
New weekly night dedicated to funk, hip hop, Motown, disco and pop rock. Hudson Club, Hope Street Lane, 10pm, £5 before midnight, £7 after, 0141-246 7000
WHY NOT?
Chart Party. Why Not?, George Street, 10pm, £5, 0131-624 8633
CURATOR'S CHOICE: THE REAL TAM O'SHANTER
John Burnett explores the background to Robert Burns' greatest poem in his new book The Hellish Legion. Here he discusses beliefs about ghosts and witches, folk memories of heroism, murder and tragedy in Burns' country. National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, 2pm, £5 (£4), 0131-225 7534
FROSTY WINTER WATERCOLOURS
Make enchanting little watercolour Christmas card toppers under the tuition of our watercolour artist. Mount them on handmade paper and make your own special handmade envelopes. With Lynda Frame. Lauriston Castle, 10.30am, £15, 0131-529 3963
TOGGEREL!
An evening of poems, verse - and worse - by, for and about TOGS. That's Terry's Old Geezer's/Gals to the uninitiated - committed (or at least they should be) fans of Terry Wogan, often given to expressing themselves in their own unique forms of doggerel. Scottish Poetry Library, Crichton's Close, Canongate, 7pm, £10, 0131-557 2876
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