8.9 acres of Stages, Hard Standing, Workshops and Offices

Up to

115,000

Stage space (sq ft)

Up to

37,000

Workshop & Workrooms space (sq ft)

.

18,000

Production offices (sq ft)

.

300+

On-site vehicle capacity

Since opening FirstStage Studios has been home to multiple series for Amazon Prime and Netflix, working with major production companies such as LeftBank and Wild Mercury. We hosted the BAFTA nominated independent feature The Outrun including the facility’s first underwater shoot, alongside smaller features, commercials, brand productions and unit base hosting for major feature films.

FirstStage Studios is engaged in an ambitious ongoing development plan repurposing our building’s embedded carbon as we develop a creative future for our customers.

Our highly accessible self contained facility anchors substantial inward investment in production in Scotland, facilitating our customers’ ambitious imaginations and bringing jobs and supply chain opportunities.

Our Facilities

Stages

We have stages, ranging from between 9752 to 24,000 ft2, with access for full size articulated trucks throughout.

Workshops & Workrooms

We have four workshops totalling circa 35,000 ft2, including our mill (workshop 3), various workrooms, laundry and DIT room.

Production Offices

18,000f2 of flexible office spaces.

Location

Located in Leith, the distinctive northern district of Edinburgh bordering the Firth of Forth, FirstStage Studios sits close to The Shore, one of the city’s most vibrant districts. Unusually for a production facility of such scale restaurants, cafes and hotels of all standards are within walking distance. The Shore is internationally recognised as one of Edinburgh’s most active creative and hospitality districts.

FirstStage Studios is circa 15 minutes from Edinburgh Waverley Station, 15 minutes from the A 1 south and the Edinburgh City Bypass and approximately 35 minutes from Edinburgh Airport. The facility is an under 10 minute walk from the nearest tram stop.
A wide range of accommodation of all standards and price points is available nearby.

Outreach

Edinburgh Art Festival

Firststage Studios was exited to host the final performance of the Edinburgh Arts Festival 2025.

Into Film brings career inspiration at Firststage Studios

Into Film, the UK’s leading charity for film in education, brought careers advisors and teachers behind the scenes at Firststage Studios to build understanding of screen industry roles and opportunities for young people in Scotland with their ‘Careers in Scotland’s Screen Industries: Behind the Scenes’ event.

Bringing the Industry to Leith: FirstStage Studios x Leith Academy

One of the things we feel most strongly about at FirstStage Studios is our place in our local community. So when the opportunity arose to open our doors to S2 students from Leith Academy it felt less like a decision and more like an obvious thing to do.

Screen Machine and FirstStage Studios

n 2023 due to corrosion and constant use Scotland’s iconic mobile cinema ground to a halt. Screen Machine had served 44 communities across the Highlands and Islands since 1998, bringing new release films to the remotest of communities.