Five Things To Do In Edinburgh: Tuesday October 2

1 theatre: good GRIEF Penelope Keith, the actress still best known to millions as Margo Leadbetter in The Good Life, returns to the Capital to star in a new production of Keith Waterhouse’s classic comedy Good Grief, at the King’s Theatre.

• THEATRE Good Grief: Penelope Keith, the actress still best known to millions as Margo Leadbetter in The Good Life, returns to the Capital to star in a new production of Keith Waterhouse’s classic comedy Good Grief, at the King’s Theatre.

Adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name, the play tells the story of June Pepper, recently bereaved widow of the editor of a tabloid newspaper, as she discovers there is far more to life than death.

Following her late husband’s instructions to keep a journal of her feelings, June finds that grieving is not the straightforward process she had imagined, especially when she finds herself surprisingly drawn to a stranger she sees wearing her husband’s suit.

It’s a role the actress knows well, having first played June Pepper a decade ago.

“It’s a very hopeful play and gives a fascinating insight into a woman’s mind, really,” she says.

Keith, who last appeared at the King’s in Blithe Spirit, is joined on stage by Jonathan Firth and Christopher Ravenscroft. Good Grief, King’s Theatre, Leven Street, 7.30pm, £14-£27.50, 0131-529 6000

• MUSICAL: The Phantom of the Opera Cameron Mackintosh presents a spectacular new production of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic The Phantom Of The Opera. The Edinburgh Playhouse, Greenside Place, 7.30pm, £19.50–£56, 0844-871 3014

• COMEDY: Wicked Wenches: It’s the time of the month for the all-female stand-up show. The resident host will put the funny women through their paces with a mix of circuit headliners and newcomers, guaranteeing variety on every bill. With Susan Murray, Katia Kvinge and Vikki Stone. The Stand, York Place, 8.30pm, £6 (£5), 0131-558 7272

• THEATRE: We Have Won the Land: Physical theatre, using both English and Gaelic to tell the story of rural living down the ages. Scottish Storytelling Centre, High Street,7.30pm, £10 (£8), 0131-556 9579

• MUSIC: The Jazz Bar Big Band: Lively evening of jazz from this 17-piece ensemble. The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street, 7.30pm, £4 (£3), 0131-220 4298