Natalie O'Donoghue

This year's winner will join previous recipients Janey Godley (2023), Susie McCabe (2024) and Rosco McClelland (2025). 

The not-too-distant future. A world where the air is unbreathable. A jury of twelve angry teenagers. A chance to put the adults on trial for the devastating damage they have done to the planet. Can they deliver justice, or are they just out for revenge?

Directed by John Tiffany (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Black Watch and Wild Rose), the uplifting and moving new production will run at Pitlochry Festival Theatre from 23 May- 27 June.

Emma walks into Dexter's life on the night of their graduation. One unsuspecting day that changes them both forever. But where will they be on this day next year? And the year after that? And every year that follows?

A desperate young woman and a smooth-talking swan go on an extraordinary flight across Edinburgh’s starlit city skies and pulsing basement bars in this uplifting new musical featuring original songs, and live music on stage with Dale Parker on piano, and musician Rachel Duns (Scottish Jazz Awards Rising Star) on saxophone.

Directed by Michael Longhurst (Constellations, Caroline or Change, and former Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse) this spellbinding revival explores one woman’s fractured reality with heart and humour.

The heart of Scottish theatre beats proudly this year at the Pavilion Theatre Glasgow. From bold new musicals to laugh-out-loud comedy and powerful drama, the theatre has programmed a vibrant celebration of Scotland’s stories, voices and unmistakable spirit in the first half of 2026.

Glenn McQuaid’s pitch-perfect ode to high melodrama and the sci-fi/horror mash-up, The Restoration at Grayson Manor, meets the Universal Monsterverse in a uniquely camp sci-fi horror comedy.

A darkly funny comedy about an incarcerated man who does whatever he can to honour his late pal and make him a legend.

In celebration of 15 years on stage since opening at the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, and following performances in 100 cities across 17 countries worldwide, Matilda now returns for a UK tour.

Raw Material and Cumbernauld Theatre will work together this Christmas to co-produce Aladdie, written by acclaimed actor and playwright Forbes Masson and directed by Gordon Dougall.

The film follows Satine and Christian as their tragic love story unfurls beneath the glittering lights of bohemian Paris. In the style of the real Moulin Rouge, some unforgettable performances will kick off the night, so don’t be late!

Alyson Orr presents a thrilling new musical inspired by the Scottish witch trials.

The Broadway and West End musical comedy sensation follows three friends on a hilarious and heartwarming road trip across the Australian Outback to stage the show of a lifetime. Priscilla Queen Of The Desert is a joyous celebration of unity, love, and being unapologetically yourself.

Angelina Jolie's sensitive performance as Maxine, a film director who receives a serious medical diagnosis, lies at the heart of Alice Winocour’s quietly affecting drama. As Maxine tries to shoot a Paris Fashion Week short while grappling with her diagnosis, her story is threaded together with the lives of two other women she encounters

In 1976, Jack and Kathy set out on a mission to find Paul McCartney’s house on the Mull of Kintyre, where he was living off-grid after The Beatles broke up.

Created in 2025 by Brass Tacks Comedy partnering with Red Bull UK, the fund aims to support a comic who may feel priced out by ever-expanding Fringe finances due to rising venue costs, registration fees, marketing and more.

SWG3’s Poetry Club presents Gridlock, a tense, intimate new drama about love, memory and the tiny choices that change everything.

Set in a shifting, timeless landscape, Waiting for Godot follows two men, Vladimir and Estragon, as they wait for someone who may never come. As they pass the time with scraps of conversation, moments of tenderness and flashes of dark humour, their story becomes a moving reflection on what it means to keep going in a world that rarely offers answers.

Renowned for supporting hundreds of creatives across its 21 years, PPP has staged work from notable writers including Liz Lochhead, Jackie Kay, Douglas Maxwell, David Ireland and more, with some of Scotland's most prestigious actors treading the boards from Robbie Coltrane to Karen Dunbar and Elaine C Smith.