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A compilation of all of BroadwayWorld's pre-Fringe coverage for 2025. We've rounded up BroadwayWorld's pre-festival coverage for the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Check out our Q&A's, interviews and recommended shows for a hint at what to see out of the thousands of shows on offer. 

After a very average hook-up, Jordan realises this particular ‘gentleman caller’ has stolen his irreplaceable Beyoncé concert tickets for her Murrayfield show the next day.

Paul’s about to be a dad, but doubt clouds his excitement. A night at the pub should be a distraction, yet Cammy’s suicide still lingers, unspoken but heavy. Struggling to move forward, the lads throw themselves into fundraising in his memory, desperate to make a difference. But when Paul finds a lump, fear grips him – fatherhood is no longer his only concern. Inspired by real events, The Naked Neds follows a group of Glasgow lads facing loss, life and NHS waiting lists. With nothing left to lose, they decide to bare all – the full monty!

BroadwayWorld's guide to the top comedy debuts at this years Edinburgh Festival Fringe. With over 3000 shows now on sale for the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, trying to narrow down what to see can be a bit of a task. BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue has selected her top ten picks across different categories in the festival programme to highlight the shows you really don't want to miss this year!

BroadwayWorld recommend their top musicals from the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme.

KELI tells the story of a fiery, sharp witted seventeen year-old in a former mining town. Coal means little to Keli, but the mines left music in the blood of this place.

BWW Scotland editor lists her top picks from the comedy section of the 2025 Edfringe programme.

A heartwarming comedy with unexpected connections across cultures.

As the Citizens Theatre prepares to re-open its doors later this summer, the company has revealed its new Participate programme

Charlie Braid loves her life working at the Inverness Dreamland Bowlarama. In her world, everything is just perfect until one day, after a tragic turn of events, Charlie is forced to leave her job at the Bowlarama and doesn’t quite know what to do with herself.

The New York Times calls it ‘The best musical of this century.’ The Washington Post says, 'It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.’ And Entertainment Weekly raves, 'Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.' It’s The Book of Mormon, the nine-time Tony Award and four-time Olivier Award-winning Best Musical.

Chiara Sparkes and Ross Baxter chat to BroadwayWorld about their Glasgow-based production company Drive Official.

Join two sisters as they set off and go on an exciting trip ‘doon the watter’ to their favourite island! With the salty sea breeze in their hair and the gentle waves carrying them along, they fill the journey with stories of magical mermaids, soaring seabirds, and mischievous seal pups who love to play tricks.

An actor bursts into the theatre, pursued by the authorities. Whilst the threat of arrest remains close, he can’t help but hijack the performance and tell folk tales, speaking truth to power.

Now a global smash hit, this hilarious and heartwarming drama about a family-run Korean store that inspired the Netflix phenomenon, is written by Ins Choi, who calls the play his 'love letter to his parents and to all first-generation immigrants who now call Canada their home.'

BroadwayWorld caught up with Aidan MacColl to chat about making his West End debut in Pop Off, Michaelangelo!