Edinburgh International Festival News

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club will present Krymov Lab NYC's UNCLE VANYA, scenes from country life, from March 28 to April 12, 2026, at The Ellen Stewart Theatre in New York.

Olly Alexander and Iz Hesketh will join Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry in a UK reading of Stan Zimmerman's suicide awareness play, RIGHT BEFORE I GO, at London's Soho Theatre.

Sweeney Todd has found its Mrs. Lovett! Actress, dancer, and cabaret performer Meow Meow will star alongside Ramin Karimloo, who takes on the role of the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

A new stage adaptation of Shirley Jackson's bestselling novel The Haunting of Hill House will make its world premiere with a UK tour this autumn. Learn more here!

The acclaimed production of OEDIPUS at Studio 54 has achieved a new milestone by breaking the all-time box office record, marking a significant achievement in Broadway history.

Theater travel organization Ghost Light Global will take a group of industry professionals to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland this summer. Learn more here!

The King's Theatre has been awarded £2.5million (£1.25million from this year and £1.25million from 26/27) from the Scottish Government, closing the funding gap for the main construction works needed to redevelop this much-loved Tollcross landmark.

BroadwayWorld Scotland Editor Natalie O'Donoghue rounds up the best theatre taking place in Scotland in 2026

Camelton is both a one-man show and a new book, with stage performances on January 9 and 10, 2026 at The Polaris North Studio at 229 West 29th Street.

The cult BBC comedy series The High Life comes to Scottish stages as a brand-new musical, with Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson teaming up with writer Johnny McKnight and director Andrew Panton.

Nominations have been announced for the 26th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards. The announcement of the nominations marks the opening of the final voting stage. Learn more and check out the full list here!

Due to public demand, INALA, the Grammy-nominated Zulu dance musical which opened at House of Sisters Grimm on 28 November this year, extends its run to 4 April 2026 and its performance schedule to six performances a week.

Award-winning UK choreographer and dancer Aakash Odedra will return to Australia with his critically acclaimed dance work, Songs of the Bulbul at the Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne.

Edinburgh International Festival will release tickets for four headline events from its 2026 programme on November 27, offering an early look at next summer’s major international engagements.

The RSC has announced Pamela Carter, James Fritz, Natasha Gordon, Karim Khan, Laura Lomas and Vinay Patel as the six playwrights taking part in its 2026 COHORT programme.

John Simm stars in a brand-new production of David Harrower's infamous and provocative play, announced for the Ustinov Studio in February 2027. Learn more here!

Following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2024, Teatro La Plaza's bold and vibrant take on the classic tragedy Hamlet comes to Aberdeen as part of a global tour that has visited Melbourne, New York and Seoul.

Against this backdrop, the launch of HOUSE OF SISTERS GRIMM in London’s West End on Friday 28 November is the natural next chapter: a purpose-built, permanent red-carpet cultural destination uniting the company’s three pillars under one roof.

Alonzo King LINES Ballet hsd announced programming for the company’s 2026 Spring Season highlighted by a landmark world premiere collaboration with astonishing multi-Grammy Award-winning bassist, vocalist and composer, esperanza spalding.

Dan Daw Creative Projects will return this autumn to present the World Premiere of their new show EXXY in the Grand Hall of Battersea Arts Centre ahead of a UK Tour.