Rob Drummond News

BWW speaks to Robert Softley Gale, artistic director of Birds of Paradise about their new production Blanche and Butch.

In this, the 70th anniversary year of the Fringe, the Traverse Theatre is proud to have delivered a defiant programme representing narratives that are often silenced or side-lined - provoking crucial conversation and placing powerful contemporary theatre at the heart of cultural life.

The final eight performers who will take to the stage of the Assembly Roxy Theatre to perform the supporting role of Scribble for the last week of the Edinburgh Fringe have been announced.

Seven performers who collectively have appeared in London's West End and Old Vic, and worked with organisations including the BBC, National Theatre of Scotland, Stellar Quines and Oran Mor will be taking to the stage to perform the supporting role of Scribble.

Twenty-three performers who have performed with organisations and venues including the National Theatre and Royal Court in London, the English National Opera, National Theatre of Scotland, Citizens Theatre and Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum Theatre and Traverse Theatre will be taking to the stage to perform the supporting role during the month-long Festival Fringe run of Scribble, winner of the Assembly Roxy Theatre award, opposite Alan MacKenzie in the lead role of Ross.

London is never short of theatre temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a starry drama to musical revivals and family-friendly fun, here are some of this month's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld's reviews…

Celebrations continue in Tron Theatre Company's 35th year and after a brilliant spring-summer season, they're delighted to announce their programme for the autumn.

Following the acclaimed Bullet Catch in The Shed, Rob Drummond returns to the National Theatre in August with a new show about democracy. The Majority charts Rob's journey as he navigates the Scottish Independence Referendum, Brexit, Trump… and whatever today brings.

Winner of the 2017 Assembly Roxy Theatre Award (The ART Award), Scribble is a piece of new writing about mental health and supernovas from Andy Edwards, directed by Amy Gilmartin.

National Theatre has announced today the new season for June 2017 - January 2018. Take a look at the shows coming to the theatre!

The Tron 100 Festival is entering its second year with a week of new short plays written, performed and directed by members of the Tron Theatre's professional development initiative, the Tron 100 Club.

The Tron 100 Festival is entering its second year with a week of new short plays written, performed and directed by members of the Tron Theatre's professional development initiative, the Tron 100 Club.

National Theatre has just announced its newest season line-up. Check out what's coming below!

Assembly Festival is proud to announce the first winner of the brand-new Assembly Roxy Theatre (ART) Award for developing Scottish performance companies at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

The Traverse Theatre is delighted to announce that award-winning playwright Gary McNair will be joining the Company as a Traverse Associate Artist. Gary joins the Company's family of Associate Artists - a group of writers and directors who work closely with the theatre, sharing and supporting its commitment to new writing and talent development.

World premieres, new writers and ground-breaking adaptations have been announced for 2017 at the National Theatre.

The actors who will perform in this year's brand new set of plays written by young people from across Edinburgh have been announced today and include award-winning actors, from both TV and stage.

The actors who will perform in this year's brand new set of plays written by young people from across Edinburgh have been announced today and include award-winning actors, from both TV and stage.

Rehearsals began today, 12 September 2016, for Grain in the Blood, a brand new production from playwright Rob Drummond, commissioned by the Traverse and co-produced with the Tron Theatre, Glasgow.

The Edinburgh-based theatre companies and performers who will present work at this year's Traverse Hothouse showcase are announced today.  They are Alice Cooper with Blue Cow, Black Dingo with Scribble, Brite Theatre with Can This Be Home and Fronteris Theatre Lab with Volante.