Scotland Theatre Newsroom

Esteemed English American actor, comedian, bestselling author and podcaster Alison Larkin returns to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the first time in 24 years. Her new theatre show, 'Grief...A Comedy', will be at the Assembly Rooms George Square Studio 2 for the month of August.

Grace Aki's solo play To Free a Mockingbird will have its international debut this summer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the world's largest performance arts festival.

After her viral success with her Liz Truss parodies, receiving millions of views on YouTube, Britain's Got Talent Semi-Finalist (The Dots) and Funny Women Content Creator Runner Up, Nerine Skinner, debuts at Edinburgh this year, running at Just The Tonic at the Caves between 1-25 August.

Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn’t quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. Jamie is going to be a sensation. Supported by his brilliant loving mum and surrounded by his friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight.

Award-winning queer cabaret icon and performance tour-de-force Aidan Sadler will take over Edinburgh Fringe with a month of electric comedy and cabaret shows.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society can now reveal the location for the 2024 Fringe Central hub for Fringe participants

This year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe will see award winning comedian Katie Norris make her solo debut following success with her first foray into solo stand-up comedy.

Fresh off of the BBC New Comedy Award final with his most notable comic creation, Joe Kent-Walters 'is Frankie Monroe LIVE!!!' for the full festival run, making his highly anticipated debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Discover the cast of the new Wallis Simpson musical, WALLIS, by BramwellBrand Productions. Premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2024, the musical explores the life of Wallis Simpson, the woman for whom a King gave up his crown.

Ten years after his award-winning memoir, Damian Barr revisits his past onstage with the National Theatre of Scotland in Maggie & Me. This brave piece recounts growing up gay in the straight world of Margaret Thatcher's working class Britain... among the Ravenscraig steelworks of Motherwell. Barr explores touching and timeless themes, but suffers slightly from a long-winded exposition.

Porno lives up to its opening line: sequels are never as good as the original. Edinburgh's infamous pack of misfits (Renton, Bigbie, Sick Boy and Spud) reunite ten years after their appearances in the award-winning Trainspotting. They're all grown up, and surpisingly still alive.

Award winning stand-up comedian and viral sensation Finlay Christie will return to the Edinburgh Fringe this year after a critically acclaimed debut in 2022 with his show 'OK Zoomer'.

Here & Now will present its programme of work created in England, during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024. Learn more about the lineup here!

Bobby Davro will appear at Edinburgh Fringe Festval this Summer.  The comedy legend has been one of the UK's top comics and best-known celebrity entertainers for over 40 years. 

A Play, A Pie and A Pint will present MEDEA ON THE MIC by Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh, Monday 10th - Saturday 15th June 2024, 1pm.

The award-winning producers of Fleabag, Baby Reindeer and Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder have announced the world premiere of a dark comedy about wrecking the places we love.

Experience the thrill as DON GNU brings the game of tennis to the Edinburgh Fringe. This unique performance is a must-see for sports and theatre enthusiasts alike.

A quartet of London's best West End talent converge for a musical parody all about the courtroom clash that followed ‘that' legendary crash on the slopes! 

Discover the latest additions to Pleasance's programme with their third epic on-sale. Get updates on new shows, dates, and what to expect from the upcoming performances.

Dylan Mulvaney will present her solo musical at Edinburgh Fringe. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Established in 2022, philanthropic arts platform, House of Oz, has announced a return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, marking its third consecutive year presenting original Australian talent at the world's largest arts marketplace. 

Join dance floor anthropologist, Aunty Jonny for an edifying lecture on the history of radical music, sexed up dance floors and the people your mother warned you about. The only show with a built-in After Party.

Grace Bellavue was a high-class sex worker, who rose to meteoric fame on social media. She was an activist and modern-day maverick, until suddenly, she died...  Award winning artist, and fellow South Australian, Michaela Burger (A Migrant's Son, Exposing Edith) explores her legacy in this new one-woman show.   

House of Oz is presenting two UK premieres from choreographer to watch, Lewis Major, as part of a portfolio of shows at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Learn more about the upcoming performances here!

Adelaide's circus and physical theatre superstars, Gravity & Other Myths (GOM), return to the Edinburgh Fringe for the INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE of their new work Ten Thousand Hours .