The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Scotland.
From award-winning writer Bridie Connell and director Richard Carroll, FUCCBOIS: LIVE IN CONCERT is a massive comedy-boyband-extravaganza: an irreverent satire of toxic dating culture and, most importantly, the music is banging.
Sofie won a comedy award in 2015 and she thinks you all stopped talking about it too soon.
Krapp's Last Tape is a journey through an old man's life, filled with hilarious memories and hopes for the future, coupled with the mourning of lost love and unfulfilled ambition.
Hasan Al- Habib has a lot to get off his chest, but Stuck in the Middle (East) with You never feels like a therapy session masquerading as stand up.
The play delights in its ambiguities.
The mise en scène is mesmerising.
With his latest hour of stand-up comedy, Paddy Young proves himself as a master of his craft.
Performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the fifth year in a row, Ania Magliano shows us all why she is one of Britain's greatest stand-ups going today.
It’s a beautifully written retrospection, full of evocative allegories and distinctive descriptions of what it feels like to lose someone you adore.
While the first part of the show is endearing and entertaining, featuring a healthy dose of cheesy comedy and coming-of-age humour, it could be tightened.
Carrie-Anne Ingrouille directs the production, establishing a remarkable pace that moves the action across the timeline seamlessly.
It’s a dark, gripping, and truly affecting project.
It’s an infectious, hilarious, utterly bleak theatrical adventure.
The regime is putting all the authors to death.
Three brothers are being questioned after something terrible happened in Brooklyn.
What did our critic think of EDINBURGH 2026: REVIEW: AMY WEBBER: JOY RIDE at Hoots @ Nicolson Square?
Directed by Michael DeFilippis, 44 Minutes is an unnerving provocation with an exhilarating plot twist.
Slade is remarkably entertaining, but the play is, ultimately rather unoriginal.
The show is not quite a musical, not quite a play with music.
Caleb Barron writes and directs a charmingly silly, snappy comedy.
With Rewilding, Chris Cantrill shows himself off as a veteran of his craft.
The 2021 fall of Kabul marks the epicenter of LANDSFRAU, an explosive autofictional solo piece where solo artist Mariann Yar reclaims her relationship to Afghanistan.
Some plays feel like direct responses to other, more famous, more accomplished plays.
It’s an addictive project.
World renowned mentalist and Fringe favourite Colin Cloud returns to Edinburgh with Hoax, his highly anticipated new show which challenges perceptions of truth, belief and reality.
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Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years Traverse Theatre (12/11-12/11) |
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This City Summerhall (12/04-12/06) |
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Ed Byrne: No Dramas Music Hall (2/10-2/10) |
