SCOTLAND THEATER REVIEWS

Dream Space by Creative Group SSAK is a shimmering piece of theatrical magic, transforming the everyday into the extraordinary through inventive puppetry, music, and movement. From the moment the playful kazoo ensemble opening sets the tone, the production invites audiences of all ages into its surr...

The Revel Puck Circus’s latest collaboration with Underbelly is set in the faraway land of the Circus Hub on the Meadows in Edinburgh, in a sweet, acrobatic retelling of The Ugly Duckling....

You may have caught him as a previous Fringe favourite or perhaps on his TikTok channel or perhaps you’ve just discovered him during this festival. You better get used to seeing Jazz Emu because he’s an absolute legend of character comedy, here at Edinburgh Fringe 2025 with new show: The Pleasur...

Stephen Buchanan returns to the Fringe with his new hour, Cold Meat, where he brings dark humour and well-crafted jokes to the Edinburgh stage....

In 45 minutes, Can't Talk Right Now, a sung-through musical, explores the complexities of human nature and finding what you want from life. It’s a tight squeeze, but beautifully and heartbreakingly executed. Jen Cassidy effortlessly draws us into her reality, creating a loveable main character as ...

Rajiv Karia’s Man Alive! is a thoughtful and sharply observed hour, which asks big questions with a light, playful touch. Karia discusses male friendships, issues around maintaining contact, social connection and weaves this into the everyday irritations and anxieties of modern life and with a len...

Gloriously unhinged BAFTA-nominated newcomers Ada and Bron bring their chaotic brand of sketch character comedy to the Edinburgh Fringe with The Origin of Love, a fast-paced, surreal and delightfully filthy exploration of romance, in all of its very strangest forms....

Rohan Sharma makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut with his stand-up show Mad Dog. Rohan, a British/Indian comedian with an ambitious style of comedy, delivers his hilarious tech-heavy show. The audience is taken through a PowerPoint presentation as he speaks about his experience with racism, his love fo...

Milk on the Side: a Barista Musical is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year which was produced by Short and Sweet Theatre. It follows a day in the cafe with baristas Amy (Clare Roberts) and Casey (Emily Mahi`ai) who invite the audience to join them for a shift in their coffee shop....

Love Me Like a Chai Tea Latte is a comedy/theatre show making its Edinburgh Fringe debut this year. The show is written and performed by Sanjay Lago, a Glasgow-born South Asian actor, playwright and comedian who trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and is a recipient of the Assembly ART Aw...

Horror media, in any form, is often one of the most difficult genres to get right. Scatter: A Horror Play may stumble but it never falters, crafting a play of exceptionally high quality....

Unusual comedian Johnny White Really Really is back at the Edinburgh Fringe with new show am/pm. Those who enjoyed his last Fringe hour Catland (2023) will be happy to know that this is another pensive, curiously clever set of offbeat comedy from the entirely original and multi-faceted writer, compo...

In Year 6 Michelle Brasier’s mate uttered nine words that, at 30, still ring in her ears. They’ve sparked a Fringe show, and it’s a stunner. ...

Alternative, kooky character comedy great Lucy Pearman (BBC Three’s Please Help, BBC’s The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk, BBC2’s Mister Winner) is back with her first Edinburgh Fringe hour since 2019’s Baggage. ...

Don’t be fooled by the gentle, speakeasy vibe of the entrance music: these are certified divas, here to take you through a showstopping mix of music from various films and musicals. There is no plot and no need to study beforehand, just sit back and enjoy....

Ayo Adenekan makes his highly anticipated Fringe debut with a hilarious and heartfelt show about growing up in Scotland. With sharp storytelling and a laid-back charm, Ayo explores identity, belonging and the awkward moments in between....

Too old and unsteady to move, too vulnerable to survive on its own, the lofty Sabal palm of Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden reflects on two hundred years of containment, dislocation and human care, as it outgrows its 19th century glasshouse home and approaches its chainsaw demise, making way for ...

After a smash hit 2024 season and fresh off a 9-week London run, best-pals-turned-bitter-rivals Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci return to Edinburgh! A bloodthirsty friar is on the hunt for homosexuals in Renaissance Italy just when childhood friends Mike and Leo realise they both like boys. Terri...

Hot Mess: a new musical. After a billion years of bad dates, Earth's finally found the one... Humanity. Sparks fly. Wheat is harvested. Technology flourishes. But what begins as a passionate love affair between the universe's most iconic couple quickly descends into a Hot Mess. From the creative duo...

Two friends perform breathtaking aerial shows. They fly, spin, hang from the rooftops and fall out of the sky... But they weren't always so glorious. How did they transform from feeling like outsiders to the fantastical creatures they always knew they had inside them? A touching story of a girl who ...

For the past 17 years, Grace Helbig has been building her online presence as a content creator. Starting out by posting daily, short, vlog-style videos, she became one of the original YouTube stars. She has now amassed over 2.6 million subscribers on her channel....

Douglas Widick’s Paperclip is a witty, genre-bending thrill ride, which imagines a world where the fate of humanity rests in the hands or rather, the wires of Microsoft Word’s long-forgotten writing assistant Clippy....

Prepare to be indoctrinated into your new favourite cult! This show is exactly as it says on the tin: a pseudo-religious service with all the elements required to make up (or make fun of) a church. Organ music and an abundance of pink fabric sets the scene, and despite it being a wildly unfamiliar e...

The Durham Revue's latest may not be their finest hour, but it sure is a fun one....

Like Fleabag meets Normal People, this play from writer/star Ned Blackburn is one of the greatest Fringe shows you will ever see....