EDINBURGH 2026: Review: KIM BLYTHE: PUZZLE, Gilded Balloon
Sold out Fringe run 2025 and Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow nominee 2025 and 2026.
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EDINBURGH 2026: Review: THE SECOND BEST SCHOOL SHOOTING, Pleasance Courtyard
Two best friends struggle to process surviving a school shooting that is overshadowed by a much worse school shooting on the same day.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: FOR DOLORES, Traverse Theatre
Four-time Fringe First and Olivier Award winning Fishamble presents For Dolores by Fringe First Award winning Eva O’Connor.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: SUPPOSING, Traverse Theatre
Sally has been cursed.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: A FOOT IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE PRIZE FOR THE TOMBOLA at Attic, Pleasance Courtyard
Avid churchgoer Lydia has organized a charity tombola at her local church, but there is a major snag: a severed foot turns up inside one of the tombola prizes.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: THE MAN WHO THOUGHT HE KNEW TOO MUCH, Forth, Pleasance Courtyard
Having consistently wowed Fringe audiences, Voloz Collective returns with a welcome revival of their hit show 'The Man Who Thought He Knew too Much' - an undisputed masterclass in physical theatre.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: THE WOLF OF POYAIS, Assembly Roxy
“Any c**t can sell a pen, it takes a genius to sell a pen that’s not there.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: PINK RABBIT (Preview), Underbelly Bristo Square
This is a delight of a play.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: IN THE BLACK, Underbelly Bristo Square
In prison, a young Black man tells his story.
Film Review: DAVID BYRNE'S AMERICAN UTOPIA, In Cinemas
Directed by Spike Lee, David Byrne’s American Utopia is a filmed version of David Byrne’s Broadway stage show, which itself is inspired by the record of the same name.
Review: THE TRIAL, National Youth Theatre
Tremendous wit and energy drive an accomplished show created in no time at all!
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: JOHN-LUKE ROBERTS: WHAT I TALK ABOUT WHEN I RUN ABOUT TALKING, Monkey Barrel 4
John-Luke Roberts returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with What I Talk About When I Run About Talking, his first new hour in four years.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: ALICE FRASER: OH MAN!, Monkey Barrel at O'Neills (The Tron)
Alice Fraser brings an intellectually rich and entertaining hour of stand up to the stage with a show which cleverly blends philosophy, social commentary and sharp observational comedy.
Review: THE TRAGEDIE OF MACBETH, Chandler Studio Theatre
Staged by the MA Classical and Contemporary Text students at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Marc Silberschatz’s adaptation of The Tragedie of Macbeth is certainly ambitious.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: SID SINGH: LOVE BOMBING, The Lounge At Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Comedian's Choice Award winner Sid Singh returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with activism, political intention and a good dose of love-based reckless abandon.
Review: LEAR, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
In this bold new imagining of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Scottish theatre legend Maureen Beattie takes on the towering role of the monarch whose decision to test her daughters’ love unravels both family and kingdom.
Review: BIG BAD RIDING HOOD, Oran Mor
It’s been another long, wet summer in Panto Land, it’s enough to make you right bloody miserable, so it is! But, on the edge of Woodlands Road, Gran’s not letting that get her down.
Review: THE KARATE KID THE MUSICAL, Theatre Royal
Don’t miss the unforgettable theatrical experience of the season as this heartfelt coming-of-age story takes flight with spectacular musical numbers and dazzlingly inventive choreography.
Review: MEAN GIRLS, King's Theatre
Winner of Best New Musical (WhatsOnStage Awards) and direct from the West End, Mean Girls is the hilarious smash-hit musical comedy from an award-winning creative team including writer Tina Fey (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Saturday Night Live) and starring TV personality, actor & Steps st
Review: SUNSET BOULEVARD: THE BACKSTAGE CUT, Òran Mór
A fascinating insight into the one of the most iconic films in cinematic history.
Review: KANPUR: 1857 at Tron Theatre, Glasgow
After an Edinburgh Fringe sell-out, Kanpur:1857 came to the Tron in association with Glasgow Mela.
Review: ALLEGRA at Theatre Royal
What did our critic Natalie O'Donoghue think of ALLEGRA at Theatre Royal?
Review: THE HEN NIGHT, Òran Mór
Jade, Amber and Lilac have been organising Coral’s hen night for the past six months and it’s going to be epic! But at the last minute, Coral’s cousin Luna rocks up uninvited.
Review: MISS SAIGON, King's Theatre
Michael Harrison in association with Cameron Mackintosh presents the spectacular new production of MISS SAIGON as Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical is reborn.
Review: THE LONG DROP, Citizens Theatre
Between whisky-soaked confessions and half-truths swirling in cigarette smoke, William Watt and Peter Manuel share a night that will change everything.
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