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Review: TRANSPARENT, Oran Mor
Barry feels like he’s slowly fading into the background of his own life.
Review: EMERGENCE, Theatre Royal
Enter a mesmerising underworld where human-kind dissolves into something altogether more elemental.
THE SNOW QUEEN to Open at Aberdeen Arts Centre
Aberdeen Arts Centre revealed the cast for its festive pantomime THE SNOW QUEEN, led by Philip Napier as Dame Rita Rizza alongside returning stars Megan Wright, Hannah Buyers, Xander Gordon, and Sarah Ord.
Review: BURLESQUE, King's Theatre
From executive producer Christina Aguilera and written by Steven Antin, based on the hit movie, Burlesque invites you to a club like no other: a hidden world beneath the city lights where sequins sparkle, seduction shimmers and lives can change in the flick of a feather boa.
Rainbow City Taxis Pledges £30K to Save Aberdeen Arts Centre Campaign
A Scottish taxi firm has committed £30,000 over three years to Aberdeen Arts Centre's fundraising drive, which aims to secure the venue's future and support community and touring arts programming.
HOUNDS OF LOVE To Return To Scotland to Celebrate Kate Bush
HOUNDS OF LOVE – The Kate Bush Celebration will visit Aberdeen, Greenock and Arbroath, with Nadine Turner leading a live band performing Kate Bush's classic catalogue.
Verity Power and Alan Cumming Will Lead MY FAIR LADY at Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Verity Power will play Eliza Doolittle opposite Alan Cumming's Professor Higgins in a new chamber production of MY FAIR LADY, directed by Maria Friedman, running November 21 through December 31 at Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
Review: READY TAE DRAP, Oran Mor
A rabbit, a refugee and a racist get stuck in a lift.
Review: ONE HUNDRED VOICES, Citizens Theatre
One Hundred Voices is an interactive, audio-guided installation, bringing creative insight into living in the care system.
Review: 1984, Citizens Theatre
The Thought Police monitor every word you say.
EDINBURGH 2026: BACKSTAGE Q&A
BroadwayWorld catches up with Yilin Yan, director of the Chinese production of Backstage and founder of Blue Eyes Theatre, to talk about bringing the production to the Camden Fringe and Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer.
Free Tickets Available For BBC New Comedy Awards at The Box at Fargo, Coventry
Thirty comedians will compete across six free shows at The Box at Fargo Village, Coventry, with Amy Gledhill, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Dan Tiernan judging the BBC New Comedy Awards heats.
Review: HIGH SOCIETY, King's Theatre
Helen George (Call the Midwife, The King and I) leads a 28-strong cast as glamorous socialite Tracy Lord, joined by stage and screen favourites Freddie Fox (Slow Horses), Nigel Lindsay (Kiss Me, Kate), Julian Ovenden (South Pacific), and Malcolm Sinclair (Pie in the Sky).
Book Review: SEETHING LANE, by Jack Jewers, Moonflower Books
Jewers returns to Samuel Pepys as a subject of fiction following his debut novel, The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys (2022).
Gabrielle to Bring Special Guests DAMAGE to Bradford Live on April 2, 2027
Gabrielle has announced British R&B group DAMAGE will join her as special guests at Bradford Live on Friday, April 2, 2027.
Around The BroadwayWorld: Top News, Reviews, Interviews & More from August 2026
In this August 2026 edition, two major national tours are gearing up to hit the road, with the casts of OH, MARY! and JERSEY BOYS offering behind-the-scenes looks at their rehearsal processes, while BroadwayWorld exclusively revealed that Aliya Grace will lead the upcoming BOOP! THE MUSICAL tour lau
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: OIL AND WHISKEY, The Street
Come see Oil and Whiskey, the award-winning, off-Broadway, country rock musical from New York City.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: COPYCAT, Pleasance
'This technology is being pushed on us at a time when the world is moving towards authoritarianism' (Geoffrey Hinton).
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: WOODY SEZ, Underbelly
This award-winning show celebrating the life and career of Woody Guthrie makes its triumphant return to Fringe! Join us on an authentically American musical journey, using Guthrie's own words and over two dozen of his timeless songs in one joyous, toe-tapping musical.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: THE PITCH, Pleasance
Robbie is a sports-mad Belfast boy.
Assembly Festival Reports Over 500,000 Tickets, Urges Fringe 2027 Date Shift
Assembly Festival at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe reported over 500,000 tickets issued this year, its highest since the pandemic, while calling for an earlier 2027 start date and an independent financial review.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: LIBERACE AND LIZA- A TRIBUTE, Underbelly
Winners of Best Show 2026 at Brighton Fringe and a Five Star Offie Award in London, Liberace and Liza – A Tribute brings together two of entertainment's most flamboyant legends in a show that never was – but absolutely should have been! Direct from a West End run having played at many iconic ven
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: CRAIG WILSON: THIS MIGHT BE NOTHING, Waverley Bar
After ten years of backhanded compliments, rude drunks, and being bullied by teenagers, Craig is starting to wonder if fast food is the career for him after all.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: THE SUMO SHOW HIRAKUZA, Underbelly
Step into the world of Japan’s legendary national sport as former pro wrestlers collide in powerful, high action matches right before your eyes! Presented entirely in English, get ready to learn the rules, rituals and techniques behind this incredible sport.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: DAY OF THE LOCUST, Pleasance
The sun is hot.
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Ed Byrne: No Dramas Music Hall (2/10-2/10) |
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Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years The Lemon Tree (9/24-9/24) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! EICC (5/30-5/30) |
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Disney''s Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert Usher Hall (12/03-12/03) |
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Aberdeen Arts Centre's Big Variety Show Aberdeen Arts Centre (10/02-10/03) |
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The Steamie Alhambra Theatre (10/29-10/31) |
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Rollers Forever King's Theatre (10/27-10/31) |
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Giovanni: Unstoppable Alhambra Theatre (4/11-4/11) |
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Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years The Stand 1 (9/23-9/23) |
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Trainspotting The Musical Edinburgh Playhouse (10/19-10/24) |
