The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
This week Pitlochry Festival Theatre, in collaboration with the Royal Society of Edinburgh, is set to host A Beer, A Bap and A Boffin, a brand-new series of talks featuring leading Scottish experts from the sciences, arts and business communities.
Two London-based Zimbabweans meet for their first date in an unconventional location, with the unexpected intimacy and shared cultural heritage leading them to reveal more about themselves than they were intending in an emotionally charged drama.
Katori Hall’s Olivier-winning play follows Martin Luther King Jr.
Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey, an international collaboration between Glasgow-based Vanishing Point and Kanagawa Arts Theatre of Yokohama, Japan (in association with Tramway) picked up four awards at the 2025 CATS, which were presented at Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre today, Sunday June 8, 2025
Emmy nominated writer and comedian Sam Jay is all set to cross the pond and make her Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut this year.
At a special celebration of Brian Cox's role in Dundee's vibrant and influential cultural landscape - it was announced that the internationally acclaimed Dundonian actor has become the new Patron of Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre.
A high-energy kids' show, The Alphabet of Awesome Science rockets through 26 words, each sparking a wild, messy, and often explosive experiment.
When 20-something Alex stumbles across a Reddit thread documenting a sighting of a man with a machete roaming her local park, her curiosity turns obsessive and she tumbles headfirst down the rabbit hole.
Set in the late 80s at the start of the AIDS epidemic, Dundee-based company Shaper/Caper's production explores the importance of queer nightlife spaces and community in times of crisis.
Recent Cutbacks will return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer with the UK premiere of Fly, You Fools!—a lovingly absurd live parody of one of the most beloved fantasy films of all time.
Rooted in female rage — explosive, absurd and over-the-top — this multi-disciplinary theatre show blends cabaret and comedy with opera, musical theatre and classical music to deconstruct the image of women in society.
Delving into the creative chaos behind the making of Kind of Blue, the best-selling jazz album of all time, MILES.
Following its award-winning debut at the Dublin Fringe Festival, BITCH, a bold fusion of cabaret, stand-up, and theatre from Irish actor and theatremaker Marty Breen, makes its way to the Pleasance Dome as part of the 2025 Culture Ireland Edinburgh Showcase.
The Lolita Apologies, a new one-act play written and directed by Talia Fossum-Wernick, will receive a two-night preview run at The NuBox in New York City on July 15 and 16 before making its international debut at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Ballet Nights will make its Scottish debut on July 4 at Glasgow’s Theatre Royal.
The grit, gears and glory of the most challenging road race on earth rides into Edinburgh for Fringe 2025.
A prince, a ball, and a single glass slipper filled with an ice cream sundae: this is the classic Cinderella fairytale deliciously reimagined into a new musical experience.
Created by Lewis Ian Bray as a tribute to his younger brother Jack, Cartoonopolis is a vibrant and imaginative exploration of neurodivergence, creativity, and the power of family.
A high-energy solo performance blending sharp character work, physical comedy, and quickfire costume changes follows Lolo – daughter of a hardworking single mother and raised by TV – as she recounts past dates to see where she went wrong.
Weaving together themes of memory, the fading legacy of British rule, and the story of a rhino named Sudan, Must I Cry originates from a Hong Kong-based company with roots in Scotland.
Exploring the human desire for connection and a sense of belonging, this immersive theatre piece uses silent disco headphones to guide the audience through the end of the world.
Inspired by the lived experience of being born in the Philippines and raised in the UK, writer-performer Jules Chan’s solo semi-autobiographical play explores the complexities of growing up between cultures.
Footballers’ Wives: The Musical, a bold, high-energy adaptation of the iconic ITV drama, will make its Edinburgh Fringe debut this summer at the Assembly Rooms (Music Hall) from July 30 through August 24 (excluding August 13), with performances at 6:35 p.
Improbotics will return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with RoboTales, a new interactive theatrical experiment fusing human improvisation with artificial intelligence.
An interactive science theatre experience for the whole family that blends comedy with STEM, A.
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Antigone 1989: A Town Hall Musical Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/05-8/29) |
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Elvis in Chaos Lime Studio at Greenside @ George Street (8/07-8/15) |
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Operotica: Lovers in Every Lifetime Underbelly Bristo Square (8/05-8/30) |
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Father, Away She Goes Zoo (Playground 1) (8/07-8/30) |
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An Ode to the Casting Director Assembly George Square Studios (8/05-8/29) |
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Glass Child Summerhall (8/06-8/16) |
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Thermodrama Summerhall (8/07-8/31) |
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A STAN IS BORN! – Encore Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/06-8/16) |
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The List Festival Awards W Edinburgh (8/28-8/28) |
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Roomies Underbelly (Jersey) (8/05-8/31) |
