EDINBURGH 2025: Pick of the Programme- Comedy Debuts
BroadwayWorld's guide to the top comedy debuts at this years Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Scotland Theatre Newsroom
The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Review: YOU WON'T BREAK MY SOUL, Oran Mor
After a very average hook-up, Jordan realises this particular ‘gentleman caller’ has stolen his irreplaceable Beyoncé concert tickets for her Murrayfield show the next day.
Review: THE NAKED NEDS, Cottiers
Paul’s about to be a dad, but doubt clouds his excitement.
Cênica's CHEESE AND GUAVA OR ROMEO AND JULIET To Make International Debut At EdFringe
Brazilian theatre collective Cênica will make its international debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 with a vibrant reimagining of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, blending bilingual performance, post-colonial commentary, and guava paste.
Emma Frankland Returns To Edinburgh Fringe With NO APOLOGIES World Premiere
Two-time Fringe First Award-winning and Total Theatre Award nominated writer and performer Emma Frankland will bring her raucous and powerful new show No Apologies to Summerhall for its Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut.
Scott Turnbull Returns to Summerhall with New EdFringe Show
Actor, writer, clown, comedian and all-round nincompoop Scott Turnbull invites you into an absurd foray into the wonderful world of love, death and everything in-between.
Julia Taudevin's AUNTIE EMPIRE Comes to Summerhall For One Night Only
Gracing the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with her presence for one night only, Auntie Empire will perform on Friday 22nd August in Summerhall's The Dissection Room.
In Bed With My Brother Returns To Edinburgh Fringe With PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORLD
This August, Nora, Dora and Kat - the team behind such anarchic hits as WE ARE IAN (2017), TRICKY SECOND ALBUM (2019), and PRIME_TIME (2021) - present their first fringe show in six years: PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORLD.
Suzy Crothers Makes EdFringe Debut With TROUBLED World Premiere at Summerhall
This August, acclaimed writer, theatremaker, and performer Suzy Crothers presents Troubled - a show filled with gallows humour about the domestic impact of societal violence, conflict and intergenerational trauma in Northern Ireland.
INSIDERS Comes to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
INSIDERS, a bold and emotional play created with Scottish prisoners during the COVID-19 pandemic, is coming to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Review: KELI, Tramway
KELI tells the story of a fiery, sharp witted seventeen year-old in a former mining town.
Review: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE at Kings Theatre Glasgow
Few stories capture the wonder of childhood and the weight of war as gracefully as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
NO MILK NO SUGAR Comes to Edinburgh
In a physical theatre and martial arts performance that intertwines dance, street art and circus influences, Hong Kong Soul headline company TS Crew transports audiences to the nostalgic, vibrant heart of a Hong Kong Cha Chaan Teng.
WAVES OF TRADITION: A NEW HORIZON IN SCOTTISH-CHINESE MUSIC Comes to Edinburgh
This cross-cultural music performance brings together the Chinese Zheng, and Celtic harp and Scottish Bodhrán in a contemporary concert setting that explores connection through sound.
THE FAUSTUS PROJECT Comes to Edinburgh
Featuring an unrehearsed Fringe performer from another show in the titular role each night, The Faustus Project is part improvisation, part roast and full-blown chaos.
THE GENESIS Comes to Edinburgh
Experience an acrobatic journey as 17 international artists from Denmark, Australia, Peru, Canada, UK, Uruguay, Chile, Portugal, USA, Germany, Ireland, France and Guinea unite to celebrate the spirit of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
EDINBURGH 2025: Pick Of The Programme- Comedy
BWW Scotland editor lists her top picks from the comedy section of the 2025 Edfringe programme.
Justin Time To Rock Comes To The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow
CBeebies megastar Justin Fletcher has announced that his brand-new live theatre tour Justin Time To Rock will now continue into Spring 2026, with final tour dates just announced.
WUMMY Comes to Edinburgh Fringe in August
Charis King will make her debut in her one-woman play Wummy at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025.
SAD GIRL SONGS Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
Gwen explores the trauma caused by an abusive student affair with her improv teacher and, just as importantly, the aftermath of the relationship.
A GERRY CHRISTMAS CARROLL Brings Festive Cheer to Edinburgh Fringe This Summer
The offbeat one-man show A Gerry Christmas Carroll is coming to the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe from July 31 – August 24 (not 12th) at 14:40, performed at Just the Tonic at the Mash House – Just the Attic (Venue 288).
WHAT GETS BETTER? A Dark Comedy from Tomás Bepalo Heads to Edinburgh Fringe
The Ideal Men Productions will present What Gets Better?, a raw, riotous, and sharply honest new solo show from five-star performer Tomás Bepalo, coming to the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Viral Comedy Star Liz Coin Brings UK Debut LIZZY SUNSHINE! to Edinburgh Fringe
Fresh off a sold-out 2024 U.
Award-Winning Family Show OUT OF THE BOX Returns to Edinburgh Fringe This Summer
Fresh off its win for Best Family Friendly Show 2025 at Brighton Fringe, the internationally acclaimed Out of the Box returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for another joyful run of circus-inspired comedy, playful surprises, and audience interaction.
Amelia Hamilton Makes Her Fringe Debut With FORGET ME NOT
Amelia Hamilton invites you to party at the end of the world - but first she needs to do the dishes at her parents' house .
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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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Sister Sophia Kicks the Habit Venue 13 (8/07-8/21) |
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The Last Mad Man Assembly, Roxy (8/05-8/30) |
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Mythos: Ragnarök Assembly Rooms (Music Hall) (8/06-8/29) |
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Tale of the Firebird Assembly Roxy (Central) (8/06-8/30) |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Alhambra Theatre (10/07-10/10) |
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Felicity Ward: I Wish I Could Come Out Of My Shell Cab Vol 1 @ Monkey Barrell (8/17-8/30) |
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Father, Away She Goes Zoo (Playground 1) (8/07-8/30) |
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Tell Me Summerhall (8/07-8/31) |