EDINBURGH 2025: Zara Gladman Q&A
Ageing millennial Zara Gladman and her alter-egos – including everyone’s favourite Glasgow West end mum Aileen – take centre stage for a worthy cause: to raise funds for Aileen’s son’s gap year.
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EDINBURGH 2025: Pick of the Programme- Theatre
BroadwayWorld's top picks of the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme.
New Adaptation of THE LITTLE PRINCE Announced at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
Acclaimed performance poet Toby Thompson returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a vibrant new solo adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s beloved classic,
Conor O’Dwyer Makes Edinburgh Fringe Debut With HOMO(SAPIEN) at Assembly Roxy
Irish playwright and performer Conor O’Dwyer is set to make his Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut this summer with the bold and brilliant new solo play Homo(sapien), playing July 30–August 24 at Assembly Roxy (Snug Bar).
Cecilia Gentili’s RED INK to be Presented at Edinburgh Fringe
Following Breaking the Binary Theatre's Off-Broadway run starring Angelica Ross, Peppermint, and James Tom, the late Cecilia Gentili’s play Red Ink will be presented at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025 to Host Premiere of NFTS Sean Connery Talent Lab Short Films
Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) has announced that the six short films created as part of the inaugural NFTS Sean Connery Talent Lab will have their World Premieres as part of this year’s Film Festival.
Adam Riches and John Kearns Are Ball & Boe at The Edinburgh Fringe
This summer, audiences are invited to treat themselves to the show they never knew they needed - and experience one of the best-reviewed comedy shows of 2024.
Full Cast Set For THE QUEEN IS MAD at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
This three-actor musical takes inspiration from the true story of Joanna of Castile.
BECAUSE YOU NEVER ASKED Comes to Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Returning to the Fringe from Montréal acclaimed company, We All Fall Down Interdisciplinary Creations will present Because You Never Asked in the intimate surroundings of Summerhall’s Main Hall.
IMPERMANENCE Returns to Edinburgh Fringe with VENUS 2.0
IMPERMANENCE, the award-winning contemporary dance company run by directors, choreographers and performers Roseanna Anderson and Joshua Ben-Tovim, return to the Edinburgh Fringe.
UK Debut of Rickerby Hinds’ DREAMSCAPE Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
Andy Jordan Productions Ltd and Hindsight Productions will present the powerful UK premiere of DREAMSCAPE by acclaimed writer and director Rickerby Hinds at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, running 30 July – 24 August at Gilded Balloon, Appleton Tower, Bramley at 13:30.
HIMHERANDIT's CHAMPIONS to Make UK Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
Danish Theatre Award-nominated CHAMPIONS by HIMHERANDIT Company makes its highly anticipated UK premiere at Edinburgh Fringe 2025, running 31 July – 16 August at Pleasance, EICC, Pentland as part of the acclaimed #DANISH showcase, presented by WILDTOPIA and the Embassy of Denmark in the UK.
Bella Merlin to Present TILLY NO-BODY at Edinburgh Fringe
This captivating solo play written and performed by acclaimed actor and author Bella Merlin, Tilly No-Body, reveals the haunting and transformative story of Tilly Wedekind.
WOMEN IN SOCKS AND SANDALS to be Presented at Edinburgh Fringe
Translated to Women in Socks and Sandals for the Edinburgh Fringe from its original Danish title K.
Theatre 118 Aims to Create, Entertain and Inspire
An innovative new cultural collective is making a dramatic bid to create affordable theatre for all in the heart of Glasgow.
A SMALL TOWN NORTHERN TALE Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
Inspired by his experiences growing up mixed heritage in Manchester and relocating to a small working-class Northern town in the early 2000s, Nathan Jonathan writes and performs a nostalgic love letter to working-class life and cultural identity.
Marc Burrows' THE BRITPOP HOUR Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
Award-winning writer, comedian and music journalist Marc Burrows will bring The Britpop Hour - a multimedia stand-up celebration of one of Britain's most iconic and chaotic musical eras to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Samia Rida Brings KIDNAP to Edinburgh Festival Fringe This August
Samia Rida's autobiographical comedy-drama will explore Saudi, family, disability, and how the act of kidnap can involve a swimming pool at Dram at Gilded Balloon Patter House.
Aaron Wood Makes His Edinburgh Fringe Debut
In More To Life, Aaron describes the everyday dramas of growing up in a Northern, working class household, living on a council estate, and the relentless optimism needed to pursue your dreams.
Sam Blythe Will Lead ANIMAL FARM at EdFringe 2025
Celebrating over 80 years since the publication of George Orwell’s Animal Farm, and marking 30 years of continuous performance, globally, Guy Masterson’s solo adaptation returns to the Edinburgh.
Will Owen's LOOKING FAB AT FIFTY Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
Comedian Will Owen returns for his second year to the Edinburgh Fringe with Looking Fab At Fifty - a brand new hour about connection, commitment issues, and why Bake Off is easier to love than people.
DIC DIC CHANG CHANG PLAYGROUND To Run at Edinburgh Fringe in August
One Table Two Chairs Charitable Foundation will return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with the interactive children’s hit Dic Dic Chang Chang Playground, running 1–9 August 2025 at 13:10 in Theatre 3 at theSpaceUK @ Surgeons' Hall.
EDINBURGH 2025: Pick of the Programme- Musicals
BroadwayWorld recommend their top musicals from the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme.
POP OFF, MICHELANGELO! Will Return To Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Pop Off, Michelangelo!, written by Dylan MarcAurele, will run on the Udderbelly stage at Underbelly, George Square following its hit 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe season and 8-week London run.
Beyond Monet and Beyond Van Gogh Come to Edinburgh This Christmas
Edinburgh art lovers are being given the opportunity to enjoy not one but two stunning multimedia experiences this Christmas.
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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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Ed Byrne: No Dramas Music Hall (2/10-2/10) |
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A STAN IS BORN! – Encore Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/06-8/16) |
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Sanctuary Pleasance Dome (Ace Dome) (8/05-8/31) |
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Long Way Home Gilded Balloon (Snug) (8/05-8/31) |
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An Ode to the Casting Director Assembly George Square Studios (8/05-8/29) |
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The Business Man and The Case of M. Valdemar Greenside Venue @ Riddles Court (Willow Studio) – Venue 16 - 322 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PG (8/07-8/28) |
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The Three Marias Voices Collective (8/26-8/31) |
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The List Festival Awards W Edinburgh (8/28-8/28) |