The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Blackeyed Theatre has announced tour dates and casting for a UK touring production, Sherlock Holmes: The Hunt for Moriarty, a world premiere by Nick Lane based on the work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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.
BroadwayWorld's top picks of the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme.
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,
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).
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 (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.
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.
This three-actor musical takes inspiration from the true story of Joanna of Castile.
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, the award-winning contemporary dance company run by directors, choreographers and performers Roseanna Anderson and Joshua Ben-Tovim, return to the 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.
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.
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.
Translated to Women in Socks and Sandals for the Edinburgh Fringe from its original Danish title K.
An innovative new cultural collective is making a dramatic bid to create affordable theatre for all in the heart of Glasgow.
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.
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'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
BroadwayWorld recommend their top musicals from the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme.
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.
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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) |
