The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
TheatreGoose returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with AETHER, a visually rich theatrical exploration of dark matter, faith, physics, and forgotten women in science, premiering at Summerhall in July 2025.
Rose Coogan’s ROSE+BUD, a heartfelt queer comedy about gender, self-discovery, and transition, will make its British premiere at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, presented by Commedia of Errors and Lyric Belfast.
Comedian and writer Leila Navabi returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with RELAY, a bold new musical comedy about building a queer family and redefining what parenthood looks like in 2025.
Na-keisha Pebody’s one-woman play LEI-LDN will make its Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut this summer, exploring mixed-race identity, culture shock, and self-acceptance through comedy, spoken word, and movement.
Maybe You Like It brings DOWN TO CHANCE to the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe—a gripping two-hander based on the true story of a mother and radio reporter during the largest earthquake in U.
Wonder Fools and Pleasance will present ALRIGHT SUNSHINE, a new one-woman play by Isla Cowan exploring women’s safety, gender, and police power in Edinburgh, running at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Shetland-based choreographer Kathryn Gordon will present A JOURNEY OF FLIGHT at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of the Made in Scotland Showcase, weaving dance, live music, and projected visuals into an immersive meditation on nature and place.
Modern mime artist Silent Rocco brings his acclaimed solo show UNTOLD STORIES – MODERN MIME TALES to the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, presenting a poetic and playful world made entirely from imagination.
Harley Brooke Walker brings her intimate shadow-puppetry solo piece NOT MY GRANDMOTHER'S DAUGHTER to the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, weaving a multi-generational story of maternal connection and healing at Gilded Balloon.
Australian cellist and electro-pop artist K Mak brings her acclaimed audiovisual experience K MAK AT THE PLANETARIUM to Summerhall at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025, blending live strings, synths, and cosmic projections into a fully immersive show.
Mary Kennedy brings her solo show HAIL MARY, NONE OF THE GRACE to the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, running from July 30 to August 24 at Gilded Balloon, Appleton Tower (Eve) at 3:40 PM.
NORVIL & JOSEPHINE: RABBITS OUT OF THE HAT is being presented at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The Sonicrats and House of Oz will present You're An Instrument! at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Ines Wurth will present FRANCES FLOATS by Frances Mercanti-Anthony, direct from the US to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Ines Wurth will present DIVA starring Vivienne Powell at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
House of Oz will present Ten Thousand Hours by Gravity and Other Myths at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Skinny by Michelle Pearson will be presented at Underbelly Bristo Square at Edinburgh Fringe.
House of Oz and Mad Nun Productions will present FLICK at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Francesca Moody Productions and piece by piece productions will present Ohio at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Grooming My Ass will make its World Premiere at Theatre Under St.
Francesca Moody Productions and Bristol Old Vic has revealed the creative team for their new expanded co-production of hit Edinburgh Fringe musical How To Win Against History at Edinburgh Fringe.
Sketch Off Winner 2024 Ted Milligan will make his Edinburgh Fringe debut in United - a joyously funny, character led, live mockumentary.
The first-ever staged production of 80's horror comedy rock musical I WAS A TEENAGE SHE-DEVIL and the one-act dark comedy HOW NOT TO FUND A HONEYMOON are headed to Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August
Leicester Square Sketch Off Finalists The Mayor and His Daughter will make their Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut with their Leicester Comedy Festival Award Nominated, folk-horror, alternative sketch show: A Genuine Appreciation of Comedy.
Drawing on her joint Greenlandic Inuit and Danish heritage, performer Sarah Aviaja Hammeken brings a timely and enchanting work of belonging and becoming to the Edinburgh Fringe.
|
Antigone 1989: A Town Hall Musical Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/05-8/29) |
|
Elvis in Chaos Lime Studio at Greenside @ George Street (8/07-8/15) |
|
Heated Rivalry: The Musical Parody! Gilded Balloon Patter House - Other Yin (8/05-8/30) |
|
The Time of Your Life The Voodoo Rooms (8/10-8/24) |
|
Tap Out! (Or I'll Hit You Again) Gilded Balloon Patter House – Coorie (8/05-8/31) |
|
Operotica: Lovers in Every Lifetime Underbelly Bristo Square (8/05-8/30) |
|
Sitting (In Silence) Summerhall (8/06-8/31) |
|
Long Way Home Gilded Balloon (Snug) (8/05-8/31) |
|
In a Bad Way Gilded Balloon Patter House (Blether), (8/05-8/31) |
|
Tell Me Summerhall (8/07-8/31) |
