The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Josh Elton makes an assured and highly memorable Fringe debut with Away With The Fairies, a show which captures both the unfiltered chaos of the life of a comic and the mythic absurdity which shapes it.
This whirlwind show absolutely flies by in the time we wish it took to learn to love ourselves.
Unsettling music and Chekov's child draw the audience in before 1612 even starts, creating the perfect environment to learn about this historic witch trial.
Mary: A Gig Theatre Show is a cool concept.
Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, CHICAGO is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her.
Two people.
A monster's guide to tolerance and temperance.
49 and 64 are in the room.
Following the arrest of a famous billionaire, four unlikely friends team up to break her out of prison in return for half her fortune.
Adulting Hard! is an energetic stand-up show where Irish comedian Danny O’Brien tells us about his attempts at buying a house in Dublin.
In the face of ongoing funding cuts, political instability and a fragmented sector, Scotland’s arts organisations are coming together in an attempt to spark change.
Caroline McEvoy: Train Man is an honest yet lively stand-up show at the Fringe this year.
Described by its creator as “50 minutes of vegetable insanity”, this surrealist and entirely enjoyable hour of physical theatre, tragicomedy and puppetry has a certain ‘je nais sais quoi’.
What did our critic think of AVENUE Q at Braw Venues At Grand Lodge?This smash hit musical is a hilarious satire of modern life starring a mixed cast of humans and puppets.
Scottish comedy legend Johnny McKnight examines the panto dame through an inventive new lens in She’s Behind You.
Four generations of Northern Irish women gather for a 90th birthday party in Karis Kelly’s Consumed, and what unfolds is a pitch-black dark comedy with razor wit and gasp-inducing shock.
Flora Wilson Brown’s six-hander examines climate change across 250 years of real and imagined history.
Welsh comedian Steffan Alun brings warmth, wit and a proudly offbeat perspective to his debut Fringe hour, Steffan Alun: Stand Up.
Tartan Tabletop is a Dungeons and Dragons panel show which thrives on live comedic improvisation, uncertainty and risks, which results in riotous game play.
Written and Performed by Lizzie T Ollemache and David Ladderman from Rollicking Entertainment, a riot of magic, slapstick and sparkle is brought to the stage with Messy Magic, a family show which manages to be silly, but skilful.
Goldspun Media’s Level Up! begins with a promising burst of nostalgic energy.
There is nothing quite like the delicious mix of chaos and charm that Josh Burton brings to his gleeful children’s show Signor Baffo.
A Y2K-drenched coming-of-age comedy-drama: ASTNT follows David’s move from the city to a small Northern town where being the only Black kid means fitting in isn’t an option.
Sex, drugs and coercive control.
The King is dead and the Prince is unmarried – if he doesn't find someone soon, he must forfeit the crown! In NYC, baker Aaron Butcher is butchering his career as a family baker.
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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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Surreally Good Summerhall (Former Women’s Locker Room) (8/07-8/31) |
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Rockpools Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker 3) (8/05-8/30) |
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Giovanni: Unstoppable Alhambra Theatre (4/11-4/11) |
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Thermodrama Summerhall (8/07-8/31) |
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An Ode to the Casting Director Assembly George Square Studios (8/05-8/29) |
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This Is How I Got Arrested (after smuggling drugs across the border but never actually getting caught with any drugs) ZOO (Playground 3) (8/07-8/30) |
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Puck Bunnies: A Heated Rivalry Drag Musical Parody Puck Bunnies: A Heated Rivalry Drag Musical Parody (8/05-8/31) |
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Venue Premium - Two Doors Down OVO Hydro (9/25-10/11) |
