The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Khalid Abdalla (The Kite Runner, The Crown) redefines and reclaims the solo show in a lyrical tapestry where resistance, displacement and selfhood are delicately woven through an avant-garde aesthetic.
In a perfectly paced show featuring musical numbers and smooth crowd work, Robyn Reynolds details the ups and downs of her life – or rather, brings out the silver lining in the downs.
Jennifer Irons’ roller-skating solo show Bad Immigrant nearly ended at the Edinburgh Fringe after unsafe stage conditions forced a canceled performance.
In 2023 TikTok sent a notification to millions of users with Jodie's face, and the caption 'Is She Hot?'.
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.
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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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Safety Underbelly, Daisy (8/05-8/30) |
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Lifelong Studio 2, Assembly George Square Studios, EH8 9LH (Venue 17) (8/05-8/17) |
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Furniture Boys Underbelly (Jersey) (8/05-8/30) |
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Rollers Forever King's Theatre (10/27-10/31) |
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Glob Underbelly (8/05-8/30) |
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Glass Child Summerhall (8/06-8/16) |
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Helen Bradley: Painter and Storyteller Pleasance Courtyard (Cellar) (8/05-8/30) |
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Trainspotting The Musical Alhambra Theatre (3/01-3/06) |
