The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Comedian Ron Placone will premiere ANTI-FASCIST PASTA NIGHT at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, a political stand-up hour exploring politics, culture, and the anti-fascist roots of pasta, with preview shows in Los Angeles and New York.
Alfie Dundas, a viral comedian with over 100 million online views, will make his Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut with FIRST CLASS PANIC at Pleasance Courtyard's Bunker Three.
Honk! comedy nights will present a series of Edinburgh Fringe work-in-progress shows at Rebellion Brewery in Marlow and The Relais Henley, featuring acts including Sophie Duker, Rosie Holt, and Catherine Bohart.
Opened in 1991 with the support of the UK recorded music industry through The BRIT Trust and the BPI, The BRIT School is the leading Performing and Creative Arts school in the UK and is completely FREE to attend.
You are invited to a funeral like no other, as we gather together with acclaimed performer and singer Hannah Howie for a glorious send-off for her boobs before a double mastectomy.
The Kobold Show!, a five-clown physical comedy from the co-creator of The Twenty-Sided Tavern, will present at Gilded Balloon during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe after winning Best Ensemble at the NYC Fringe.
1960s rock band The Kinks never reached the towering commercial heights of The Beatles or The Rolling Stones, but Joe Penhall’s jukebox bio-musical Sunny Afternoon argues that their turbulent journey to stardom was no less dramatic.
In a small Rust Belt town in Pennsylvania, friendships are forged through sweat and laughter.
This year’s program reflects the ambition of Australia’s creative output, spanning everything from contemporary circus and physical theatre to comedy, drama, music and immersive experiences.
Edinburgh's Union Theatre will make its theatrical debut with Peter Arnott's SHALL ROGER CASEMENT HANG?, a dramatisation of Irish Nationalist Roger Casement's arrest and interrogation, performed at Hill Street Theatre.
The shortlists for the 2026 Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland which have been released today, Thursday May 7
Scottish theatre artist Sharron Devine's one-on-one multi-sensory experience THE ONLY WAY OUT IS IN will have its Scottish première at Pitlochry Festival Theatre's Explorers Garden as part of Alan Cumming's inaugural season as Artistic Director.
Choreographer and dancer Joel Bray will make his UK debut with his autobiographical sugar-coated confessional, Daddy.
Kick It Anywhere, the company behind sell-out hit Brixton Calling, will present THE JOLLY FISHERMAN at Edinburgh Festival Fringe's Underbelly George Square, starring Alex Hill and Olivier-nominated Jonny Khan.
Lukas Meintjes brings B48Y CRASH LANDS ON EARTH to Edinburgh's Assembly George Square Studios following sell-out runs at Melbourne and Adelaide Fringe, where it was nominated for Best Comedy.
Online sketch comedian Imogen Andrews will make her debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer with THE UNLIKEABLE WORMS.
Following a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025 as part of the Made in Scotland Showcase, Chunky Jewellery will tour to the Open the Door International Festival and more.
In celebration of its 30th anniversary, the award-winning Fringe favourites Grid Iron will present the world premiere of Mayflies, a site-specific adaptation of Andrew O'Hagan's best-selling novel.
Kate Smurthwaite is going to write 20 completely different shows, one a day, each written in 24 hours, for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Awkward Prods announced a new solo show inspired by a real-life homophobic attack on performer Linus Karp in Soho.
Summerhall Arts announced its final 30 shows for its 2026 festival, including an 80-seat Sauna Theatre, Shaparak Khorsandi's debut play KISMET, Hannah Maxwell's new show, and productions from Francesca Moody Productions and theatregoose.
Julian Clary will return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time in 17 years with FULLY DILATED, a limited ten-show run at Assembly Rooms' Music Hall, promising intimate revelations and his signature camp comedy.
Avalon announced its Edinburgh Festival Fringe theatre programme, featuring Bryony Kimmings' BOG WITCH, Flo & Joan's ONE MAN MUSICAL, and the UK debut of new musical THE REAL KYLE McCARREN.
THE DISTANCE, a new solo show written and performed by former Team GB runner Ben Norris, will have its world premiere at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, produced by the teams behind SIX THE MUSICAL and CHOIR OF MAN.
KIRSTY MANN: CORPSE, a solo show blending comedy and horror based on a true haunting, will present its fully-realized world premiere at Summerhall after winning Best Theatre at Adelaide Fringe.
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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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Racists, Recessions and Revolutions ZOO (Playground 3) (8/07-8/30) |
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One Hour Wedding Underbelly (The Friesian) (8/05-8/23) |
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Remember, Remember! Pleasance Dome (Queen Dome) (8/05-8/30) |
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Shamilton! The Improvised Hip Hop Musical Assembly George Square Studios - One (8/05-8/30) |
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Baby Wants Candy Assembly George Square Studios - One (8/05-8/30) |
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A STAN IS BORN! – Encore Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/06-8/16) |
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Rollers Forever King's Theatre (10/27-10/31) |
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Collaborator Pleasance at EICC (Pentland) (8/06-8/22) |
