Review: REVOLUTION DAYS, Citizens Theatre
Samira, a Scottish Aid Worker, goes through a ‘baptism of fire’ during the revolutions in the Middle East.
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The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
DAY OF THE LOCUST World Premiere to Open at Edinburgh Fringe 2026
Fake Escape will present the world premiere of DAY OF THE LOCUST at Pleasance Courtyard, a solo show with live music adapting Nathanael West's classic novel through the lens of 2025's anti-ICE protests in LA.
THE UNDERSTUDY Will Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut
Eva Seymour's one-woman dark comedy THE UNDERSTUDY, following an actor's anxiety-fuelled life as a swing, will make its UK premiere at Edinburgh Fringe after winning Best Theatre at Adelaide Fringe.
FRISKY'S REMIX ROULETTE Will Tour the UK and Play Edinburgh Fringe
Miss Frisky and her live band return with FRISKY'S REMIX ROULETTE, an audience-driven show where crowds choose songs and genres each night, touring the UK before a full run at Edinburgh Fringe's Assembly George Square.
BASIC BALD B*TCH to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut at Underbelly Cowgate
Emily Glaze's solo show BASIC BALD B*TCH uses comedy and drag to explore alopecia, sexual assault survival, identity, and self-reclamation at Edinburgh's Underbelly Cowgate.
LANDSFRAU هموطن to Make UK Premiere at Summerhall During Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Doris Crea Collective will present LANDSFRAU هموطن, an autofictional performance by German-Afghan artist Mariann Yar blending music, choreography and poetry, at TechCube 0 at Summerhall as part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
PEREGRINATIONS To Have Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
Dutch Kills Theater Company will present PEREGRINATIONS, a wordless masked physical theatre and puppetry work exploring migrant experiences, at Assembly Roxy during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Bob Brader's New Solo Show KITTY DADDY To Play Off-Broadway and Edinburgh Festival
Bob Brader's solo show Kitty Daddy will have its World Premiere at 59E59 Theaters as part of the East to Edinburgh Festival, followed by a UK Premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Report Finds Average West End Ticket Prices Have Fallen Below 2019 Average
The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and UK Theatre just published new official 2025 box office figures showing what audiences actually paid for West End theatre across the year, not just the highest prices advertised.
StageMag Launches Programmable PDF Editor for Digital Theater Programs
StageMag, the digital show program platform from BroadwayWorld, launched its new PDF Editor to all producers and stage managers using the service.
DON'T BE RIDICULOUS, EVERYBODY WANTS THIS to Open at Edinburgh Fringe
Roast Battle champion Candace Bryan returns to Edinburgh Fringe with DON'T BE RIDICULOUS, EVERYBODY WANTS THIS, a standup hour tackling consumerism, online shopping, and left-leaning guilt at The Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose.
JULIUS CAESAR VARIETY SHOW to Make UK Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
Joy Nesbitt's multi-award-nominated play JULIUS CAESAR VARIETY SHOW will make its UK premiere at Summerhall's Red Lecture Theatre during Edinburgh Festival Fringe, exploring identity and representation through a darkly comic Shakespeare audition set against the 2023 Dublin riot.
NOTED Will Come to Edinburgh Fringe
With over 400 hand-drawn images strapped to performers, Noted is a minimalist, multimedia experience that transforms illustrations, everyday objects, and simple gestures into an ever-evolving visual narrative.
THE KING OF ALL BIRDS to Make UK Premiere at Summerhall During Edinburgh Fringe
Irish theatremaker Martha Knight's gig-theatre show THE KING OF ALL BIRDS will make its UK premiere at Summerhall as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, after winning awards at Dublin Fringe Festival and touring Ireland and Canada.
IS IT TOO LATE NOW TO SAY SORRY? to Make World Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
Adam Lenson's new solo show IS IT TOO LATE NOW TO SAY SORRY? will have its world premiere at Summerhall's Red Lecture Theatre during the Edinburgh Fringe, fusing storytelling, music, memoir, and a dissection of the celebrity apology.
CRUISING to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut with Dreambite Collective
Dreambite Collective will present the Fringe premiere of CRUISING, a queer romcom by Katrina Bennett about polyamory, protest, and climate activism, at Pleasance Courtyard's Bunker Three in Edinburgh.
DOUBLE TAKE to Return to Edinburgh Fringe
Broken Box Mime Theater and Dutch Kills Theater Company will present DOUBLE TAKE at Underbelly Bristo Square during Edinburgh Fringe, a wordless two-hander weaving eight short stories through mime, hand puppetry, and physical comedy.
CHANNEL Will Return to Edinburgh Fringe
CHANNEL, an immersive live electronic music experience inspired by composer Pauline Oliveros, will return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from Dutch Kills Theater Company and Wet Hands in an intimate new format for groups of ten.
WHO WE BECOME: ONE-ACTS by Lanford Wilson to Return to Edinburgh Fringe
Deep Flight Productions will present Who We Become, a trilogy of one-act plays by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson, staged as two alternating productions.
BOOK OF SHADOWS to Make Edinburgh Fringe Premiere at Underbelly Cowgate
Mochinosha / Book of Shadowz will present the premiere of Book of Shadows, a shadow puppet occult mystery, at Underbelly Cowgate's Big Belly during the Edinburgh Fringe.
ONLY BONES to Make UK Premiere at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Daniel Nodder's award-winning physical theatre solo show ONLY BONES will make its UK premiere at Downstairs at Assembly Roxy, blending contortion, absurdist comedy, and a single lightbulb to traverse the universe in one square metre.
Nina Conti Will Debut NINA'S C*NTI CABARET at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026
Virtuoso ventriloquist, BAFTA nominee and British Comedy Award winning Nina Conti will return to this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe with her brand-new show ‘Nina's C*nti Cabaret.
A FOOT IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE PRIZE FOR THE TOMBOLA to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut
Daniel McVey's absurdist murder mystery A FOOT IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE PRIZE FOR THE TOMBOLA will have its world premiere at Pleasance Courtyard, with audiences armed with scripts and puppets to become suspects in a drag-led village fete investigation.
MY GRANDPA DOESN'T FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM to Make UK Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
Trans storyteller Yoz Mensch brings her autobiographical comedy MY GRANDPA DOESN'T FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, after winning the Sydney Fringe Tour Ready Award at Adelaide Fringe.
A GHOST AMONG THE LIVING Will Make World Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
Box Tale Soup will present A GHOST AMONG THE LIVING, a world premiere adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's gothic classics, at Pleasance Dome during the Edinburgh Fringe, blending puppetry, original music, and Hammer Horror-inspired storytelling.
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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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Tap Out! (Or I'll Hit You Again) Gilded Balloon Patter House – Coorie (8/05-8/31) |
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In a Bad Way Gilded Balloon Patter House (Blether), (8/05-8/31) |
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Kevin Quantum: Invisible Force Ballroom at Assembly Rooms (Venue 20) (8/06-8/30) |
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Sapphire McIntosh: Squeaky Bum Time Unerbelly Bristo Square - Daisy Room (8/05-8/30) |
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Ed Byrne: No Dramas Music Hall (2/10-2/10) |
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Glass Child Summerhall (8/06-8/16) |
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The Borrowed Room Woody's (7/31-8/01) |
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Disney''s Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert Usher Hall (12/03-12/03) |