The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
The Koan Brothers will present FOREIGNER, an anti-identity clown show by Iranian-American performer Sohrab Haghverdi, at Summerhall's Old Lab during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Italian theatre company TeatroE will bring PUTTANA to Summerhall's Red Lecture Theatre as part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, using binaural audio technology to explore the sexualisation of women's bodies and the violence that follows.
Kai Fitzharris, an 18-year-old singer from Greenock, won the Scottish Young Musicians Solo Performer of the Year title at Glasgow's Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, taking home £1,000 and the Maid of Morven Trophy.
Scottish trio Cantrip, featuring fiddler Jon Bews, piper Dan Houghton, and guitarist Eric McDonald, will perform at the Sudbury Meetinghouse, blending Celtic tradition with funk, metal, bluegrass, and klezmer influences.
A Scottish magic society has announced the line-up for two performances to celebrate its centenary.
Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker.
Cash-strapped best pals Linda and Angie live for the weekend buzz of bingo night.
Degrees of Error's improvised whodunnit MURDER, SHE DIDN'T WRITE returns to the Gordon Aikman Theatre at Assembly George Square for its 12th Edinburgh Fringe run, followed by a UK-wide tour including West End dates at the Duchess Theatre.
Fake Escape's solo show DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME reimagines The Breakfast Club from the perspective of a 'forgotten' sixth student at a 40-year reunion, written and performed by David Shopland at Assembly Roxy.
Samira, a Scottish Aid Worker, goes through a ‘baptism of fire’ during the revolutions in the Middle East.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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, the digital show program platform from BroadwayWorld, launched its new PDF Editor to all producers and stage managers using the service.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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Sammy J: Hero Complex Underbelly Bristo Square (8/05-8/16) |
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Spin Cycle Underbelly (Clover) (8/05-8/31) |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Alhambra Theatre (10/07-10/10) |
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Man or Bear Summerhall (8/06-8/30) |
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Threesome Braw Venues @ Hill Street Theatre (8/07-8/16) |
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Tale of the Firebird Assembly Roxy (Central) (8/06-8/30) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! EICC (5/30-5/30) |
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Stayin’ Alive Gilded Balloon Patter House – Coorie (8/05-8/31) |
