The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
LUNG Theatre's WOODHILL, a verbatim dance theatre work drawn from testimonies of families who lost loved ones to suicide at HMP Woodhill, will play ZOO Southside at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe before an autumn UK tour including London.
Steve Burns's autobiographical one-person show STEVE BURNS: ALIVE and Liliana Padilla's TWITCH will make their UK premieres at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, both running at Underbelly venues.
Comedian and filmmaker Rory Cargill returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with ON TV!, a live multimedia show examining 70 years of British television through character-driven comedy and period-accurate filmed segments.
Francesca Moody Productions and Shedinburgh announced five recipients of the 2026 Shedload-of-Future Fund, a bursary supporting early-career artists taking work to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time.
Low Fat Productions will present SPRAYWATCH: A BEAUTIFUL RESCUE, a new original musical comedy inspired by a 90s American lifeguard drama, at theSpace @ Niddry Street during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
The Gilbert Twins, known for their 3M+ social media following, will bring their original musical comedy UNDER THE INFLUENCE to Edinburgh Festival Fringe's Underbelly Bristo Square, following a London preview.
The cult late-night sensation HOUSE OF LIFE returns to the Edinburgh Fringe in a reimagined, expanded version at Underbelly's Udderbelly, led by the glitter-clad RaveRend in a night of live music, comedy, and communal catharsis.
Kook Ensemble's SAND, a non-verbal circus theatre show about a couple navigating dementia, will play Edinburgh's Summerhall.
Andrew Doherty announced a new comedy horror show, REVIEWERS WELCOME… TO DIE!, for a full month-long run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, following sold-out runs of his previous shows and a BBC Radio 4 debut.
Katie Norris will return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with her third solo show, MOTHER SUCCUBUS, following a sold-out run and an Edinburgh Comedy Award 'Best Show' nomination for her previous hour.
Award-winning singer-songwriter Monique DeBose will perform her jazz-infused solo show ADDING UP AMERICA: SOLVING THE RACE EQUATION at Assembly Roxy in Edinburgh, using mathematical metaphors to examine mixed-race identity in the US.
Scottish comedy star Kim Blythe’s debut tour Cowboy played to sold-out crowds across the UK and Ireland last autumn and sold out her Edinburgh Fringe run.
Comedian Jody Kamali's solo show THIS IS MY DAD makes its world premiere at Assembly George Square, Edinburgh Fringe, exploring his Iranian father's secret life, hidden debts, and quiet aid to Middle Eastern refugees.
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and Twitch streamer Bilal Zafar brings RUBICON to Underbelly Bristo Square, blending stand-up and gameshow formats to explore class and race.
Haston House will present RIP HER TO SHREDS, a dark comedy written by Isabelle Barbier examining internalised misogyny and early 2000s girlhood through witchcraft, rivalry, and surrealist satire at Underbelly Cowgate during the Edinburgh Fringe.
Cecilia Corrigan's one-woman queer comedy THE GAY DIVORCE, following sell-out seasons in Philadelphia and Off-Broadway, will play Greenside @ Riddles Court at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Fake Escape will present SAVING BRITNEY at Edinburgh Fringe, a solo show by Shereen Roushbaiani exploring celebrity obsession, the #FreeBritney movement, and sexual identity through one millennial's parallel journey with Britney Spears.
Gabi Flares and Andrea Maciel will present DELUGE at Underbelly Cowgate's Big Belly stage, returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe following its 2024 run.
Philadelphia comedian Lee Minora will bring her solo show BABY EVERYTHING to Summerhall's Tech Cube 0 for its UK premiere during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, interrogating anxiety, doomscrolling, and digital-age solipsism.
Tessa Parr will present her debut solo show, I AM JOHNNY, at Summerhall's Red Lecture Theatre during Edinburgh Festival Fringe, exploring masculinity, class, and vulnerability through surreal humour and political sharp storytelling.
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.
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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) |
