Review: ONCE, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Premiering in New York in 2012 and winning eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Once is now coming to Scotland for the very first time.
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Abby Govindan to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut With PUSHING 30
Forbes '30 Under 30' cover star Abby Govindan will make her Edinburgh Fringe debut with Pushing 30, a new stand-up show about dating, aging, and generational curses, produced by Daniel Sloss and presented by Hasan Minhaj.
HEATED RIVALRY: THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY is Coming to Edinburgh Fringe
Hot on the heels of their Off-Broadway opening, Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody will have its UK premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August.
BAD BOY to Make Edinburgh Festival Fringe Debut
BAD BOY, a solo comedy with live original music written and performed by Daniel Adolfsson, will make its UK premiere at Underbelly Cowgate during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, following a struggling musician facing hard truths before a career-defining audition.
MOST OF MY MOMS ARE GAY to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut
Actress Abby Goldfarb brings her queer origin story to the Edinburgh Fringe with MOST OF MY MOMS ARE GAY, an original comedy musical featuring 13 songs, co-produced with Jody Shelton and directed by Eddie Grey.
TO BE FRANK to Make UK Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
Michael Hockey's non-verbal horror comedy TO BE FRANK, loosely inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, will make its UK premiere at Pleasance Courtyard during the Edinburgh Fringe, blending physical theatre, clowning, and a live punk-inspired electric guitar score.
James Trickey Will Return to Edinburgh Festival Fringe With SPLIT
Comedian James Trickey returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a new hour, SPLIT, following a sold-out debut run that included a fire alarm mid-show and a punch to the face at a Fringe award entry.
BACHELORS OF FINE ARTS to Make World Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
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SONIC LIVE IN CONCERT to Launch Global Tour With US and UK Premieres
Senbla and SEGA announced Sonic Live In Concert, a new concert experience celebrating 35 years of the franchise, with US and UK premieres featuring a live orchestra, rock musicians, and vocalists performing music from across the Sonic universe.
DIARY OF A MAD MAN to Make World Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
Mark McAuley's one-man show Diary of a Mad Man, adapted from Gogol's 1835 story and set in contemporary Ireland, traces a corporate worker's psychological collapse through Instagram reels at Assembly Roxy.
Bay City Rollers Help Celebrate The Cast Announcement For Rollers Forever
The full cast has been revealed for Rollers Forever - the smash-hit musical celebrating the songsof the beloved Bay City Rollers
THE LEGEND OF KORRA IN CONCERT Sets 2027 UK Dates
The Legend of Korra in Concert, a new live-to-picture orchestral experience that brings the animated series to life on stage, is coming to the UK in 2027.
Interview: 'I Look For Proactive, Engaged And Curious Artists': ENB Artistic Director, Aaron S. Watkin, on EMERGING DANCER 2026
Ahead of English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer 2026, Artistic Director Aaron S.
WOODHILL to Return to Edinburgh Fringe
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: ALIVE and TWITCH to Make UK Premieres at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
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.
Rory Cargill to Return to Edinburgh Festival Fringe With ON TV!
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.
Shedload-of-Future Fund Announces 2026 Edinburgh Fringe Bursary Recipients
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.
SPRAYWATCH: A BEAUTIFUL RESCUE Will Come to Edinburgh Fringe
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.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE by the Gilbert Twins to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut
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.
HOUSE OF LIFE to Return to Edinburgh Fringe in Reimagined Form at Underbelly
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.
SAND by Kook Ensemble to Play Edinburgh Summerhall
Kook Ensemble's SAND, a non-verbal circus theatre show about a couple navigating dementia, will play Edinburgh's Summerhall.
Andrew Doherty Will Bring REVIEWERS WELCOME… TO DIE! to Edinburgh Fringe
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 to Return to Edinburgh Fringe With MOTHER SUCCUBUS
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.
ADDING UP AMERICA: SOLVING THE RACE EQUATION to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut
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.
Kim Blythe Announces 17 Date PUZZLE Tour
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.
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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) |