The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Comedian Emmeline Downie will bring her debut one-woman show GAIL to the Pleasance Courtyard Attic at the Edinburgh Fringe, playing a 54-year-old Milton Keynes divorcée on the verge of becoming a life coach.
Lightning Rod Special, the Obie and Fringe First-winning Philadelphia company behind Underground Railroad Game, will bring LIONS to Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its international premiere, a clown show about the deaths of the creators' fathers.
Pierre Novellie will perform two shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe: a brand new stand-up hour, OKAY, ONE MORE THEN BEDTIME, and DO THE ONE ABOUT.
Revel is a brand new production marking the long-awaited return of Scotland’s renowned Company Chordelia, whose previous productions including The Chosen, Nijinsky’s Last Jump and Dance Derby garnered rave reviews and played to audiences across Scotland and beyond.
Actor John Anthony Gorman brings THE WOODCUTTER to Edinburgh Fringe, a one-man show drawn from his real life, recounting memories of his parents and their Glasgow pub, The Woodcutter, which they ran for half a century.
BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top picks from the 2026 Edfringe theatre programme.
BWW catches up with Fletcher Michael to chat about bringing Did You Charge Your Phone For The End Of The World to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The remarkable untold story of the world's first Black international footballer who captained Scotland to glory.
Few plays have sparked as much controversy as Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House.
Leading Scottish actor Gavin Mitchell, who played the inimitable Boaby the Barman in the long-running television series Still Game, will be serving up the awards at the 2026 Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS Awards) at the Citizens Theatre later this month, it has been revealed.
BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top picks from the 2026 Edfringe musicals programme.
With Spice officially launches following a prize-winning proof of concept in 2025, spearheaded by award-winning multidisciplinary artist LULA.
TEN WAYS TO DIE HAPPY, an Italian quiz theatre show adapted from Dieci Modi Per Morire Felici, will make its international premiere at Underbelly's Cowbarn during the Edinburgh Fringe, with ten audience members navigating choices about love, ambition, and risk.
Comedian and writer Rob Auton will bring his new hour-long story, JUPITER, to Assembly Roxy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, following last year's sell-out run with CAN, named one of Rolling Stone's top Fringe shows.
Hong Kong Soul will present Sound Strokes at the Amphitheatre at theSpace @ Symposium Hall, where performers Wan Xing, Gregor Black, and Eleanor Dunsdon fuse Guzheng melodies with Scottish rhythms inspired by Chinese calligraphy.
Hong Kong's Yat Po Singers will present BOOM BOOM BATTLE OF THE BIG BAD BOSSES at Edinburgh Fringe, an A Cappella theatrical showdown inspired by crime boss Du Yuesheng, blending beatboxing, body percussion, and traditional Chinese music.
BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top picks from the 2026 Edfringe comedy programme.
RUPTURE theatre company will present the world premiere of SLAYERS, a one-woman play by Corinne Salisbury examining the manosphere's effects on women, at Assembly George Square Studios during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
One Table Two Chairs Charitable Foundation will present Dic Dic Chang Chang Playground at Edinburgh Fringe, marking the award-winning Cantonese opera interactive children's production's third and final consecutive year at the festival.
Reilly O'Shaughnessy's BELLY, directed by Juliet Kapanjie, traces three generations of women navigating eating, grief, and control.
Ashley Blair and Drew Reilly, alumni of The Second City, bring their experimental comedy concert MEGASQUIRT: FULLY LOADED to Underbelly Cowgate for its UK premiere, blending original songs, sketch comedy, and audience interaction rooted in queer internet culture.
Based on the iconic 90’s psychological thriller, the world premiere stage production of Single White Female is a bold and modern reimagining of the best-selling book and hit movie, that coined a phrase and led a generation to fear a stiletto heel!
Doktor K Worldwide and Suzanna Rosenthal Productions will present DOKTOR KABOOM AND THE WHEEL OF SCIENCE! at Pleasance Courtyard, featuring live experiments, comedy, and audience participation for families.
Double Fringe First winners Pepperdine Scotland and playwright Lynda Radley reunite to premiere LIFELONG at the Edinburgh Fringe, a new work exploring longevity technology, AI, and the dangers of power in the wrong hands.
Taskmaster star Phil Ellis announced an eighth London date at Wilton's Music Hall for his BATH MAT tour, following 50+ sell-out UK shows, and will return to Edinburgh Festival Fringe with the hit stand-up show.
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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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Ed Byrne: No Dramas Music Hall (2/10-2/10) |
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Friendliest Gilded Balloon (The Nook) (8/08-8/31) |
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Overtone Pleasance (Jack Dome) (8/05-8/30) |
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The Steamie Alhambra Theatre (10/29-10/31) |
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Man or Bear Summerhall (8/06-8/30) |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Alhambra Theatre (10/07-10/10) |
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Reparations Pleasance Courtyard (Above) (8/05-8/30) |
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Patient 13 Zoo (Playground 2) (8/07-8/30) VIDEOS |
