EDINBURGH 2026: Pick of the Programme - Comedy Debuts
BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top picks of comedians making their Edfringe comedy debuts.
Scotland Theatre Newsroom
The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
ALIENS to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut from Curious Industries & Dumbworld
ALIENS, produced by Curious Industries and Dumbworld, follows a real-life mother and daughter on a road trip from Donegal to southern Italy, exploring migration, identity, and a forgotten WWII tragedy through performance, video, and live music.
ACID'S REIGN, Drag Climate Musical, to Play Edinburgh Fringe at Pleasance Courtyard
Relish Theatre's ACID'S REIGN, a drag climate musical led by Victoria Scone, will run at Forth, Pleasance Courtyard during the Edinburgh Fringe, featuring a live band and eleven original songs.
BLACKBOX to Make UK Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
Blackbox, a hip-hop theatre work by Rickerby Hinds blending spoken word, gospel music, and stage illusion, will make its UK premiere at Underbelly Cowgate during the Edinburgh Fringe.
Around The BroadwayWorld: Top News, Reviews, Interviews & More from May 2026
Around the BroadwayWorld is our monthly snapshot of the biggest stories making waves across the global theatre community.
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON IN CONCERT Coming to the UK in 2027
The Twilight Saga: New Moon in Concert is the next installment in the live-to-film concert series.
BroadwayWorld Launches Producer Fantasy Game
BroadwayWorld's new Producer Fantasy Game lets fans draft six Broadway shows and earn points from real box office grosses, awards, and weekly predictions.
Doc and Marty Revealed - Back To The Future Casting For Edinburgh Playhouse
Roger Bart is scheduled to open the tour at the Bristol Hippodrome (8 October – 21 November 2026) as well as playing the Edinburgh Playhouse (2 December 2026 – 2 January 2027).
Kate Dolan Will Bring TROUT to The Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Kate Dolan brings her Melbourne International Comedy Festival Director's Choice Award-winning show TROUT to Edinburgh's Monkey Barrel 2, exploring womanhood and absurdism through physical comedy and a realistic silicone fish helmet.
TRUTH WARRIOR NETWORK...LIVE! to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut
Little Green Men's TRUTH WARRIOR NETWORK.
LIFELONG by Pepperdine Scotland to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
Double Fringe First winners Pepperdine Scotland and playwright Lynda Radley reunite for LIFELONG, a new work set in an AI-controlled facility where scientific advances grant residents extraordinarily long lives — at a cost.
EDINBURGH 2026: Pick of the Programme - Cabaret
BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top picks from the 2026 Edfringe cabaret programme.
Review: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, Pavilion Theatre
Having been seen by over 35 million theatregoers, The Rocky Horror Show is the story of two squeaky clean college kids–Brad and his fiancée Janet.
ONE MAN MUSICAL to Return to Soho Theatre and Edinburgh Fringe With New Lead
Flo & Joan's ONE MAN MUSICAL, winner of Best Production at the Offies 2026, returns to Soho Theatre and Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Edward Easton stepping into the lead role, presented by Avalon.
Oran Mor Announces Summer Panto 'Big Bad Riding Hood'
From the award‑winning team behind the world‑famous A Play, A Pie and A Pint, this year's sunshine‑soaked spectacular is Big Bad Riding Hood, a brand‑new riotous panto written and directed by Gary McNair, with music by Brian James O'Sullivan.
Olga Koch to Bring New Show FAT TOM CRUISE to Edinburgh Fringe
Comedian Olga Koch will perform her new show Fat Tom Cruise at Edinburgh Fringe's Pleasance Courtyard, followed by a UK and Ireland tour.
Emmeline Downie's One-Woman Show GAIL to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut
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.
LIONS by Lightning Rod Special to Make International Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
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 Bring OKAY, ONE MORE THEN BEDTIME and DO THE ONE ABOUT... to Edinburgh Fringe
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.
World Premiere of Revel Marks Long-Awaited Return Of Scotland's Company Chordelia
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.
THE WOODCUTTER to Play Edinburgh Fringe
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.
EDINBURGH 2026: Pick of the Programme - Theatre
BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top picks from the 2026 Edfringe theatre programme.
EDINBURGH 2026: Did You Charge Your Phone For The End Of The World? Q&A
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.
Review: THE CORINTHIAN, Òran Mór
The remarkable untold story of the world's first Black international footballer who captained Scotland to glory.
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