The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Gilded Balloon and Gobby Girl Productions announced the world premiere of SLAY, a one-woman show written and performed by Offie-nominated artist Lois-Amber Toole, directed by Fringe First winner Anna Morris, at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The award-winning Swedish trombonist, composer and performer Elias Faingersh recounts his decision to leave the Metropolitan Opera and reinvent himself as an independent artist.
TRUNK SONGS, a new musical travelogue by Maria DiFabbio, follows a musician's solo drive through Appalachia, drawing parallels with trailblazing historical women.
BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top picks of children's shows from the 2026 Edfringe programme.
BBC New Comedian of the Year Paul Hilleard brings his debut Edinburgh Fringe show GROGG to Monkey Barrel Studio, a stand-up hour about leaving his working-class Welsh hometown to chase success in England.
Chicago-based performance artist Lindsey Barlag Thornton brings FLIGHTS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS to Edinburgh Fringe, weaving histories of women aviators and spiritualists through theatre, puppetry, dance, and analogue devices.
A fast, funny, painfully relatable rom-com about two people who might just be perfect for each other – if they can ever get over their past.
BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top picks of comedians making their Edfringe comedy debuts.
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.
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, 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.
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The Twilight Saga: New Moon in Concert is the next installment in the live-to-film concert series.
BroadwayWorld's new Producer Fantasy Game lets fans draft six Broadway shows and earn points from real box office grosses, awards, and weekly predictions.
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 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.
Little Green Men's TRUTH WARRIOR NETWORK.
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.
BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top picks from the 2026 Edfringe cabaret programme.
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.
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.
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.
Comedian Olga Koch will perform her new show Fat Tom Cruise at Edinburgh Fringe's Pleasance Courtyard, followed by a UK and Ireland tour.
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.
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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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One Man Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart and The Pit and the Pendulum Greenside Venue @ Riddles Court (Willow Studio) – Venue 16 - 322 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PG (8/08-8/28) |
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The Second Best School Shooting Pleasance Courtyard (8/05-8/30) |
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Rollers Forever King's Theatre (10/27-10/31) |
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Giraffe Pleasance Courtyard (Cellar) (8/05-8/31) |
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The New Year Lime Studio Greenside@George Street (8/07-8/15) |
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AEW All In: London Wembley Stadium - Connected by EE, London (8/30-8/30) |
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This Is How I Got Arrested (after smuggling drugs across the border but never actually getting caught with any drugs) ZOO (Playground 3) (8/07-8/30) |
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The Business Man and The Case of M. Valdemar Greenside Venue @ Riddles Court (Willow Studio) – Venue 16 - 322 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PG (8/07-8/28) |
