The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Theatre Royal Plymouth's production of Badgers, a new folk play by Malaika Kegode blending spoken word and live music, will world premiere at the Traverse Festival during Edinburgh Fringe.
HOLE!, the two-hander musical comedy from American Sing-Song's Jake Brasch and Nadja Leonhard-Hooper, will play Soho Theatre before returning to Edinburgh Fringe's Underbelly Cowbarn, following a sold-out 2025 run.
Coronation Street and Brassic actor Kimberly Hart-Simpson will perform her solo show AMNESIA at Pleasance Courtyard, a comedy about a dementia carer on the North Wales coast, directed by Kate Wasserberg.
The 2026 Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland, which were presented at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow celebrated the breadth and depth of dramatic work produced in Scotland with no fewer than 10 different productions being recognised across the 11 different award categories this year.
THE NEW YEAR, a romantic tragicomedy about two lonely teenagers who meet on New Year's Eve in an online chatroom, will make its Edinburgh Fringe debut at Greenside @ George Street, following a run at The Tank in NYC.
Bliss The Musical will make its Edinburgh Fringe debut this summer at the Pleasance Courtyard, with casting now officially announced via their official Instagram.
Comedian David Hoare brings HOW TO LIVE TO 100 to Edinburgh Fringe's Hoots @ Nicolson Square, exploring longevity after skipping last year's festival to attend his partner's grandfather's 100th birthday.
Canadian actor and playwright Jonathan Wilson will bring his solo show A PUBLIC DISPLAY OF AFFECTION to Gilded Balloon Patter House for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, charting queer history and coming-of-age in 1970s and '80s Toronto.
Underbelly announced its comedy line-up featuring over 90 shows, cementing its place as one of the Edinburgh Fringe's largest comedy venues.
James Phelan, the first magician to sell out a solo run at The Magic Circle, will bring his new show SHOWMAN to Underbelly Boulevard Soho before heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Physicist-turned-magician Kevin Quantum will bring Invisible Force to the Ballroom at Assembly Rooms during Edinburgh Fringe, exploring physical and emotional forces through illusion, psychology, and audience participation.
Mexican-American performer Kat Lozano brings her one-woman cabaret LOVE, KATIUSKA to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, following sold-out runs in London and Texas, at Greenside @ Riddles Court.
Blemme Fatale Productions will present MOMME DOMME, an ensemble show about four women who arrive at a gallery expecting a mistressclass in dominance, at the Toronto Fringe and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals.
Performer Hendrik Quast brings SPILL YOUR GUTS, a ventriloquism and comedy work exploring chronic inflammatory bowel disease, to Edinburgh Fringe for its UK premiere before traveling to festivals in Graz and Berlin.
David Chocron's new two-hander imagines Trump's encounter with Abraham Lincoln on the night of the 2020 election, wrestling with truth and democracy, at Edinburgh Festival Fringe's Forest Theatre at Greenside.
Elizabeth June's award-winning solo show, written and performed by June and directed by Malini Singh McDonald, will preview in NYC before its Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut at The Annexe at Paradise in The Vault.
Comedian Ted Hill, fresh from his Britain's Got Talent semi-final win, will bring two shows to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including POWERPOINDEXTER, a PowerPoint-based stand-up hour, and a kids science show.
Comedian and human rights lawyer Sid Singh returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with LOVE BOMBING, a stand-up hour blending activism, politics, and his disastrous love life.
Character comedian Rob Preston brings his solo show AMAZING GLOBAL SOLUTIONS to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a satire of internet-induced isolation featuring a gallery of grotesque modern British personalities.
Patrick Monahan returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with I'M NOT A TERRORIST, I'M FREDDIE MERCURY, a new stand-up show exploring his Iranian-Irish heritage, life between two cultures, and 16 years on the Fringe circuit.
NYC comedian Michael John Ciszewski brings MOTHER, SUPERIOR to Edinburgh's Bedlam Theatre, blending stand-up, storytelling, and interactive game show as he petitions the Vatican to canonize his living mother.
Award-winning clown Lil Wenker brings BOYKING to Pleasance Courtyard at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a bouffon-infused horror comedy about unchecked power, co-created with director Cecily Nash.
RuPaul's Drag Race UK star Kate Butch returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a new stand-up show, dissecting online backlash and the shadiest moments of her life through sequins, proverbs, and foliage.
John-Luke Roberts brings his first new solo show in four years to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, drawing on a pulmonary embolism and mental health crisis to blend stand-up, storytelling, and absurdist poetry.
Impressionist Jess Robinson brings ELTON REIMAGINED back to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, channelling Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Judy Garland, and others through Elton John's classic songs.
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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) |
