The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Mock the Week writer Chelsea Birkby brings her solo show IN FULL CONTROL THE ENTIRE TIME to the Pleasance Courtyard at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, blending pop psychology, philosophy, and Microsoft PowerPoint.
BUGGERS, a new psychodrama exploring the relationship between Francis Bacon and George Dyer, will have its world premiere at Edinburgh Fringe's Pleasance Courtyard, with rare archival support from the Estate of Francis Bacon.
No Boundaries Theatrical Productions will present AN ECHO IN THE VOID, a darkly funny chamber thriller starring Adam Sinclair and Grace Serrano, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
What did our critic Natalie O'Donoghue think of ALLEGRA at Theatre Royal?
BOY Theatre will present CAMPITALISM: THREE GAYS TRY TO FIX THE ECONOMY at Pleasance Courtyard, blending drag, comedy and political satire as three queer performers take on economics and late-stage capitalism.
Scottish comedian Craig Hill returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with YOU'RE NOT EVEN SAFE UP THE BACK!, a new stand-up show marking 28 years in comedy, featuring improvisation and audience interaction at Just The Tonic.
Australian absurdist comedy BIRDS, winner of Best Comedy at Melbourne Fringe Festival and championed by Hannah Gadsby, makes its Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut, performed by creators Alex Hines and Sarah Stafford.
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.
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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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Roomies Underbelly (Jersey) (8/05-8/31) |
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NewsRevue Pleasance Courtyard (8/05-8/31) |
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Heart Beats Strong Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker 2) (8/05-8/31) |
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Friendliest Gilded Balloon (The Nook) (8/08-8/31) |
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One Man Poe: The Black Cat and The Raven Greenside Venue @ Riddles Court (Willow Studio) – Venue 16 - 322 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PG (8/07-8/29) |
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It's A Struggle Coming Out theSpace @ Niddry Street (8/08-8/13) |
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Heated Rivalry: The Musical Parody! Gilded Balloon Patter House - Other Yin (8/05-8/30) |
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Threesome Braw Venues @ Hill Street Theatre (8/07-8/16) |
