The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Charlotte Merriam's playwriting debut SAD BRIDE, a queer dark comedy about the wedding industry and compulsory heterosexuality, will have its world premiere at Pleasance Courtyard during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Flying Solo! Presents will stage THE GREAT SHAKESPEARE SHOWDOWN at the Haldane Theatre at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall, pitting a British thespian against an American actress in a Wild West-set battle of Bardic wit set in 1882 Leadville, Colorado.
Shooting Fish Theatre Company will present THE SPY NETWORK, a three-hander exploring the spies, secrets and betrayals surrounding Mary, Queen of Scots, at Greenside Riddles Court during the Edinburgh Fringe.
Tom Dugan's one-man play about Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal, performed by Christopher C.
WE HAD FUN, a new drama on consent and truth written and performed by neurodivergent artists Emmeline Hartley and Jack Mullings, will make its world premiere at Edinburgh Fringe's Summerhall, directed by Olivier and Tony-nominated Carrie-Anne Ingrouille.
Keith Alessi's one-man show about surviving cancer and finding solace in banjo music returns to Edinburgh Fringe for a fourth year, with 100% of ticket sales benefiting Summerhall Arts.
Belfast comedy-drama THE PITCH, from Moya Jane Productions and Lyric Theatre Belfast, will make its Scottish premiere at Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of the Pleasance Edinburgh National Partnerships programme.
Ariana and the Rose will bring her acclaimed one-woman show The Breakup Variety Hour to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer.
Sarah Hester Ross, who has amassed over 3 million online followers and 40 million music streams, will bring her solo show SERVING C*NT to The Den at Gilded Balloon Teviot at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Triple Lutz Productions will present the UK premiere of Christie Spessard's dark comedy DEAR MICHELLE KWAN at theSpace Triplex during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, following a New York run at 59E59 Theatre.
Written and performed by Emma Tsoi, the one-woman show HE WANTS KIDS, SHE DOESN'T will make its European premiere at Just The Tonic at The Subway during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, following a sold-out Hong Kong run.
Deaf artist Jamie Rea and actor-musician Dylan Wood lead the cast of THE SINGER, a new gig theatre piece written and directed by Cora Bissett with songs by KT Tunstall, premiering at Edinburgh Festival Fringe before touring Scotland.
Marking the 30th anniversary of Grid Iron, Mayflies will be staged at the Brown's of Leith, a former metal works.
Giuliana Mancini's one-woman show STAR VEHICLE, directed by Declan Zhang, is set to make its fully staged world premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, marking Small Boat Productions' first original development.
Seoul-based composer Minyoung Kim will bring her solo show PLASTIC to Summerhall's Anatomy Lecture Theatre for its UK premiere, blending geomungo, jeongga, and electronic music with psychedelic projection.
OnTheNose Productions, Chichester Festival Theatre and Pleasance will present MAN!FEST: THE DRAG BOYBAND MUSICAL at Edinburgh Fringe, a drag musical about an all-female boyband examining masculinity, celebrity and fan culture.
Gilded Balloon will present LEGEND, the debut stand-up show from So You Think You're Funny? 2025 winner Madeleine Brettingham, at Gilded Balloon Teviot's Wee Room during the Edinburgh Fringe.
Comedian Jamie Kilstein brings his most personal show yet to Edinburgh's Gilded Balloon, tackling grief, survival, and public failure in a darkly funny hour backed by Tim Minchin.
Today marks a major milestone for BroadwayWorld.
Written and performed by SJ Hodges, Already Here examines AI companionship, grief, and intimacy at Gilded Balloon Patter House.
The cast has been revealed for MUSE: The Shakespeare Mayhem Musical, a new musical created by students at the prestigious high school, Interlochen Arts Academy, that will be a feature presentation of the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Kitty Falcon's award-winning play Sitting (In Silence), a dark comedy about grief, mental health, and a father-daughter relationship set during a silent meditation retreat, is heading to Edinburgh Fringe after winning two Brighton Fringe awards.
THE REAL KYLE McCARREN, produced by Avalon, announced its full cast and creative team for upcoming performances at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater and its UK premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Theatre Royal Plymouth has announced the cast for its new production Badgers, which will have its world premiere at the Traverse Festival during this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Ben Fallaci's solo dark comedy AQUARIUS RISING, directed by Gretchen Egolf, will preview at Rosemary Branch Theatre in London before its Edinburgh Fringe run at Greenside at Riddles Court.
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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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Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years The Lemon Tree (9/24-9/24) |
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The Listies: 110% Ready Assembly (Studio One) (8/05-8/16) |
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An Ode to the Casting Director Assembly George Square Studios (8/05-8/29) |
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An A to Z Guide to Dating Underbelly (Buttercup) (8/05-8/31) |
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A Queer Little Murder Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/05-8/30) |
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Black Blues Brothers: Let's Twist Again! Underbelly (8/05-8/31) |
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DECKHAND theSpace @ Niddry Street (8/24-8/29) |
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Roomies Underbelly (Jersey) (8/05-8/31) |
