EDINBURGH 2026: SAVING BRITNEY Q&A
BWW catches up with Shereen Roushbaiani to chat about bringing Saving Britney to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Scotland Theatre Newsroom
The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
EDINBURGH 2026: THE UNDERSTUDY Q&A
BWW catches up with Eva Seymour to chat about bringing The Understudy to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Gilded Balloon to Launch 'Postcode Pals' Offering £6 Edinburgh Fringe Tickets
Gilded Balloon announced Postcode Pals, a limited-time initiative offering £6 tickets to Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows for residents with EH, KY, FK, and G postcodes, covering more than 140 performances.
COME TO WHERE I AM to Make Shedinburgh Debut with Paines Plough
Paines Plough announced the lineup for COME TO WHERE I AM, a new writing showcase at Shedinburgh during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, featuring monologues by Uma Nada-Rajah, Hannah Lavery, and Linda McLean.
Aberdeen Arts Centre’s Big Variety Show Will Bring Performers Together For Fundraising Shows
Two variety shows will see over 100 performers take to the stage this October to raise funds for a beloved theatre and arts venue in Aberdeen.
EDINBURGH 2026: MY GRANDPA DOESN'T FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM Q&A
BWW catches up with Yoz Mensch to chat about bringing My Grandpa Doesn't Follow Me On Instagram to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Complicité’s Annabel Arden Joins Flabbergast Theatre's ENDGAME at The Edinburgh Fringe
Complicité co-founder Annabel Arden will play Nell in Flabbergast Theatre's Edinburgh Fringe production of Samuel Beckett's ENDGAME, joining artistic director Henry Maynard, Simon Gleave, and Derek Elwood at the 375-seat Lomond venue.
EDINBURGH 2026: ONLY BONES Q&A
BWW caught up with Daniel Nodder to chat about bringing Only Bones to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
DOUGHBOYS to Make UK Debut at 2026 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
The Drunk Jesters Players' military farce DOUGHBOYS, following sold-out NYC runs, will bring its WWI gender-bending comedy to Greenside @ Riddles Court at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
GLADIATORS LIVE TOUR to Return to UK Arenas in 2026
Following its 2025 debut, the GLADIATORS LIVE TOUR will return to UK arenas, hitting cities including Aberdeen, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool, and Birmingham.
EDINBURGH 2026: WHO WE BECOME Q&A
BroadwayWorld caught up with Margaret Curry to chat about bringing Who We Become to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Sold Out Queer As Folk! Ceilidh to Return to Pitlochry Festival Theatre this Weekend
Known for their boundary-pushing compositions and virtuosic piping, Malin has performed on stages across the globe and is recognised as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary folk.
STEFFAN ALUN: WINDOWS to Play Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026
Pegasus Award winner Steffan Alun returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with WINDOWS, a new stand-up hour exploring imposter syndrome, identity, and representation at Hoots @ The Apex.
JAKE BAKER: THE GENTLE MEN'S CLUB to Play Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026
Comedian Jake Baker returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a new hour tackling masculinity, hyper-masculine influencers, and modern manhood, directed by David Hardcastle at Hoots @ The Apex.
Milo Edwards to Return to Edinburgh Fringe With New Stand-Up Hour CATAMARAN
Three-time Best Show nominee Milo Edwards brings CATAMARAN to Monkey Barrel at the Edinburgh Fringe, a stand-up hour about discovering his late parents' love letters from the 1980s and the family secrets within.
Dede Lovejoy and Joy Donze Will Bring Two World Premieres To Edinburgh Fringe 2026
American performer-writers Dede Lovejoy and Joy Donze will bring two world premieres to the Edinburgh Fringe, with Lovejoy making her Fringe playwriting debut alongside Donze's psychological drama.
EDINBURGH 2026: DUST Q&A
BWW catches up with Charlaina Thompson to chat about bringing DUST to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
GANBA!! to Make World Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
Face Off Unlimited, creators of the international comedy game show BATSU!, will present GANBA!!, an interactive ninja training show for families, at Edinburgh Fringe's Underbelly Bristo Square.
Review: LEAR, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
In this bold new imagining of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Scottish theatre legend Maureen Beattie takes on the towering role of the monarch whose decision to test her daughters’ love unravels both family and kingdom.
LETTERS TO JOAN to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe from Finding Forests
Playwright and actor Samantha Streit premieres LETTERS TO JOAN at the Pleasance Courtyard, a new play inspired by hundreds of real love letters she discovered from her grandparents, directed by Jessica Whiley.
Interview: Fraser Boyle and Ali Clelland on HEN NIGHT HORROR's Return to The Stage
BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue catches up with Fraser Boyle and Ali Clelland- the writing team behind smash hit Scottish musical Hen Night Horror which returns for a tour this Halloween.
EDINBURGH 2026: THE LADY DOTH PROTEST Q&A
BWW catches up with playwright Mark Blankenship, to chat about bringing The Lady Doth Protest to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
B*TCH EAT DOG to Bring Puppet Feminist Sketch Show to Edinburgh Fringe
B*TCH EAT DOG, a puppet-filled sketch show interrogating girlboss feminism and tradwife culture through classical texts and puppetry, will run at Greenside Venues' Jade Studio during the Edinburgh Fringe.
THROUGH THE SHORTBREAD TIN to Tour Historic Scottish Venues After Edinburgh Fringe
National Theatre of Scotland's THROUGH THE SHORTBREAD TIN will tour Glasgow Cathedral, Stirling Castle, and Urquhart Castle following an Edinburgh Festival Fringe run, with Gaelic singers joining writer-performer Martin O'Connor.
ADAM FLOOD: LIFE AND DEATH OF THE PARTY to Bring Comedy Rave to Edinburgh Fringe
Comedian Adam Flood, named a rising star by The Times, will perform his third Edinburgh Fringe show at Monkey Barrel CabVol 2, blending standup with rave music in a genre-fusing set.
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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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Surreally Good Summerhall (Former Women’s Locker Room) (8/07-8/31) |
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Patient 13 Zoo Playground 2 (8/07-8/30) VIDEOS |
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Sanctuary Pleasance Dome (Ace Dome) (8/05-8/31) |
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The Second Best School Shooting Pleasance Courtyard (8/05-8/30) |
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The Listies: 110% Ready Assembly (Studio One) (8/05-8/16) |
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Rockpools Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker 3) (8/05-8/30) |
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Father, Away She Goes Zoo (Playground 1) (8/07-8/30) |
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Trainspotting The Musical Alhambra Theatre (3/01-3/06) |