The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Hadsan Mohamud, known for Dugsi Dayz, makes her playwriting debut with CRUSH, a British-Somali rom-com about two teens meeting in a clinic waiting room, running at Underbelly Bristo Square during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
NOTES: THE COMEDY B-SIDES, a rotating late-night format show created by Stephen Gordon, will have comedians perform untested material from their Notes apps at Just the Tonic at The Caves, Edinburgh Fringe.
Created for Eden Court's 50th anniversary celebrations, Confluence is an immersive promenade performance exploring the moments when lives intersect and shape who we become.
Three new productions are headed to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.
Award-winning queer cabaret artist Aidan Sadler will bring Big Gay Afterparty back to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for two nights only this August.
Daniel Adolfsson talks bringing Bad Boy to Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 — a comedy about love, self-sabotage, and the dreams we get in our own way.
Paul Shearman talks bringing The Last Audition to Edinburgh Fringe 2026 — a one-man play about an aging Shakespearean actor fighting memory loss and identity.
BWW catches up with John P.
Philip Stokes' gripping new thriller THIS IS NOT AMERICA hits Edinburgh Fringe at Pleasance Courtyard, 5-31 August.
BWW catches up with Melissa Firlit to chat about bringing Dirty Dancer to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
BWW catches up with Katie Gaven to chat about bringing 00:45:00 to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Staged by the MA Classical and Contemporary Text students at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Marc Silberschatz’s adaptation of The Tragedie of Macbeth is certainly ambitious.
GAMECHANGERS, a documentary produced by Speech Bubble Drama and created by disabled young people, will premiere at Glasgow 2026 Festival, spotlighting athletes, coaches and volunteers making sport more accessible across the city.
Penelope: Live at Joe's Pub is now available to stream or download.
Writer and performer Tobias Graham brings SLUGS, a darkly funny solo show about gay shame, desire, and memory, to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Comedian Nick Helm will mark his 25th Edinburgh Festival Fringe show in 25 years with a three-night live band performance celebrating his first studio album in a decade, DOWN 'N' DIRTY, at Pleasance Forth.
Scottish musicians, Andrew Scott and Jon Mackenzie are set to join the cast of smash-hit rockumentary 27 Club heading to Edinburgh Fringe this August.
BWW caught up with Ashley Blair & Drew Reilly to chat about bringing Megasquirt: Fully Loaded to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
BWW catches up with Pete Betcher to chat about bringing Noted to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Joy Machine Records announced the release of PENELOPE: Live at Joe's Pub, a chamber musical starring Broadway's Grace McLean, as the one-woman show prepares to run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
The world premiere of Sublimation, a queer American political thriller written and performed by Frank Murdocco, featuring the voice of Tony nominee Maria Dizzia, will be presented at Edinburgh Fringe.
Debut playwright Sam Beeson trained as an MMA fighter has written and will star in The Eight Faces of Ellie Morrison, a new play blending live mixed martial arts and music, running at NYC's Theatre Row and Edinburgh Fringe.
Peter Michael Marino's tabletop sci-fi parody PLANET OF THE GRAPES makes its world premiere at the Pleasance Courtyard, following sold-out US previews.
Blue Bar Productions' one-man show THE WOLF OF POYAIS, performed by Thom Tuck, brings the true story of Scottish conman Gregor MacGregor to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where he sold investments in a country that never existed.
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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) |
