The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Members of the Live Arts Fringe Team from Charlottesville, Virginia, attended #CHARLOTTESVILLE at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, meeting creator-performer Priyanka Shetty.
Award-winning stage and screen actor Brian Cox has postponed his upcoming national tour, saying he has been “very busy” and that October was “too soon” to proceed.
I would be unsurprised to learn that Dunhuang was directed by a composer.
Horror media, in any form, is often one of the most difficult genres to get right.
Unusual comedian Johnny White Really Really is back at the Edinburgh Fringe with new show am/pm.
In Year 6 Michelle Brasier’s mate uttered nine words that, at 30, still ring in her ears.
Alternative, kooky character comedy great Lucy Pearman (BBC Three’s Please Help, BBC’s The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk, BBC2’s Mister Winner) is back with her first Edinburgh Fringe hour since 2019’s Baggage.
Don’t be fooled by the gentle, speakeasy vibe of the entrance music: these are certified divas, here to take you through a showstopping mix of music from various films and musicals.
Douglas Widick’s Paperclip is a witty, genre-bending thrill ride, which imagines a world where the fate of humanity rests in the hands or rather, the wires of Microsoft Word’s long-forgotten writing assistant Clippy.
For the past 17 years, Grace Helbig has been building her online presence as a content creator.
Prepare to be indoctrinated into your new favourite cult! This show is exactly as it says on the tin: a pseudo-religious service with all the elements required to make up (or make fun of) a church.
The Durham Revue's latest may not be their finest hour, but it sure is a fun one.
Ayo Adenekan makes his highly anticipated Fringe debut with a hilarious and heartfelt show about growing up in Scotland.
Two friends perform breathtaking aerial shows.
Facility 111 is a surreal new audio play, written/performed live by Inge-Vera Lipsius.
Like Fleabag meets Normal People, this play from writer/star Ned Blackburn is one of the greatest Fringe shows you will ever see.
Sketch Thieves provides a solid afternoon of laughs.
The King of Whimsy is back at the Edinburgh Fringe…it’s Alasdair Beckett-King with his hour of the silly and the fantastical with King of Crumbs.
Diona Doherty: Get Your Pink Back is a confident, hilarious and heartfelt Fringe debut.
Cheeky charm and outrageous wit come together at this year’s Edinburgh Deaf Festival when drag queens Mary and Danielle take to the stage this weekend as part of the Edinburgh Deaf Festival.
2b's Red Like Fruit, a new play by Hannah Moscovitch, is receiving rave reviews from the UK and Scottish press, and as was announced on Friday morning, has received a Scotsman Fringe First Award.
Puppets and sparkles, sing-a-longs and a wee dance, Monski Mouse Baby Cabaret is fun for the whole family - the ultimate baby friendly event at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Two years since they last met, six friends receive an invitation to compete in “Escape Room: The Musical”.
When two old friends meet at a haunt from their youth they relive their exciting teenage years in the poptastic seventies.
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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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Rockpools Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker 3) (8/05-8/30) |
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Giovanni: Unstoppable Alhambra Theatre (4/11-4/11) |
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Thermodrama Summerhall (8/07-8/31) |
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An Ode to the Casting Director Assembly George Square Studios (8/05-8/29) |
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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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Puck Bunnies: A Heated Rivalry Drag Musical Parody Puck Bunnies: A Heated Rivalry Drag Musical Parody (8/05-8/31) |
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Venue Premium - Two Doors Down OVO Hydro (9/25-10/11) |
