The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Gloriously unhinged BAFTA-nominated newcomers Ada and Bron bring their chaotic brand of sketch character comedy to the Edinburgh Fringe with The Origin of Love, a fast-paced, surreal and delightfully filthy exploration of romance, in all of its very strangest forms.
Rajiv Karia’s Man Alive! is a thoughtful and sharply observed hour, which asks big questions with a light, playful touch.
Love Me Like a Chai Tea Latte is a comedy/theatre show making its Edinburgh Fringe debut this year.
After a smash hit 2024 season and fresh off a 9-week London run, best-pals-turned-bitter-rivals Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci return to Edinburgh! A bloodthirsty friar is on the hunt for homosexuals in Renaissance Italy just when childhood friends Mike and Leo realise they both like boys.
Danish magician Martin Brock is dazzling audiences at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his fast-paced, family-friendly show Almost Impossible 2.
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.
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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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I Bought a Flip Phone ZOO (Playground 2) (8/07-8/30) |
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Argonauts ZOO (Playground 2) (8/07-8/30) |
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Felicity Ward: I Wish I Could Come Out Of My Shell Cab Vol 1 @ Monkey Barrell (8/17-8/30) |
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An Ode to the Casting Director Assembly George Square Studios (8/05-8/29) |
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Sapphire McIntosh: Squeaky Bum Time Unerbelly Bristo Square - Daisy Room (8/05-8/30) |
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Heart Beats Strong Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker 2) (8/05-8/31) |
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Lifelong Studio 2, Assembly George Square Studios, EH8 9LH (Venue 17) (8/05-8/17) |
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The Second Best School Shooting Pleasance Courtyard (8/05-8/30) |
