Natalie Grove’s JELLO BRAIN Adds New Early Showtime At Olive Studio, Greenside
Natalie Grove’s acclaimed solo show Jello Brain—about caring for her mother with early-onset Alzheimer’s—now plays daily at 4:00 p.
Scotland Theatre Newsroom
The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Interview: How LUIGI THE MUSICAL Is Pushing the Boundaries of Musical Theatre
Luigi: the Musical – a new comedy inspired by the reality of Luigi Mangione, Sam Bankman-Fried, and Diddy all being incarcerated in the same federal facility—has become a sold-out hit that’s now headed to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: EDINBURGH DAYS, St Bride's Centre
What did our critic think of EDINBURGH DAYS at St Bride's Centre?
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: ROHAN SHARMA: MAD DOG, Pleasance Courtyard
Rohan Sharma makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut with his stand-up show Mad Dog.
M4 Festival Returns To Glasgow With Expanded Lineup and New Venue
After a stand out debut in 2024, M4 Festival is back - returning for its second year at a new home: SWG3, Glasgow.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: CHLOE PETTS: BIG NATURALS, Pleasance Courtyard
Chloe Petts love of Big Naturals, regales with a bold and brilliantly crafted hour, in which she tackles her favourite body parts, questions her previously entrenched relationship with lad culture and inspects her own evolving identity.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: KC SHORNIMA: DETACHMENT STYLE, Pleasance
After years of writing for Michael Che and Colin Jost on Saturday Night Live, KC Shornima proves that some of her greatest material comes from writing for herself.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: THE UGLY DUCKLING: THE REVEL PUCK CIRCUS, Underbelly’s Circus Hub On The Meadows
The Revel Puck Circus’s latest collaboration with Underbelly is set in the faraway land of the Circus Hub on the Meadows in Edinburgh, in a sweet, acrobatic retelling of The Ugly Duckling.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: AMY ANNETTE: BUSY BODY, The Pleasance Courtyard
In her triumphant return to the Fringe, Amy Annette brings Busy Body to The Baby Grand, a shipping container transformed into an intimate comedy boudoir, complete with a floral display and the nostalgic welcoming harmonies of The Andrews Sisters
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: DREAM SPACE, Assembly George Square
Dream Space by Creative Group SSAK is a shimmering piece of theatrical magic, transforming the everyday into the extraordinary through inventive puppetry, music, and movement.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MILK ON THE SIDE: A BARISTA MUSICAL, The Speakeasy at The Royal Scots Club
Milk on the Side: a Barista Musical is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year which was produced by Short and Sweet Theatre.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW, TheSpace On The Mile
In 45 minutes, Can't Talk Right Now, a sung-through musical, explores the complexities of human nature and finding what you want from life.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: JAZZ EMU: THE PLEASURE IS ALL YOURS, Queen Dome At Pleasance Dome
You may have caught him as a previous Fringe favourite or perhaps on his TikTok channel or perhaps you’ve just discovered him during this festival.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: KARINE POLWART: WINDBLOWN, Queen's Hall
Too old and unsteady to move, too vulnerable to survive on its own, the lofty Sabal palm of Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden reflects on two hundred years of containment, dislocation and human care, as it outgrows its 19th century glasshouse home and approaches its chainsaw demise, making way for
EXHAUSTED PAINT: THE DEATH OF VAN GOGH Comes to theSpace@Surgeons' Hall
Exhausted Paint: The Death of Van Gogh dives deep into the turbulent thoughts and feelings of a man who set fire to established ideas of art – destroying himself in the process.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: ADA & BRON: THE ORIGIN OF LOVE, Pleasance Courtyard
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.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: RAJIV KARIA: MAN ALIVE!, Pleasance Courtyard
Rajiv Karia’s Man Alive! is a thoughtful and sharply observed hour, which asks big questions with a light, playful touch.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: LOVE ME LIKE A CHAI TEA LATTE, Assembly Roxy
Love Me Like a Chai Tea Latte is a comedy/theatre show making its Edinburgh Fringe debut this year.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: POP OFF, MICHELANGELO, Underbelly
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.
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE 2.0: Martin Brock Brings World-Class Magic to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Danish magician Martin Brock is dazzling audiences at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his fast-paced, family-friendly show Almost Impossible 2.
#CHARLOTTESVILLE Performed for Visiting Team from Virginia at Edinburgh Fringe
Members of the Live Arts Fringe Team from Charlottesville, Virginia, attended #CHARLOTTESVILLE at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, meeting creator-performer Priyanka Shetty.
Brian Cox Postpones IT'S ALL ABOUT ME! National Tour
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.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: DUNHUANG, The Space @ Symposium Hall
I would be unsurprised to learn that Dunhuang was directed by a composer.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: SCATTER: A HORROR PLAY, Underbelly
Horror media, in any form, is often one of the most difficult genres to get right.
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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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Father, Away She Goes Zoo (Playground 1) (8/07-8/30) |
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The Second Best School Shooting Pleasance Courtyard (8/05-8/30) |
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An Ode to the Casting Director Assembly George Square Studios (8/05-8/29) |
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A STAN IS BORN! – Encore Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/06-8/16) |
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Chris Grace: 88% Assembly George Square (8/05-8/31) |
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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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Argonauts ZOO (Playground 2) (8/07-8/30) |
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It's A Struggle Coming Out theSpace @ Niddry Street (8/08-8/13) |