The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Edy Hurst, Ingenious Fools & Liebenspiel Productions have joined forces to discover, once and for who shall be named the Edinburgh Festival Fringe's favourite fictional Witch of 2025.
An amazing show all round, Guys Sing Dolls, a cabaret style concert, was expertly executed.
An entire sketch comedy show based around real-life graffiti scrawled in toilet cubicles is the sort of premise you could only ever wish to come up with.
In her debut hour, Sharon Wanjohi strides on stage with dynamic energy on a mission to share her comedic mock wisdom.
From the moment Ted Milligan strides on to the stage to the roar of football anthems, the atmosphere is electric.
British Comedy Guide and Angel Comedy have announced the return of The Comedians' Choice Awards to the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Dear Annie, I Hate You is a visceral, captivating account of survival which fuses raw storytelling with inventive theatricality.
Dystopian, semi-autobiographical solo show Is There Work On Mars? returns to the Edinburgh Fringe following a successful 2024 run.
Front Room Productions and Lawrence Batley Theatre present The Uncrackable Case, a courtroom drama which reimagines fairy tale characters in a tabloid-fuelled whodunnit.
From the creators of Hold On To Your Butts, Recent Cutbacks return with a gloriously inventive UK premiere which transforms an epic fantasy film into a joyous, lo fi theatrical romp.
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.
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.
What did our critic think of EDINBURGH DAYS at St Bride's Centre?
Rohan Sharma makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut with his stand-up show Mad Dog.
After a stand out debut in 2024, M4 Festival is back - returning for its second year at a new home: SWG3, Glasgow.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 dives deep into the turbulent thoughts and feelings of a man who set fire to established ideas of art – destroying himself in the process.
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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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Spin Cycle Underbelly (Clover) (8/05-8/31) |
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To Do Lists Pleasance Courtyard (The Green) (8/05-8/31) |
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Target Audience Pleasance Courtyard (Above) (8/05-8/30) |
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Friendliest Gilded Balloon (The Nook) (8/08-8/31) |
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Rollers Forever King's Theatre (10/27-10/31) |
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An A to Z Guide to Dating Underbelly (Buttercup) (8/05-8/31) |
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Forget About Me Forgot About Me (8/05-8/31) |
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Reparations Pleasance Courtyard (Above) (8/05-8/30) |
