EDINBURGH 2025: Review: CHRISTOPHER MACARTHUR-BOYD: HOWLING AT THE MOON, Monkey Barrel
Christopher Macarthur-Boyd proves himself as one of the funniest men Scotland has ever produced.
Scotland Theatre Newsroom
The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Review: ROLLERS FOREVER, Glasgow Pavilion
When two old friends meet at a haunt from their youth they relive their exciting teenage years in the poptastic seventies.
Cast Set For THE GLASS MENAGERIE at Dundee Rep Theatre
Dundee Rep Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for a major new production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, directed by Dundee Rep Theatre’s Artistic Director, Andrew Panton.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MARGOLYES AND DICKENS: MORE BEST BITS, EICC
After her hit sold-out show at last year’s Fringe, national treasure Miriam Margolyes returns with a brand new piece.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: LOST LEAR, Traverse Theatre
Advertised as a 'moving and darkly comic remix' of Shakespeare's famous tragedy, Lost Lear retells the play through the eyes of Joy, an elderly dementia patient and former actress trapped in a perpetual memory of rehearsing King Lear for the stage.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: NOWHERE - HERE & NOW SHOWCASE, Traverse Theatre
Khalid Abdalla (The Kite Runner, The Crown) redefines and reclaims the solo show in a lyrical tapestry where resistance, displacement and selfhood are delicately woven through an avant-garde aesthetic.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: ROBYN REYNOLDS: WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU, Snug Bar At Assembly Roxy
In a perfectly paced show featuring musical numbers and smooth crowd work, Robyn Reynolds details the ups and downs of her life – or rather, brings out the silver lining in the downs.
Jennifer Irons' BAD IMMIGRANT Overcomes Crisis To Continue Edinburgh Fringe Run
Jennifer Irons’ roller-skating solo show Bad Immigrant nearly ended at the Edinburgh Fringe after unsafe stage conditions forced a canceled performance.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: JODIE SLOAN: IS SHE HOT? Pleasance Courtyard
In 2023 TikTok sent a notification to millions of users with Jodie's face, and the caption 'Is She Hot?'.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: JOSH ELTON: AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES, Hoots @ The Apex
Josh Elton makes an assured and highly memorable Fringe debut with Away With The Fairies, a show which captures both the unfiltered chaos of the life of a comic and the mythic absurdity which shapes it.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: LUCY CHURCHILL: BIG B**BS LONG LEGS, Greenside At George Street
This whirlwind show absolutely flies by in the time we wish it took to learn to love ourselves.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: 1612, TheSpace On The Mile
Unsettling music and Chekov's child draw the audience in before 1612 even starts, creating the perfect environment to learn about this historic witch trial.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MARY: A GIG THEATRE SHOW, Gilded Balloon Patter House
Mary: A Gig Theatre Show is a cool concept.
Review: CHICAGO, King's Theatre
Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, CHICAGO is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: THE CRAWL, 10 Dome
Two people.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: JESSICA FOSTEKEW: ICONIC BREATH, Monkey Barrel
A monster's guide to tolerance and temperance.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: 113, The Space
49 and 64 are in the room.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: DIRTY MONEY, TheSpace On The Mile
Following the arrest of a famous billionaire, four unlikely friends team up to break her out of prison in return for half her fortune.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: DANNY O'BRIEN: ADULTING HARD!, Beehive 2 (The Attic)
Adulting Hard! is an energetic stand-up show where Irish comedian Danny O’Brien tells us about his attempts at buying a house in Dublin.
State of the Nation Gathering Will Take Place For Scotland’s Arts Sector
In the face of ongoing funding cuts, political instability and a fragmented sector, Scotland’s arts organisations are coming together in an attempt to spark change.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: CAROLINE MCEVOY: TRAIN MAN, Assembly Roxy
Caroline McEvoy: Train Man is an honest yet lively stand-up show at the Fringe this year.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: PICKLED REPUBLIC, Anatomy Lecture Theatre At Summerhall
Described by its creator as “50 minutes of vegetable insanity”, this surrealist and entirely enjoyable hour of physical theatre, tragicomedy and puppetry has a certain ‘je nais sais quoi’.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: AVENUE Q, Braw Venues At Grand Lodge
What did our critic think of AVENUE Q at Braw Venues At Grand Lodge?This smash hit musical is a hilarious satire of modern life starring a mixed cast of humans and puppets.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: SHE'S BEHIND YOU, Traverse Theatre
Scottish comedy legend Johnny McKnight examines the panto dame through an inventive new lens in She’s Behind You.
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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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Trainspotting The Musical Edinburgh Playhouse (10/19-10/24) |
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They’re Just Small Town (Northern) Lads Summerhall (8/06-8/16) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! EICC (5/30-5/30) |
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Operotica: Lovers in Every Lifetime Underbelly Bristo Square (8/05-8/30) |
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Parkies TheSpace @ Surgeons Hall (8/07-8/29) |
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To Do Lists Pleasance Courtyard (The Green) (8/05-8/31) |
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The Trials of Magnus Coffinkey Summerhall (8/06-8/31) |
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The Listies: 110% Ready Assembly (Studio One) (8/05-8/16) |