Scotland Theatre Newsroom
The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
IN THE BLACK to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut with Quaz Degraft
Quaz Degraft's solo play In the Black follows a first-generation Ghanaian American accountant navigating Wall Street's moral compromises.
HOW NOT TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA to Play Edinburgh Fringe as Part of House of Oz Season
Theatre Republic's How Not to Make It in America, a one-performer show in a story inspired by playwright Emily Steel's experiences on September 11th, will play the Edinburgh Fringe as part of the House of Oz season.
HELEN BRADLEY: PAINTER AND STORYTELLER to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut
Kara Wilson, an 81-year-old playwright and painter, will bring her sixth 'painter play' to the Edinburgh Fringe, recreating a live oil painting in the style of Lancashire artist Helen Bradley, who began painting at 65.
GLOB to Make Scottish Premiere at Edinburgh Festival Fringe With Les Foutoukours
Les Foutoukours will present the Scottish premiere of Glob at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, marking the show's 275th performance.
GLASS CHILD to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut with The Farm
The Farm's documentary dance-theatre production Glass Child, exploring the sibling bond between Kayah, a dancer with Down Syndrome, and his sister Maitreyah, is set to appear at the Edinburgh Fringe as part of the House of Oz season.
Abigail Weinstock to Bring GIRAFFE To The Edinburgh Fringe
Abigail Weinstock's semi-autobiographical comedy Giraffe, about masking and late autism diagnosis, will play the Edinburgh Fringe, directed by Fringe First winner Emma Jude Harris.
Emily Weitzman to Bring FURNITURE BOYS To The Edinburgh Fringe
Emily Weitzman's award-winning solo show Furniture Boys, in which exes are reimagined as furniture, will head to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Drew Lausch to Bring FRIENDLIEST To The Edinburgh Fringe
American comedian Drew Lausch will perform Friendliest at the Edinburgh Fringe, a show blending stand-up and personal storytelling about queerness, guilt, and growing up in Fargo, North Dakota.
Electra Kolb to Bring FATHER, AWAY SHE GOES To The Edinburgh Fringe
Electra Kolb's tragicomedy Father, Away She Goes, is heading to the Edinburgh Fringe, following anti-heroine Sarah Jones through ambition, deception, and survival.
DRACULA: LUCY'S DREAM to Make UK Premiere at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Plexus Polaire will bring the UK premiere of Dracula: Lucy's Dream to Pleasance at the EICC, reimagining Bram Stoker's gothic tale through life-sized puppetry and the female lens of Dracula's first victim, Lucy.
Joe Sellman-Leava to Bring COPYCAT To The Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe First winner Joe Sellman-Leava brings COPYCAT to Edinburgh Fringe, a cross-genre solo show exploring AI, creativity, and democracy through impressions of Big Tech CEOs, celebrities, and teachers.
CONCERTS OF THE FUTURE to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut With VR Orchestra Experience
Concerts of the Future, developed at SensiLab, Monash University, will bring a participatory VR music experience to Edinburgh Fringe, allowing audiences to perform Beethoven's Symphony No.
COLLABORATOR to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut with Ockham's Razor
Ockham's Razor returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time since 2019 with Collaborator, an intimate duet performed by Artistic Directors Alex Harvey and Charlotte Mooney exploring decades of creative partnership through aerial circus.
BIG STUFF to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut with Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus
Canadian comedy duo Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus bring Big Stuff, their improv-driven show about grief and the objects left behind after loss, to the Edinburgh Fringe.
AN A TO Z GUIDE TO DATING to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut with Grace O'Keefe
Grace O'Keefe's first solo Fringe show, An A to Z Guide to Dating, is a comedy musical based on her mother's unpublished dating advice book, developed at Soho Theatre's Drag and Cabaret Lab.
FLY, YOU FOOLS! to Return to Edinburgh Fringe
Recent Cutbacks will return to Pleasance Courtyard at Edinburgh Fringe with FLY, YOU FOOLS!, a live parody compressing 178 minutes of iconic fantasy cinema into 60, featuring three actors and a Foley artist.
THE LAST AUDITION to Make UK Premiere at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Paul Shearman's solo show THE LAST AUDITION, which blends Shakespeare with a personal exploration of dementia and memory loss, will make its UK premiere at theSpace on the Mile during Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Garrett Millerick Will Bring WE TRIED IT YOUR WAY to Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Comedian Garrett Millerick will bring a live comedy experiment to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, partnering with an AI expert to build a bot version of himself and test whether machines can replace comedians.
THE PIGEON FACTORY to Make UK Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe 2026
Oh!Scare Wilde Productions will present the UK premiere of THE PIGEON FACTORY at Underbelly Cowgate as part of the Culture Ireland Edinburgh Showcase, a darkly absurd one-man show written and performed by Aaron O'Neill.
Review: THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD at Theatre Royal Glasgow
Initially a 1963 novel by John le Carré, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold sneaks into Glasgow this week in a fresh new stage adaptation .
BLOODY BALLAD OF BETTE DAVIS to Return to Edinburgh Fringe from Piper Theatre
Piper Theatre Productions will present The Bloody Ballad of Bette Davis at Assembly Roxy Upstairs in Edinburgh, a camp horror musical fantasy set in 1970s Hollywood exploring aging, motherhood, and Tinseltown's dark side.
Review: ONCE, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Premiering in New York in 2012 and winning eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Once is now coming to Scotland for the very first time.
Abby Govindan to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut With PUSHING 30
Forbes '30 Under 30' cover star Abby Govindan will make her Edinburgh Fringe debut with Pushing 30, a new stand-up show about dating, aging, and generational curses, produced by Daniel Sloss and presented by Hasan Minhaj.
HEATED RIVALRY: THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY is Coming to Edinburgh Fringe
Hot on the heels of their Off-Broadway opening, Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody will have its UK premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August.
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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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Helen Bradley: Painter and Storyteller Pleasance Courtyard (Cellar) (8/05-8/30) |
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You Are What You Eat theSpace on the mile (8/07-8/22) PHOTOS |
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Spin Cycle Underbelly (Clover) (8/05-8/31) |
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Black Blues Brothers: Let's Twist Again! Underbelly (8/05-8/31) |
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Heart Beats Strong Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker 2) (8/05-8/31) |
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It Couldn’t Get Worse; or, The Margarita Boat Tour Incident theSpace @ Venue 45 (8/24-8/29) |
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Patient 13 Zoo Playground 2 (8/07-8/30) VIDEOS |
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Safety Underbelly, Daisy (8/05-8/30) |