The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Ashley Blair and Drew Reilly, alumni of The Second City, bring their experimental comedy concert MEGASQUIRT: FULLY LOADED to Underbelly Cowgate for its UK premiere, blending original songs, sketch comedy, and audience interaction rooted in queer internet culture.
Based on the iconic 90’s psychological thriller, the world premiere stage production of Single White Female is a bold and modern reimagining of the best-selling book and hit movie, that coined a phrase and led a generation to fear a stiletto heel!
Doktor K Worldwide and Suzanna Rosenthal Productions will present DOKTOR KABOOM AND THE WHEEL OF SCIENCE! at Pleasance Courtyard, featuring live experiments, comedy, and audience participation for families.
Double Fringe First winners Pepperdine Scotland and playwright Lynda Radley reunite to premiere LIFELONG at the Edinburgh Fringe, a new work exploring longevity technology, AI, and the dangers of power in the wrong hands.
Taskmaster star Phil Ellis announced an eighth London date at Wilton's Music Hall for his BATH MAT tour, following 50+ sell-out UK shows, and will return to Edinburgh Festival Fringe with the hit stand-up show.
Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe winner Stockard Channing will make her directorial debut at the Edinburgh Festival with KRAPP'S LAST TAPE, starring longtime friend David Westhead, with all proceeds benefiting the Wembley to Soweto Foundation.
Yellow Brick Theatre Company will present DUST at Pleasance Courtyard, a solo drama based on true stories from the 1973 Lofthouse Colliery disaster, written and directed by Charlaina Thompson and performed by Craig McArdle.
Moth StorySlam winner and New Yorker humorist Kristina Libby brings her solo show I ALMOST DIED FOR THIS?! to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, recounting a traumatic brain injury, near-death experience, and pandemic art movement.
The Listies will return to Edinburgh Fringe with 110% Ready, a comedy show about the chaos of leaving the house on time, winner of the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Bestie Award for Best Kids Show.
Benson Drive Productions is launching their inaugural BDP Edinburgh Fringe Artists in Residence program.
Triple Fringe First Award winners Xhloe and Natasha will premiere their new absurdist two-hander at Summerhall Arts as part of Soho Theatre's Edinburgh Fringe season, featuring a nine-foot puppet and a story set in a flood-ravaged 1990s Appalachian town.
Rosalie Minnitt's character comedy creation Clementine returns to the Edinburgh Fringe in a new sequel show, following sell-out runs, four Soho Theatre residencies, and two UK tours.
Siofra Dromgoole's new play WOMEN OF WILL, inspired by Tina Packer's book, follows two strangers who bond over Shakespeare's heroines at a pub, starring Ella Loudon and Nigel Gore at Summerhall.
Gilded Balloon and Gobby Girl Productions announced GOBBY AND GILDED, a new partnership to develop female talent from stage to screen, launching with SLAY by Lois-Amber Toole at Edinburgh Fringe's Teviot venue.
NYC-based company Ur Mean Kathleen will present THE BODY I LEFT IN SUSQUEHANNA NATIONAL FOREST, a dark comedy thriller about newlyweds whose honeymoon unravels after a roadside collision, at the Upper Theatre at theSpace @ Niddry St during the Edinburgh Fringe.
Comedian Cecily Hitchcock, whose sketches have amassed over 25 million online views, will bring her debut stand-up hour FAMILY RECIPE to the Pleasance Cellar at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
NESTING, a new play written by Peter McCormick and directed by Ben Standish, will premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Rosie Holt returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with THE ILLEGAL ALIENS HAVE LANDED!, blending political satire and sci-fi absurdity at Pleasance Courtyard, before a UK tour.
Stars Sam Heughan and cast members joined executive producers at Usher Hall in Edinburgh for the sold-out world premiere of OUTLANDER IN CONCERT, with a global tour set to visit over 45 North American cities.
Australian comedian Jimmy Rees OAM will bring his viral sketch comedy universe to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with In Reel Life, marking his first-ever UK live performance after selling over 120,000 tickets across Australia and New Zealand.
Playwright Vivienne Franzmann and choreographer-psychotherapist Frauke Requardt bring ANATOMY OF SURVIVAL to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, using dance, text, drumming, and psychology to explore the human nervous system through 22 interpretations of a coffee shop meltdown.
The award-winning country rock musical OIL & WHISKEY, born in Nashville and developed in NYC, will make its international premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe before heading to a limited Off West End run at London's Old Red Lion Pub Theatre.
Halfway Productions will present SUCCUBUS, a solo horror-comedy by burlesque performer Georgina Collins, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Underbelly.
The Pleasance announced five productions for its Edinburgh National Partnerships Programme, with Theatre Royal Plymouth, Curve, Chichester Festival Theatre, Sherman Theatre, and Lyric Belfast bringing new work to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Sophie Power's CVNT, a bouffon-style clown show blending physical theatre and interactive comedy to reclaim feminine pleasure, is set to return to Assembly George Square at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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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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Couplet: Folk Marry Kill Assembly George Square (8/05-8/30) |
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Argonauts ZOO (Playground 2) (8/07-8/30) |
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Rockpools Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker 3) (8/05-8/30) |
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A Queer Little Murder Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/05-8/30) |
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Surreally Good Summerhall (Former Women’s Locker Room) (8/07-8/31) |
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Sanctuary Pleasance Dome (Ace Dome) (8/05-8/31) |
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Tell Me Summerhall (8/07-8/31) |
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To Do Lists Pleasance Courtyard (The Green) (8/05-8/31) |
