Skip to main content
My Shows
News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

Scotland Theatre Newsroom

The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.

LIFELONG by Pepperdine Scotland to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

LIFELONG by Pepperdine Scotland to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

by Stephi Wild — June 9, 2026

Double Fringe First winners Pepperdine Scotland and playwright Lynda Radley reunite for LIFELONG, a new work set in an AI-controlled facility where scientific advances grant residents extraordinarily long lives — at a cost.

Oran Mor Announces Summer Panto 'Big Bad Riding Hood'

Oran Mor Announces Summer Panto 'Big Bad Riding Hood'

by Natalie O'Donoghue — June 8, 2026

From the award‑winning team behind the world‑famous A Play, A Pie and A Pint, this year's sunshine‑soaked spectacular is Big Bad Riding Hood, a brand‑new riotous panto written and directed by Gary McNair, with music by Brian James O'Sullivan.

THE WOODCUTTER to Play Edinburgh Fringe

THE WOODCUTTER to Play Edinburgh Fringe

by Stephi Wild — June 8, 2026

Actor John Anthony Gorman brings THE WOODCUTTER to Edinburgh Fringe, a one-man show drawn from his real life, recounting memories of his parents and their Glasgow pub, The Woodcutter, which they ran for half a century.

Review: THE CORINTHIAN, Òran Mór

Review: THE CORINTHIAN, Òran Mór

by Natalie O'Donoghue — June 7, 2026

The remarkable untold story of the world's first Black international footballer who captained Scotland to glory.

Still Game Star Gavin Mitchell To Host Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland

Still Game Star Gavin Mitchell To Host Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland

by Natalie O'Donoghue — June 5, 2026

Leading Scottish actor Gavin Mitchell, who played the inimitable Boaby the Barman in the long-running television series Still Game, will be serving up the awards at the 2026 Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS Awards) at the Citizens Theatre later this month, it has been revealed.

TEN WAYS TO DIE HAPPY to Make International Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

TEN WAYS TO DIE HAPPY to Make International Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

by Stephi Wild — June 4, 2026

TEN WAYS TO DIE HAPPY, an Italian quiz theatre show adapted from Dieci Modi Per Morire Felici, will make its international premiere at Underbelly's Cowbarn during the Edinburgh Fringe, with ten audience members navigating choices about love, ambition, and risk.

SLAYERS to Make World Premiere at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

SLAYERS to Make World Premiere at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

by A.A. Cristi — June 3, 2026

RUPTURE theatre company will present the world premiere of SLAYERS, a one-woman play by Corinne Salisbury examining the manosphere's effects on women, at Assembly George Square Studios during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

BroadwayWorld TV


Antigone 1989: A Town Hall Musical in Scotland Antigone 1989: A Town Hall Musical
Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/05-8/29) PHOTOS VIDEOS
Elvis in Chaos in Scotland Elvis in Chaos
Lime Studio at Greenside @ George Street (8/07-8/15) VIDEOS
Helen Bradley: Painter and Storyteller in Scotland Helen Bradley: Painter and Storyteller
Pleasance Courtyard (Cellar) (8/05-8/30)
You Are What You Eat in Scotland You Are What You Eat
theSpace on the mile (8/07-8/22) PHOTOS
Spin Cycle in Scotland Spin Cycle
Underbelly (Clover) (8/05-8/31)
Black Blues Brothers: Let's Twist Again! in Scotland Black Blues Brothers: Let's Twist Again!
Underbelly (8/05-8/31)
Heart Beats Strong in Scotland Heart Beats Strong
Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker 2) (8/05-8/31)
It Couldn’t Get Worse; or, The Margarita Boat Tour Incident in Scotland It Couldn’t Get Worse; or, The Margarita Boat Tour Incident
theSpace @ Venue 45 (8/24-8/29)
Patient 13 in Scotland Patient 13
Zoo Playground 2 (8/07-8/30) VIDEOS
Safety in Scotland Safety
Underbelly, Daisy (8/05-8/30)