The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Blue Fire Theatre Company's BLOODY MARY(S) profiles around 30 notable women named Mary, from Mary Shelley to Typhoid Mary, letting audiences vote on which they'd invite to a dinner party.
Jade, Amber and Lilac have been organising Coral’s hen night for the past six months and it’s going to be epic! But at the last minute, Coral’s cousin Luna rocks up uninvited.
Following its acclaimed off-Broadway run, HEATED RIVALRY: THE UNAUTHORISED MUSICAL PARODY heads to Edinburgh Fringe for its UK premiere, presented by Klif Entertainment at Underbelly George Square.
Melissa Pullinger's award-winning one-woman show Meteors, about losing her mother at 20, will travel from Adelaide Fringe to Edinburgh's Summerhall for performance dates this August.
Richard Stirling's Mandy: Prince of Darkness, a solo show portraying Peter Mandelson through his own speeches and statements, is coming to the Edinburgh Fringe in August.
Gilded Balloon will present the return of the five-star Edinburgh Fringe hit with its original cast — Gail Watson, Frances Thorburn, and Clare Waugh — reuniting under writer-director Morag Fullarton at Gilded Balloon Patter House.
Vincent van Gogh: Between Worlds, a new theatrical experience inspired by the artist's letters, inner life and enduring legacy, is coming to Edinburgh Fringe in August.
Michael Harrison in association with Cameron Mackintosh presents the spectacular new production of MISS SAIGON as Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical is reborn.
BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top picks of returning favourites from the 2026 Edfringe programme.
Speakerphone Productions will present the world premiere of JANUARY 6TH THE MUSICAL, created by Jessie Ballard and Kiely Sugayan, with preview performances at Brooklyn Art Haus before its UK premiere at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top picks from the 2026 Edfringe circus programme.
Between whisky-soaked confessions and half-truths swirling in cigarette smoke, William Watt and Peter Manuel share a night that will change everything.
DUNGEONS AND SHAKESPEARE, the interactive comedy blending Shakespeare's iconic characters with Dungeons & Dragons, heads to Gilded Balloon at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe following over 700 North American performances.
BBC New Comedian of the Year 2024 finalist Maia Tassalini brings her debut hour to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, blending stand-up and cultural criticism through the lens of Monica Lewinsky.
Comedian Huge Davies will bring his fourth solo hour, SLEEP PARALYSIS PRINCESS, to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a surreal and personal show about a decade of chronic insomnia, performed at Monkey Barrel Comedy's CabVol 1.
Jonno Johnson, one third of sketch group Sheeps and Head Writer of Saturday Night Live UK, will perform his debut solo stand-up hour, HERE COMES MR FUNNY, at Monkey Barrel Comedy during the Edinburgh Fringe.
New York-based clown Noah Seltzer will bring solo show HERE COMES ALMOST to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, blending physical comedy, dance, and song to explore loneliness, connection, and authenticity.
Comedian Dom McGovern, co-writer of Chicken Shop Date and recent support act for Aisling Bea, will make his Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut with PRIZE HOG, a stand-up hour exploring body image, masculinity, and shame.
Actor and character comedian Freddie Meredith brings NEED A LIGHT? to Pleasance Courtyard's Baby Grand at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a character-led comedy set entirely in a nightclub smoking area.
Written by Fringe First winning playwright Jack MacGregor, directed by John Byrne Award recipient Fraser Scott, and produced by NTS Producing Fellow Leah Byrne; Prophets will premiere at Assembly Roxy.
Gilded Balloon and Gobby Girl Productions announced the world premiere of SLAY, a one-woman show written and performed by Offie-nominated artist Lois-Amber Toole, directed by Fringe First winner Anna Morris, at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The award-winning Swedish trombonist, composer and performer Elias Faingersh recounts his decision to leave the Metropolitan Opera and reinvent himself as an independent artist.
TRUNK SONGS, a new musical travelogue by Maria DiFabbio, follows a musician's solo drive through Appalachia, drawing parallels with trailblazing historical women.
BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top picks of children's shows from the 2026 Edfringe programme.
BBC New Comedian of the Year Paul Hilleard brings his debut Edinburgh Fringe show GROGG to Monkey Barrel Studio, a stand-up hour about leaving his working-class Welsh hometown to chase success in England.
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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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Tap Out! (Or I'll Hit You Again) Gilded Balloon Patter House – Coorie (8/05-8/31) |
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In a Bad Way Gilded Balloon Patter House (Blether), (8/05-8/31) |
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Kevin Quantum: Invisible Force Ballroom at Assembly Rooms (Venue 20) (8/06-8/30) |
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Sapphire McIntosh: Squeaky Bum Time Unerbelly Bristo Square - Daisy Room (8/05-8/30) |
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Ed Byrne: No Dramas Music Hall (2/10-2/10) |
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Glass Child Summerhall (8/06-8/16) |
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The Borrowed Room Woody's (7/31-8/01) |
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Disney''s Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert Usher Hall (12/03-12/03) |
