The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
THE REAL KYLE McCARREN, produced by Avalon, announced its full cast and creative team for upcoming performances at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater and its UK premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Theatre Royal Plymouth has announced the cast for its new production Badgers, which will have its world premiere at the Traverse Festival during this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Ben Fallaci's solo dark comedy AQUARIUS RISING, directed by Gretchen Egolf, will preview at Rosemary Branch Theatre in London before its Edinburgh Fringe run at Greenside at Riddles Court.
PARKIES, a new comedy by writer-actor Ross Allen, follows a crew of misfit seasonal workers at a US National Park as they clash with corporate greed.
Trade union lawyer and storyteller Michael Anderson brings ELVIS IN CHAOS to Greenside @ George Street, weaving quantum physics, alternate Elvis timelines, and historical anomalies into a Pay What You Can multimedia performance.
ARIA award-winning writer Bridie Connell's comedy boyband show FUCCBOIS: LIVE IN CONCERT will run at Assembly George Square Studios during Edinburgh Fringe, then transfer to Soho Theatre London, skewering toxic dating culture through original music and parody.
ARIA award-winning writer Bridie Connell's comedy boyband show Fuccbois: Live in Concert will play Assembly George Square Studios at Edinburgh Fringe, following sold-out runs in Australia, before heading to Soho Theatre London.
Soprano Carly Paoli will make her Edinburgh Fringe debut in the world premiere of Robin Hawdon's Primal Scream, playing Sugar opposite actor Neil Roberts at Assembly Rooms.
Penelope, presented by rigor + ruckus and starring Grace McLean, will run from August 5–30 at Underbelly Cowgate as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Meet Mayor Max by Alex Robins, will play at Pleasance Courtyard's Cellar as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
BWW catches up with Gearóid Farrelly to chat about bringing No Pressure to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Los Angeles comedian Maxx Eddy will make his Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut with Bi Meets World, a chaotic and sharply self-aware hour about bisexuality, masculinity, internet relationships and the ridiculous performance of being 'a real man.
Max Fulham returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with MEMORY FOAM, a new hour of stand-up, puppetry and audience interaction.
Justin Elizabeth Sayre brings their solo show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, produced by Outside In Theatre and supported by Soho Theatre's Edinburgh Lab programme, blending standup, storytelling, and queer visibility.
Mimi Collins brings GOOD GIRL to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a largely autobiographical solo show about infidelity, emotional collapse, and healing through the kink community, directed by Ellie Pyle.
James Campbell, who pioneered stand-up comedy for kids, will bring JAMES CAMPBELL'S COMEDY 4 KIDS to Assembly George Square Studios at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, promising exploding penguins and songs about worms.
Flabbergast Theatre will present Samuel Beckett's ENDGAME at Edinburgh Festival Fringe's Pleasance at EICC, marking the company's largest Fringe production to date and their return since their acclaimed MACBETH in 2022.
Bellina Logan's solo show about a biracial childhood, an eccentric mother, and memory will make its international debut at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, performing at Zoo Southside's Studio.
Mock the Week writer Chelsea Birkby brings her solo show IN FULL CONTROL THE ENTIRE TIME to the Pleasance Courtyard at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, blending pop psychology, philosophy, and Microsoft PowerPoint.
BUGGERS, a new psychodrama exploring the relationship between Francis Bacon and George Dyer, will have its world premiere at Edinburgh Fringe's Pleasance Courtyard, with rare archival support from the Estate of Francis Bacon.
No Boundaries Theatrical Productions will present AN ECHO IN THE VOID, a darkly funny chamber thriller starring Adam Sinclair and Grace Serrano, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
What did our critic Natalie O'Donoghue think of ALLEGRA at Theatre Royal?
BOY Theatre will present CAMPITALISM: THREE GAYS TRY TO FIX THE ECONOMY at Pleasance Courtyard, blending drag, comedy and political satire as three queer performers take on economics and late-stage capitalism.
Scottish comedian Craig Hill returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with YOU'RE NOT EVEN SAFE UP THE BACK!, a new stand-up show marking 28 years in comedy, featuring improvisation and audience interaction at Just The Tonic.
Australian absurdist comedy BIRDS, winner of Best Comedy at Melbourne Fringe Festival and championed by Hannah Gadsby, makes its Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut, performed by creators Alex Hines and Sarah Stafford.
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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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Learning to Human Gilded Balloon Teviot (8/05-8/30) |
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One Man Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart and The Pit and the Pendulum Greenside Venue @ Riddles Court (Willow Studio) – Venue 16 - 322 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PG (8/08-8/28) |
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Rockpools Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker 3) (8/05-8/30) |
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Couplet: Folk Marry Kill Assembly George Square (8/05-8/30) |
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A Better Memory The Green at Pleasance Courtyard (Venue 33) (8/05-8/30) |
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Jitters Summerhall (8/06-8/30) |
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Long Way Home Gilded Balloon (Snug) (8/05-8/31) |
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The Second Best School Shooting Pleasance Courtyard (8/05-8/30) |
