The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Ros Watt's pitch-black comedy thriller TRANS PEOPLE ARE AWFUL heads to Pleasance Courtyard at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, co-produced by Camden People's Theatre and backed by Francesca Moody Productions.
BAFTA-nominated comedian Tom Neenan returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with PORTRAIT OF A TOM AS A YOUNG NEENAN, a new hour blending stand-up and storytelling about art, body image, and self-perception.
Don’t miss the unforgettable theatrical experience of the season as this heartfelt coming-of-age story takes flight with spectacular musical numbers and dazzlingly inventive choreography.
Stuart Goldsmith will perform CANARY, his second climate comedy stand-up show, at Edinburgh Fringe's Monkey Barrel before a UK tour, tackling climate dread with humor after performing at Netflix Is A Joke.
Goodbye Dandelion, a humorous, moving new work by award-winning writer and performer Maddie Rice and composer Marcus Rice, has been selected as the recipient of the inaugural Underbelly Futures Fund Award.
BWW catches up with Mike McShane to chat about bringing The Event to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
BWW catches up with Sam Hume to chat about bringing Adults Only Magic Show to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Likewise, produced by ShowTown Theatricals, will play 59E59 Theaters as part of East to Edinburgh before heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Irish performer and playwright Benjamin Reilly will bring Mortal Sin to the Edinburgh Fringe, a two-hander set in 1960s Catholic Ireland following two friends navigating small-town life in the wake of JFK's assassination.
Durnmoose Entertainment will present THE KOBOLD SHOW! at Gilded Balloon Patter House during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
After an Edinburgh Fringe sell-out, Kanpur:1857 came to the Tron in association with Glasgow Mela.
Jessica Aszkenasy returns to Edinburgh Festival Fringe as TITCLOWN with a new hour of clowning about desire, disappointment and gender politics, directed by Cecily Nash at Summerhall's Red Lecture Theatre.
Thom Tuck stars in THE WOLF OF POYAIS at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a one-man show based on the true story of Gregor MacGregor, the Scottish conman who sold investors a fictional Central American country.
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre's new musical comedy THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT FLAT EARTH heads to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, following a grief-stricken woman who infiltrates the flat-earth community and agrees to lead an Antarctic expedition.
STAMPTOWN, the late-night cult phenomenon led by Zach Zucker's alter ego Jack Tucker, returns to Edinburgh Fringe for its 10th year, this time inside Assembly George Square Gardens' Palais du Variété Spiegeltent.
OLO Company will present SOFT SPOT at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a contemporary circus duet using 300 wine glasses, juggling, and handstands to explore trust and human connection under pressure.
Tobias Graham's semi-autobiographical solo show SLUGS heads to Pleasance Courtyard's Bunker One at the Edinburgh Fringe, exploring gay shame, desire, memory, and the ethics of confessional storytelling.
US comedian Shane Torres brings his debut Edinburgh Festival Fringe hour, SKINNED KNEES, to Assembly Roxy Downstairs, exploring family, grief, masculinity and loss through stand-up rooted in his own life.
Sasha Nezlobin, once one of Russia's biggest comedy stars, will perform his first full hour in English at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, drawing on his dramatic emigration after criticizing Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
Berlin sibling rock duo Otto & Astrid bring THE STAGES TOUR to Assembly Roxy Upstairs at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, fresh from a sold-out US tour and international acclaim.
BWW catches up with Ken Cerniglia to chat about bringing Antigone 1989- A Townhall Musical to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Matt Forde announced Rachel Reeves, Anas Sarwar, Stephen Flynn, and Malcolm Offord as guests for live POLITICAL PARTY podcast specials at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Comedian Bella Hull, known for SNL UK, Have I Got News For You, and QI, will bring her new stand-up show MAD COW DISEASE to Monkey Barrel at the Edinburgh Fringe, reflecting on a decade in comedy.
Welsh actress Kimberley Nixon takes BABY BRAIN, a five-star one-woman dark comedy about postpartum psychosis, on a six-city UK tour, culminating in a ten-night run at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Rehearsal photos from KITTY DADDY, Bob Brader's solo show about an unwanted cat that sparks a journey of healing, are out ahead of its World Premiere at 59E59 Theaters and UK Premiere at the Edinburgh 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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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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The Second Best School Shooting Pleasance Courtyard (8/05-8/30) |
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Rollers Forever King's Theatre (10/27-10/31) |
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Giraffe Pleasance Courtyard (Cellar) (8/05-8/31) |
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The New Year Lime Studio Greenside@George Street (8/07-8/15) |
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AEW All In: London Wembley Stadium - Connected by EE, London (8/30-8/30) |
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This Is How I Got Arrested (after smuggling drugs across the border but never actually getting caught with any drugs) ZOO (Playground 3) (8/07-8/30) |
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The Business Man and The Case of M. Valdemar Greenside Venue @ Riddles Court (Willow Studio) – Venue 16 - 322 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PG (8/07-8/28) |
