EDINBURGH 2026: Interview: Fraser Scott and Olivia Caw on Common Tongue
BroadwayWorld caught up with writer and director Fraser Scott and actor Olivia Caw to chat about bringing Common Tongue to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
JUDY GARLAND IS FAT AT CARNEGIE HALL to Play EdFest and Edinburgh Fringe
NYC drag artists Xena Fauxbia and Soda Pressed bring JUDY GARLAND IS FAT AT CARNEGIE HALL to Brooklyn Art Haus' EdFest and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, blending drag, theater, and cultural criticism to examine fatphobia and the entertainment industry.
EDINBURGH 2026: Interview: Rachel O'Regan on FEMIFRINGE
BWW catches up with Rachel O'Regan to chat about F-Bomb Theatre's FemiFringe guide at the Edinburgh Fringe.
TOAST Will Come to Edinburgh Fringe
Selected as one of only five winners of the Shedload-of-Future Fund 2026 from Francesca Moody’s Sheinburgh, TOAST is a debut written and performed by Jude Green.
TO DO LISTS Solo Show to Open at Edinburgh Pleasance Courtyard
Amy Lever of Lost Girl written and performs TO DO LISTS, a solo show about productivity and list-making, directed by Giulia Grillo and produced by Manchester's Rainy Day Theatre at Edinburgh's Pleasance Courtyard.
THIS IS HOW I GOT ARRESTED to Play Edinburgh Fringe at ZOO Playground
Azaelia Slade's solo show THIS IS HOW I GOT ARRESTED explores working-class youth, sensation-seeking and identity through the story of Sophie, a young woman whose search for belonging leads her down dangerous paths.
THEY'RE JUST SMALL TOWN (NORTHERN) LADS to Return to Edinburgh Fringe
Nathan Jonathan, known for Hollyoaks and Doctor Who, returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a new production examining masculinity, class, and boyhood in a small Northern town during the Y2K era.
THERMODRAMA to Open at Edinburgh Fringe
Lovelock Productions returns to Edinburgh's Summerhall with THERMODRAMA, a new play set inside a sauna where four strangers face rising temperatures and a self-care apocalypse, written by Coco Cottam and directed by Lydia Free.
Scott Turnbull's One-Man Show SURREALLY GOOD to Return to Edinburgh Fringe
Scott Turnbull's award-winning one-man show SURREALLY GOOD returns to Edinburgh's Summerhall for a second year, exploring grief, creativity, and corporate absurdity through surreal storytelling and lo-fi illustration.
Photos: Cecilia Corrigan in THE GAY DIVORCE at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Following sell-out seasons in Philadelphia and Off-Broadway, Cecilia Corrigan’s The Gay Divorce will transfer to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
STAYIN' ALIVE to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut
Written and performed by Victoria Oxley, STAYIN' ALIVE explores OCD, class, and family resilience at Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh, drawing on Oxley's lived experience and her relationship with her late grandmother.
Molly Windust's Solo Show ROCKPOOLS to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut
Actor and comedian Molly Windust will perform ROCKPOOLS, her debut solo show, at Pleasance Courtyard in Edinburgh, exploring hoarding, endometriosis, and the pressures on women around motherhood through darkly comic surreal storytelling.
RACISTS, RECESSIONS & REVOLUTIONS to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut
A new play about the Macedonian teens who sparked a global fake news crisis in 2016 is set to debut at Edinburgh Fringe, co-created and performed by Isabella Heaver, who is herself half Macedonian.
PUCK BUNNIES: A HEATED RIVALRY DRAG MUSICAL PARODY Will Come to Edinburgh Fringe
Puck Bunnies: A Heated Rivalry Drag Musical Parody will come to Edinburgh Fringe in August.
OPEROTICA: LOVERS IN EVERY LIFETIME to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut
Queer opera duo Operotica will bring their debut full-length theatrical piece to Underbelly Bristo Square in Edinburgh, blending operatic artistry, vaudevillian theatrics, and dark comedy with performer Dan Wye.
A STAN IS BORN! and New Works to Return to Edinburgh Fringe from Alexis Sakellaris
Alexis Sakellaris will present a season at Gilded Balloon Patter House in Edinburgh featuring A STAN IS BORN! Encore, work-in-progress CHILD STAR, lineup night MCU: Musical Comedians Unite!, and the inaugural CVNTY AWARDS.
LEARNING TO HUMAN to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut
Austin-based comic actor Sims Holland brings her acclaimed solo show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, blending clown, stand-up and poetry to chart a journey from addiction to sobriety.
IN A BAD WAY Will Come to Edinburgh Fringe
Written and performed by Irish playwright Isolde Fenton, In A Bad Way is a fast-paced, darkly comedic one-woman show exploring health anxiety and the lengths we go to in search of certainty.
GEORGINA THOMAS: HYSTERICAL SOPRANO Will Come to Edinburgh Fringe
Critically acclaimed comic Georgina Thomas (one half of sketch duo Thick 'n' Fast) will make her solo debut with Hysterical Soprano, a high-note-hitting operatic comedy about one woman coming face-to-face with her greatest rival: herself.
FORGOT ABOUT ME Will Come to Edinburgh Fringe
Forgot About Me will come to Edinburgh Fringe, performed, designed and co-written by Dylan Howells, and co-written and directed by Harry Machray.
BROKE & FABULOUS IN THE 21ST CENTURY Will Come to Edinburgh Fringe
Broke & Fabulous in the 21st Century will come to Edinburgh Fringe.
ARGONAUTS Will Come to Edinburgh Fringe
Argonauts will come to Edinburgh Fringe.
AN ODE TO THE CASTING DIRECTING Will Come to Edinburgh Fringe
Following a critically acclaimed, award nominated, sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025, An Ode to the Casting Director will return as a breakout solo show, heading back to Edinburgh Fringe 2026 with Assembly.
A QUEER LITTLE MURDER Will Come to Edinburgh Fringe
Savannah Hankinson's debut Edinburgh Fringe show blends interactive whodunnit comedy with queer culture, featuring six characters, audience participation, and a different killer revealed at each performance.
A COSTUME DRAMA to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut
Writer-performer Claudia Fielding returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with A COSTUME DRAMA, a comedy following reluctant Ella as she steps into the oversized boots of a football mascot to keep a family tradition alive.
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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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Tale of the Firebird Assembly Roxy (Central) (8/06-8/30) |
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Jitters Summerhall (8/06-8/30) |
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Safety Underbelly, Daisy (8/05-8/30) |
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Roomies Underbelly (Jersey) (8/05-8/31) |
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100 Years of Magic Aberdeen Arts Centre (9/04-9/05) PHOTOS |
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Kevin Quantum: Invisible Force Ballroom at Assembly Rooms (Venue 20) (8/06-8/30) |
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Heart Beats Strong Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker 2) (8/05-8/31) |
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Parking Spot: The Musical! Lime Studio Greenside@George Street (8/07-8/22) |