The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Comedian Nick Helm will mark his 25th Edinburgh Festival Fringe show in 25 years with a three-night live band performance celebrating his first studio album in a decade, DOWN 'N' DIRTY, at Pleasance Forth.
Scottish musicians, Andrew Scott and Jon Mackenzie are set to join the cast of smash-hit rockumentary 27 Club heading to Edinburgh Fringe this August.
BWW caught up with Ashley Blair & Drew Reilly to chat about bringing Megasquirt: Fully Loaded to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
BWW catches up with Pete Betcher to chat about bringing Noted to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Joy Machine Records announced the release of PENELOPE: Live at Joe's Pub, a chamber musical starring Broadway's Grace McLean, as the one-woman show prepares to run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
The world premiere of Sublimation, a queer American political thriller written and performed by Frank Murdocco, featuring the voice of Tony nominee Maria Dizzia, will be presented at Edinburgh Fringe.
Debut playwright Sam Beeson trained as an MMA fighter has written and will star in The Eight Faces of Ellie Morrison, a new play blending live mixed martial arts and music, running at NYC's Theatre Row and Edinburgh Fringe.
Peter Michael Marino's tabletop sci-fi parody PLANET OF THE GRAPES makes its world premiere at the Pleasance Courtyard, following sold-out US previews.
Blue Bar Productions' one-man show THE WOLF OF POYAIS, performed by Thom Tuck, brings the true story of Scottish conman Gregor MacGregor to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where he sold investments in a country that never existed.
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre will present the world premiere of THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT FLAT EARTH at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Stand-up rap comedian Amelia Hamilton, winner of the 2025 ISH Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer, will bring her sophomore show MORAL SUPPORT to Baby Grand at the Pleasance Courtyard.
BWW caught up with standup comedian Hannah Morton to chat about bringing Crushed to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
BWW caught up with writer and performer Monique DeBose to chat about bringing Adding Up America to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
BWW catches up with Isabelle Barbier, the writer of Rip Her To Shreds to chat about bringing the show to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Our Other Organ, a performance lecture by Boaz Barkan, will be presented at Summerhall's Anatomy Lecture Theatre during the Edinburgh Fringe, examining racism, trauma and ideology through physical theatre and political inquiry.
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Don Gnu will bring its sold-out physical theatre show M.
Laughing Out Lonely will be presented at Edinburgh's Summerhall, a solo opera blending physical theatre and social media texts to explore modern isolation, performed by countertenor Morten Grove Frandsen.
Himherandit's Good Enough? a queer physical theatre work from the company behind Mass Effect, will make its world premiere at Summerhall's Main Hall as part of the #DANISH Showcase at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Scottish, Australian, and Wardandi artists will create a large-scale ephemeral land artwork at Bellahouston Park as part of the Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026 Festival, exploring land, language, and cultural healing.
BWW catches up with Shereen Roushbaiani to chat about bringing Saving Britney to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
BWW catches up with Eva Seymour to chat about bringing The Understudy to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Gilded Balloon announced Postcode Pals, a limited-time initiative offering £6 tickets to Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows for residents with EH, KY, FK, and G postcodes, covering more than 140 performances.
Paines Plough announced the lineup for COME TO WHERE I AM, a new writing showcase at Shedinburgh during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, featuring monologues by Uma Nada-Rajah, Hannah Lavery, and Linda McLean.
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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) |
