The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Australian comedian Conk will bring his award-winning show MAN SINGS THE SAME SONG OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR AN HOUR to Edinburgh's Summerhall after sold-out runs at Melbourne Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Spirit of the Fringe Award-winning comedian Ian Stone announced a new show, The Pleb's Pow Wow, set to run at The Counting House in Edinburgh as a free, unticketed performance.
Comedian Mel Hudson is set to make her solo debut at Edinburgh Fringe with RICHARD ASHCROFT REVIVED MY LIBIDO, a stand-up show blending storytelling and personal reflection on midlife desire and reawakening at Gilded Balloon Teviot.
Miss Frisky and her live band bring audience-driven musical chaos to London's Underbelly Boulevard, letting crowds choose songs and genres for real-time remixes ranging from disco Radiohead to death-metal ballads.
This thrilling new musical from the director of Jersey Boys celebrates the love, music and mayhem of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash.
Hadsan Mohamud, known for Dugsi Dayz, makes her playwriting debut with CRUSH, a British-Somali rom-com about two teens meeting in a clinic waiting room, running at Underbelly Bristo Square during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
NOTES: THE COMEDY B-SIDES, a rotating late-night format show created by Stephen Gordon, will have comedians perform untested material from their Notes apps at Just the Tonic at The Caves, Edinburgh Fringe.
Created for Eden Court's 50th anniversary celebrations, Confluence is an immersive promenade performance exploring the moments when lives intersect and shape who we become.
Three new productions are headed to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.
Award-winning queer cabaret artist Aidan Sadler will bring Big Gay Afterparty back to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for two nights only this August.
Daniel Adolfsson talks bringing Bad Boy to Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 — a comedy about love, self-sabotage, and the dreams we get in our own way.
Paul Shearman talks bringing The Last Audition to Edinburgh Fringe 2026 — a one-man play about an aging Shakespearean actor fighting memory loss and identity.
BWW catches up with John P.
Philip Stokes' gripping new thriller THIS IS NOT AMERICA hits Edinburgh Fringe at Pleasance Courtyard, 5-31 August.
BWW catches up with Melissa Firlit to chat about bringing Dirty Dancer to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
BWW catches up with Katie Gaven to chat about bringing 00:45:00 to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Staged by the MA Classical and Contemporary Text students at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Marc Silberschatz’s adaptation of The Tragedie of Macbeth is certainly ambitious.
GAMECHANGERS, a documentary produced by Speech Bubble Drama and created by disabled young people, will premiere at Glasgow 2026 Festival, spotlighting athletes, coaches and volunteers making sport more accessible across the city.
Penelope: Live at Joe's Pub is now available to stream or download.
Writer and performer Tobias Graham brings SLUGS, a darkly funny solo show about gay shame, desire, and memory, to the Edinburgh Fringe.
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.
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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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Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years The Lemon Tree (9/24-9/24) |
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The Listies: 110% Ready Assembly (Studio One) (8/05-8/16) |
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An Ode to the Casting Director Assembly George Square Studios (8/05-8/29) |
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An A to Z Guide to Dating Underbelly (Buttercup) (8/05-8/31) |
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A Queer Little Murder Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/05-8/30) |
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Black Blues Brothers: Let's Twist Again! Underbelly (8/05-8/31) |
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DECKHAND theSpace @ Niddry Street (8/24-8/29) |
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Roomies Underbelly (Jersey) (8/05-8/31) |
