LIFELONG to Make Edinburgh Fringe World Premiere
LIFELONG, a new play by two-time Fringe First winner Lynda Radley, explores immortality, AI, and inequality through Pepperdine University students performing at the Edinburgh Fringe.
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A BETTER MEMORY to Make World Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
A BETTER MEMORY, a new play by Ihsan Kerr presented by Kerr Arts Collective, explores AI's role in grief as a widow uses an AI voice assistant built from her late husband's digital footprint to hear his voice again.
CRACKING THE MENOPAUSE to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut at Gilded Balloon
Broadcaster Mariella Frostrup and actor Gina Bellman will bring CRACKING THE MENOPAUSE to Gilded Balloon Teviot at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, exploring the cultural history of menopause through research, testimony, and humor.
A Play, A Pie and A Pint Announces Autumn 2026 Season
Glasgow’s iconic lunchtime theatre company returns with 12 shows from 31 August to 21 November 2026 at Òran Mór and touring venues.
YOUTH IN FLAMES to Return to Edinburgh Fringe
Mimi Martin's Scotsman Fringe First-winning solo show about Hong Kong's 2019 pro-democracy protests returns to the Pleasance Courtyard following a sold-out Off-Broadway season.
MARKET MARKET to Transform Glasgow's Historic Fish Market Into Live Dining Experience
Craig McCorquodale's MARKET MARKET brings an interactive performance to Clydeside Hall at The Briggait, where five Glasgow locals share comfort food and personal stories exploring belonging, memory, and community.
Aberdeen Arts Centre Raises £87.9k in Six Weeks, Surpassing Fundraising Goal
Aberdeen Arts Centre has exceeded its £60,000 fundraising target, raising nearly £88,000 in six weeks, bringing the Save Aberdeen Arts Centre campaign total to over £260,000 toward its £660,000 three-year goal.
EDINBURGH 2026: MIDSUMMER! Q&A
BWW catches up with director Kim Weild to chat about bringing Midsummer! to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
EDINBURGH 2026: The Body I Left in Susquehanna National Forest Q&A
BWW caught up with director and writer Katie Kunkel & Tom Quackenbush to chat about bringing The Body I Left in Susquehanna National Forest to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
GIRLFRIENDS: A NOT SO STRAIGHT PLAY to Run at Edinburgh Fringe
Sara Malinowski's one-woman show GIRLFRIENDS: A NOT SO STRAIGHT PLAY heads to Edinburgh Fringe's Jade Studio at Greenside @ George Street after a successful Hollywood Fringe run and a NYC Pridefest appearance.
Artists Selected for BDP Edinburgh Fringe Artists in Residence Program
Three artists have been selected to participate in Benson Drive Productions' inaugural BDP Edinburgh Fringe Artists in Residence program this August.
MAN SINGS THE SAME SONG OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR AN HOUR to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut
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.
Ian Stone to Return to Edinburgh Fringe 2026 With THE PLEB'S POW WOW
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.
RICHARD ASHCROFT REVIVED MY LIBIDO to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut with Mel Hudson
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.
FRISKY'S REMIX ROULETTE to Play London's Underbelly Boulevard This Summer
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.
John Carter Cash on THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY AND JUNE
This thrilling new musical from the director of Jersey Boys celebrates the love, music and mayhem of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash.
CRUSH to Make World Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe With Dugsi Dayz Star's Writing Debut
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 to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut With Star-Studded Lineup
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.
Immersive Walk-through Performance CONFLUENCE Will Come to Eden Court
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.
CAMPITALISM, BIRDS, and MAN!FEST Set for Edinburgh Fringe 2026
Three new productions are headed to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.
Aidan Sadler's BIG GAY AFTERPARTY Returns to Edinburgh Fringe for Third Year
Award-winning queer cabaret artist Aidan Sadler will bring Big Gay Afterparty back to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for two nights only this August.
EDINBURGH 2026: BAD BOY Q&A
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.
EDINBURGH 2026: THE LAST AUDITION Q&A
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.
EDINBURGH 2026: THE BLOODY BALLAD OF BETTE DAVIS Q&A
BWW catches up with John P.
THIS IS NOT AMERICA to Make World Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
Philip Stokes' gripping new thriller THIS IS NOT AMERICA hits Edinburgh Fringe at Pleasance Courtyard, 5-31 August.
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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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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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Puck Bunnies: A Heated Rivalry Drag Musical Parody Puck Bunnies: A Heated Rivalry Drag Musical Parody (8/05-8/31) |
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The Second Best School Shooting Pleasance Courtyard (8/05-8/30) |
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Collaborator Pleasance at EICC (Pentland) (8/06-8/22) |
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Overtone Pleasance (Jack Dome) (8/05-8/30) |
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Thermodrama Summerhall (8/07-8/31) |
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Tale of the Firebird Assembly Roxy (Central) (8/06-8/30) |
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How Not to Make it in America Summerhall (Former Gent’s Locker Room) (8/06-8/31) |