SCOTLAND THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 21

A Y2K-drenched coming-of-age comedy-drama: ASTNT follows David’s move from the city to a small Northern town where being the only Black kid means fitting in isn’t an option.

A celebration of Spain’s vibrant cultural and political history, brought to life with a queer twist.

Canadian theatre company 2b will return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with the UK premiere of Red Like Fruit, a new play by Hannah Moscovitch (Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes), directed by Christian Barry.

In a darkly comic sci-fi satire about one of the world's most famous men and the dangers of unchecked ego and limitless wealth, Elon Musk is en route to Mars aboard one of his own spacecraft with only the ship's AI, M-UTHA, for company.

Eight-time Fringe First winners Ontroerend Goed will return to the Fringe with a show that celebrates the most essential element of theatre: the audience.

Blending live performance with responsive virtual reality, this new one-woman show unfolds in a fully digital environment that shifts in real time with the performer's movement and emotional state.

Dawn Steele will star as Annie in the world premiere of SKYE: A Thriller, the debut play by Ellie Keel, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025.

Celebrated Scottish writer Douglas Maxwell returns to the Tron Theatre, more than two decades after his debut with Our Bad Magnet in 2000.

Orange Squeeze Theatre will bring their brand new play Single Use to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025.

Long before she vanished into the margins of music history, Maria Anna Mozart (known as Nannerl) dazzled Europe as a musical prodigy, performing alongside her brother Wolfgang Amadeus.

After years of sold-out shows, international acclaim, and a global cult following, Stamptown returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2025 with a rendition that promises to be the most intense, unpredictable, and unrepeatable version yet.

Sam Macgregor will  debut his gripping new comedy-drama at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe; Hold the Line is a powerful two-hander show inspired by his real-life experiences on the NHS 111 frontline.

Seemia Theatre will return with Saria Callas, a sexy, camp, pop-filled multimedia production that confronts the taboo of women's voices and explores the shifting terrain of gender, family, and self-expression.

Dare Theatre will present a powerful new work, set against the backdrop of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Panic! In Swedonia.

Suzanna Rosenthal Productions will present the premiere of ROTUS: Receptionist Of The United States, a sharp new political satire written and performed by queer, Irish-American comedian Leigh Douglas.

Scaramouche Jones is a haunting and lyrical one-man play by Justin Butcher, chronicling the life of a man who has seen too much.

Enemies of Grooviness Eat Sh!t is a raw, radical, and unflinching exploration of pain, pleasure, and the power of performance to reclaim agency over the body; an unforgettable love letter to the transformative power of the flesh.

Corporeal Imago, the company founded by former Cirque du Soleil artists Gabrielle Martin and Jeremiah Hughes, presents their latest work Imago - an enthralling, emotionally charged exploration of the space between holding on and letting go.

Jessica Aszkenasy is bringing her debut solo clown show, TITCLOWN, to the Edinburgh Fringe.

Award-winning comic actor and Shunt associate artist Simon Kane is bringing his acclaimed solo performance piece Jonah Non Grata to the Edinburgh Festival for its debut Fringe run, marking the show's first performance in nearly 15 years.

Rebecca Perry's internationally acclaimed solo show, Confessions of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl, is set to return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2025 for a special 10th anniversary run.

Award-winning comedian, singer, and actor Michelle Brasier (Ghosts Australia, Aunty Donna, Koala Man) returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with her most introspective and audacious hour yet, It's a Shame We Won't Be Friends Next Year.

Acclaimed New Zealand comedian Eli Matthewson returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with his new hour, Night Terror – a sharp, relatable, and often absurd look at the chaos of modern life, long-term relationships, and the thin line between safety and panic.

Max Fulham, a young and astoundingly talented ventriloquist with a fresh approach to the classic art form, is set to make his Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut this August with Full of Ham.