Samia Rida Brings KIDNAP to Edinburgh Festival Fringe This August
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2025
Samia Rida's autobiographical comedy-drama will explore Saudi, family, disability, and how the act of kidnap can involve a swimming pool at Dram at Gilded Balloon Patter House.
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2025
Samia Rida's autobiographical comedy-drama will explore Saudi, family, disability, and how the act of kidnap can involve a swimming pool at Dram at Gilded Balloon Patter House.
Aaron Wood Makes His Edinburgh Fringe Debut
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2025
In More To Life, Aaron describes the everyday dramas of growing up in a Northern, working class household, living on a council estate, and the relentless optimism needed to pursue your dreams.
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2025
In More To Life, Aaron describes the everyday dramas of growing up in a Northern, working class household, living on a council estate, and the relentless optimism needed to pursue your dreams.
Will Owen's LOOKING FAB AT FIFTY Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2025
Comedian Will Owen returns for his second year to the Edinburgh Fringe with Looking Fab At Fifty - a brand new hour about connection, commitment issues, and why Bake Off is easier to love than people.
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2025
Comedian Will Owen returns for his second year to the Edinburgh Fringe with Looking Fab At Fifty - a brand new hour about connection, commitment issues, and why Bake Off is easier to love than people.
Sam Blythe Will Lead ANIMAL FARM at EdFringe 2025
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2025
Celebrating over 80 years since the publication of George Orwell’s Animal Farm, and marking 30 years of continuous performance, globally, Guy Masterson’s solo adaptation returns to the Edinburgh.
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2025
Celebrating over 80 years since the publication of George Orwell’s Animal Farm, and marking 30 years of continuous performance, globally, Guy Masterson’s solo adaptation returns to the Edinburgh.
EDINBURGH 2025: Pick of the Programme- Musicals
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 16, 2025
BroadwayWorld recommend their top musicals from the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 16, 2025
BroadwayWorld recommend their top musicals from the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme.
DIC DIC CHANG CHANG PLAYGROUND To Run at Edinburgh Fringe in August
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2025
One Table Two Chairs Charitable Foundation will return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with the interactive children’s hit Dic Dic Chang Chang Playground, running 1–9 August 2025 at 13:10 in Theatre 3 at theSpaceUK @ Surgeons' Hall.
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2025
One Table Two Chairs Charitable Foundation will return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with the interactive children’s hit Dic Dic Chang Chang Playground, running 1–9 August 2025 at 13:10 in Theatre 3 at theSpaceUK @ Surgeons' Hall.
POP OFF, MICHELANGELO! Will Return To Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2025
Pop Off, Michelangelo!, written by Dylan MarcAurele, will run on the Udderbelly stage at Underbelly, George Square following its hit 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe season and 8-week London run.
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2025
Pop Off, Michelangelo!, written by Dylan MarcAurele, will run on the Udderbelly stage at Underbelly, George Square following its hit 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe season and 8-week London run.
Beyond Monet and Beyond Van Gogh Come to Edinburgh This Christmas
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2025
Edinburgh art lovers are being given the opportunity to enjoy not one but two stunning multimedia experiences this Christmas. Learn more about the upcoming events here!
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2025
Edinburgh art lovers are being given the opportunity to enjoy not one but two stunning multimedia experiences this Christmas. Learn more about the upcoming events here!
EDINBURGH 2025: Pick of the Programme- Comedy Debuts
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 15, 2025
BroadwayWorld's guide to the top comedy debuts at this years Edinburgh Festival Fringe. With over 3000 shows now on sale for the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, trying to narrow down what to see can be a bit of a task. BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue has selected her top ten picks across different categories in the festival programme to highlight the shows you really don't want to miss this year!
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 15, 2025
BroadwayWorld's guide to the top comedy debuts at this years Edinburgh Festival Fringe. With over 3000 shows now on sale for the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, trying to narrow down what to see can be a bit of a task. BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue has selected her top ten picks across different categories in the festival programme to highlight the shows you really don't want to miss this year!
Review: YOU WON'T BREAK MY SOUL, Oran Mor
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 15, 2025
After a very average hook-up, Jordan realises this particular ‘gentleman caller’ has stolen his irreplaceable Beyoncé concert tickets for her Murrayfield show the next day.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 15, 2025
After a very average hook-up, Jordan realises this particular ‘gentleman caller’ has stolen his irreplaceable Beyoncé concert tickets for her Murrayfield show the next day.
Review: THE NAKED NEDS, Cottiers
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 14, 2025
Paul’s about to be a dad, but doubt clouds his excitement. A night at the pub should be a distraction, yet Cammy’s suicide still lingers, unspoken but heavy. Struggling to move forward, the lads throw themselves into fundraising in his memory, desperate to make a difference. But when Paul finds a lump, fear grips him – fatherhood is no longer his only concern. Inspired by real events, The Naked Neds follows a group of Glasgow lads facing loss, life and NHS waiting lists. With nothing left to lose, they decide to bare all – the full monty!
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 14, 2025
Paul’s about to be a dad, but doubt clouds his excitement. A night at the pub should be a distraction, yet Cammy’s suicide still lingers, unspoken but heavy. Struggling to move forward, the lads throw themselves into fundraising in his memory, desperate to make a difference. But when Paul finds a lump, fear grips him – fatherhood is no longer his only concern. Inspired by real events, The Naked Neds follows a group of Glasgow lads facing loss, life and NHS waiting lists. With nothing left to lose, they decide to bare all – the full monty!
Cênica's CHEESE AND GUAVA OR ROMEO AND JULIET To Make International Debut At EdFringe
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2025
Brazilian theatre collective Cênica will make its international debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 with a vibrant reimagining of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, blending bilingual performance, post-colonial commentary, and guava paste.
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2025
Brazilian theatre collective Cênica will make its international debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 with a vibrant reimagining of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, blending bilingual performance, post-colonial commentary, and guava paste.
Emma Frankland Returns To Edinburgh Fringe With NO APOLOGIES World Premiere
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2025
Two-time Fringe First Award-winning and Total Theatre Award nominated writer and performer Emma Frankland will bring her raucous and powerful new show No Apologies to Summerhall for its Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut.
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2025
Two-time Fringe First Award-winning and Total Theatre Award nominated writer and performer Emma Frankland will bring her raucous and powerful new show No Apologies to Summerhall for its Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut.
Julia Taudevin's AUNTIE EMPIRE Comes to Summerhall For One Night Only
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2025
Gracing the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with her presence for one night only, Auntie Empire will perform on Friday 22nd August in Summerhall's The Dissection Room.
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2025
Gracing the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with her presence for one night only, Auntie Empire will perform on Friday 22nd August in Summerhall's The Dissection Room.
Scott Turnbull Returns to Summerhall with New EdFringe Show
by Stephi Wild - June 13, 2025
Actor, writer, clown, comedian and all-round nincompoop Scott Turnbull invites you into an absurd foray into the wonderful world of love, death and everything in-between.
by Stephi Wild - June 13, 2025
Actor, writer, clown, comedian and all-round nincompoop Scott Turnbull invites you into an absurd foray into the wonderful world of love, death and everything in-between.
Suzy Crothers Makes EdFringe Debut With TROUBLED World Premiere at Summerhall
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2025
This August, acclaimed writer, theatremaker, and performer Suzy Crothers presents Troubled - a show filled with gallows humour about the domestic impact of societal violence, conflict and intergenerational trauma in Northern Ireland.
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2025
This August, acclaimed writer, theatremaker, and performer Suzy Crothers presents Troubled - a show filled with gallows humour about the domestic impact of societal violence, conflict and intergenerational trauma in Northern Ireland.
In Bed With My Brother Returns To Edinburgh Fringe With PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORLD
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2025
This August, Nora, Dora and Kat - the team behind such anarchic hits as WE ARE IAN (2017), TRICKY SECOND ALBUM (2019), and PRIME_TIME (2021) - present their first fringe show in six years: PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORLD.
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2025
This August, Nora, Dora and Kat - the team behind such anarchic hits as WE ARE IAN (2017), TRICKY SECOND ALBUM (2019), and PRIME_TIME (2021) - present their first fringe show in six years: PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORLD.
INSIDERS Comes to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2025
INSIDERS, a bold and emotional play created with Scottish prisoners during the COVID-19 pandemic, is coming to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2025
INSIDERS, a bold and emotional play created with Scottish prisoners during the COVID-19 pandemic, is coming to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Review: KELI, Tramway
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 12, 2025
KELI tells the story of a fiery, sharp witted seventeen year-old in a former mining town. Coal means little to Keli, but the mines left music in the blood of this place.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 12, 2025
KELI tells the story of a fiery, sharp witted seventeen year-old in a former mining town. Coal means little to Keli, but the mines left music in the blood of this place.
Review: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE at Kings Theatre Glasgow
by Mary Baillie - June 12, 2025
Few stories capture the wonder of childhood and the weight of war as gracefully as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. CS Lewis’s beloved tale of four siblings stumbling through a wardrobe into a magical world could risk feeling outdated—yet Sally Cookson brings us something altogether stranger and more powerful. Her Narnia is surreal, haunting, and rooted in themes of spiritual rebirth—less Sunday school, more sacred myth.
by Mary Baillie - June 12, 2025
Few stories capture the wonder of childhood and the weight of war as gracefully as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. CS Lewis’s beloved tale of four siblings stumbling through a wardrobe into a magical world could risk feeling outdated—yet Sally Cookson brings us something altogether stranger and more powerful. Her Narnia is surreal, haunting, and rooted in themes of spiritual rebirth—less Sunday school, more sacred myth.
NO MILK NO SUGAR Comes to Edinburgh
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2025
In a physical theatre and martial arts performance that intertwines dance, street art and circus influences, Hong Kong Soul headline company TS Crew transports audiences to the nostalgic, vibrant heart of a Hong Kong Cha Chaan Teng.
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2025
In a physical theatre and martial arts performance that intertwines dance, street art and circus influences, Hong Kong Soul headline company TS Crew transports audiences to the nostalgic, vibrant heart of a Hong Kong Cha Chaan Teng.
EDINBURGH 2025: Pick Of The Programme- Comedy
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 11, 2025
BWW Scotland editor lists her top picks from the comedy section of the 2025 Edfringe programme.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 11, 2025
BWW Scotland editor lists her top picks from the comedy section of the 2025 Edfringe programme.
WAVES OF TRADITION: A NEW HORIZON IN SCOTTISH-CHINESE MUSIC Comes to Edinburgh
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2025
This cross-cultural music performance brings together the Chinese Zheng, and Celtic harp and Scottish Bodhrán in a contemporary concert setting that explores connection through sound.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2025
This cross-cultural music performance brings together the Chinese Zheng, and Celtic harp and Scottish Bodhrán in a contemporary concert setting that explores connection through sound.
THE FAUSTUS PROJECT Comes to Edinburgh
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2025
Featuring an unrehearsed Fringe performer from another show in the titular role each night, The Faustus Project is part improvisation, part roast and full-blown chaos.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2025
Featuring an unrehearsed Fringe performer from another show in the titular role each night, The Faustus Project is part improvisation, part roast and full-blown chaos.
THE GENESIS Comes to Edinburgh
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2025
Experience an acrobatic journey as 17 international artists from Denmark, Australia, Peru, Canada, UK, Uruguay, Chile, Portugal, USA, Germany, Ireland, France and Guinea unite to celebrate the spirit of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2025
Experience an acrobatic journey as 17 international artists from Denmark, Australia, Peru, Canada, UK, Uruguay, Chile, Portugal, USA, Germany, Ireland, France and Guinea unite to celebrate the spirit of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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