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EDINBURGH 2025: CECILIA GENTILI'S RED INK Q&A

EDINBURGH 2025: CECILIA GENTILI'S RED INK Q&A

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 2, 2025
God won't give up on Cecilia Gentili.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: HANNAH MORTON: CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH, Gilded Balloon

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: HANNAH MORTON: CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH, Gilded Balloon

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 2, 2025
You're invited to Lachlan-Thomas' sixth birthday party hosted by your favourite children's party entertainer, Hannah Banana! Hannah is a writer, performer and most importantly, a children's birthday party entertainer.
EDINBURGH 2025: BroadwayWorld's Edfringe Reviews

EDINBURGH 2025: BroadwayWorld's Edfringe Reviews

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 2, 2025
A roundup of our coverage from the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: RIFT, Traverse Theatre

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: RIFT, Traverse Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 2, 2025
Two brothers — one a progressive novelist, the other a convicted murderer and high-ranking member of a white supremacist prison gang — shared a traumatic childhood.
EDINBURGH 2025 Review: MAKE IT HAPPEN, Starring Brian Cox

EDINBURGH 2025 Review: MAKE IT HAPPEN, Starring Brian Cox

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 2, 2025
Set in Edinburgh, Make It Happen sees legendary actor Brian Cox return to the Scottish stage for the first time in a decade as Adam Smith, the ghost of fiscal past.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: FLOAT, Gilded Balloon

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: FLOAT, Gilded Balloon

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 1, 2025
Join Astronaut Indra on a nine-month mission to the moon.
THE BURTON BROTHERS Channel Comedy Legends in 1920s-Inspired Fringe Show

THE BURTON BROTHERS Channel Comedy Legends in 1920s-Inspired Fringe Show

by BWW News Desk — August 1, 2025
The Burton Brothers—real-life siblings Josh and Tom Burton—are bringing their vaudeville-inspired sketch show The Burton Brothers: 1925 to the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with performances running daily at 16:20 through August 24 at Assembly George Square, The Crate.
EDINBURGH 2025 Review: AMY MASON: BEHOLD! Pleasance Courtyard, Baby Grand

EDINBURGH 2025 Review: AMY MASON: BEHOLD! Pleasance Courtyard, Baby Grand

by Christiana Rose — August 1, 2025
Amy Mason is witty, unfiltered, and enjoyably coarse, diving right into how connection, intimacy, and the chaos of how modern life works in reality.
EDINBURGH 2025 Review: JOZ NORRIS: YOU WAIT. TIME PASSES. The Pleasance Dome

EDINBURGH 2025 Review: JOZ NORRIS: YOU WAIT. TIME PASSES. The Pleasance Dome

by Christiana Rose — August 1, 2025
Joz Norris is an enthusiastic lover of fun, concerned with elevating joy and embracing his inner weird.
Edinburgh 2025 Review: JESS ROBINSON: YOUR SONG, Piccolo Tent, Assembly George Square

Edinburgh 2025 Review: JESS ROBINSON: YOUR SONG, Piccolo Tent, Assembly George Square Gardens

by Christiana Rose — August 1, 2025
Jess Robinson, Your Song: Elton Reimagined is an uproarious triumph which cements Jess Robinson as the reigning diva of comedic musical impressions.
Edinburgh International Festival Launches 2025 Edition With Global Artists

Edinburgh International Festival Launches 2025 Edition With Global Artists

by BWW News Desk — July 31, 2025
The 2025 Edinburgh International Festival will officially open tomorrow, launching a 24-day global celebration of music, opera, theatre, and dance.
Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, King's Theatre

Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, King's Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue — July 31, 2025
The multi award-winning show has been performed hundreds of thousands of times including multiple runs in the West End and on Broadway, international tours in over 80 countries worldwide and has become one of the world’s most beloved family musicals.
EDINBURGH 2025 Q&A: Ned Van Zandt of Del Valle at The Orchard Project

EDINBURGH 2025 Q&A: Ned Van Zandt of Del Valle at The Orchard Project

by Joshua Wright — July 31, 2025
Ned Van Zandt was in the Chelsea Hotel the night of Nancy Spungen’s death, and he was with Sid and Nancy just before her sad demise.
Dynamic Earth Joins the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025

Dynamic Earth Joins the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025

by BWW News Desk — July 31, 2025
This August, Dynamic Earth is back at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as Venue 315, transforming once again into a vibrant Fringe hub at the foot of Salisbury Crags.
 Eric Liddell Community Reveals Lineup of Edinburgh Fringe Shows

Eric Liddell Community Reveals Lineup of Edinburgh Fringe Shows

by BWW News Desk — July 30, 2025
With August and The Edinburgh Fringe Festival right around the corner, local charity, The Eric Liddell Community has announced its lineup of shows and events taking place in its Bruntsfield-based hub.
EDINBURGH 2025: DIC DIC CHANG CHANG PLAYGROUND Q&A

EDINBURGH 2025: DIC DIC CHANG CHANG PLAYGROUND Q&A

by Natalie O'Donoghue — July 30, 2025
Our award-winning Cantonese opera adventure is back! Join Captain Dic Dic and Chang Chang at the Cantonese Opera Playground in Edinburgh, where the Cantonese Opera Fairy teaches them skills to outwit the Boring King.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: STUART MCPHERSON: CRISPS AND A LIE DOWN

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: STUART MCPHERSON: CRISPS AND A LIE DOWN

by Mark Carnochan — July 30, 2025
Following his sell-out 2023/24 runs, Stu returns to the Fringe with his highly anticipated new show about settling down, growing up and how he’s being controlled by his step-dog.
Photos: Paines Plough's CONSUMED at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Photos: Paines Plough's CONSUMED at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

by BWW News Desk — July 29, 2025
New production images have been releasedfor Karis Kelly’s dark comedy Consumed, a co-production with Belgrade Theatre, Sheffield Theatres and the Women’s Prize for Playwriting.
THE MERMAID, THE OTTER AND THE BIG POO Comes to Edinburgh Fringe

THE MERMAID, THE OTTER AND THE BIG POO Comes to Edinburgh Fringe

by BWW News Desk — July 29, 2025
Based on her popular children's book, The Mermaid, the Otter and the Big Poo is about Lindsey's 60-kilometre swim adventure down the Bristol Avon in a mermaid tail with her big poo sculpture.
MATILDA THE MUSICAL UK Tour Finds Full Cast

MATILDA THE MUSICAL UK Tour Finds Full Cast

by BWW News Desk — July 29, 2025
Casting has been announced for the upcoming tour of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Matilda The Musical, which this year celebrates 15 years on stage
Keith and Kristyn Getty Bring HOME FOR CHRISTMAS to Glasgow, London, and Belfast This

Keith and Kristyn Getty Bring HOME FOR CHRISTMAS to Glasgow, London, and Belfast This December

by BWW News Desk — July 29, 2025
Following two sold-out nights at the SSE Arena Belfast last December, world-renowned hymn writers Keith & Kristyn Getty will bring their ‘Home for Christmas' concert to the UK this festive season.
CRAPP'S RIVER: An Unauthorized Musical Parody of Schitt’s Creek Comes to Edinburgh

CRAPP'S RIVER: An Unauthorized Musical Parody of Schitt’s Creek Comes to Edinburgh Fringe

by BWW News Desk — July 28, 2025
Sacred Heart Repertory Theatre Company will present Crapp's River, an unauthorized musical parody inspired by the beloved Canadian comedy Schitt’s Creek, as part of the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
EDINBURGH 2025: Simon Kane Guest Blog

EDINBURGH 2025: Simon Kane Guest Blog

by Natalie O'Donoghue — July 28, 2025
Inspired by the Book of Jonah – and probably God – award-winning shunt veteran, Mitchell and Webb writer, John Finnemore's Souvenir Programmer (and Keith Darren Dean in Ghosts), Simon Kane, regurgitates his highly acclaimed, horrifyingly evergreen divine comedy about the extremist in us all.
EDINBURGH 2025: Rosa Garland Q&A

EDINBURGH 2025: Rosa Garland Q&A

by Natalie O'Donoghue — July 28, 2025
The gorgeously gross new piece from Rosa Garland, the creator of Trash Salad, one of The Telegraph's Funniest Shows of the Fringe.
EDINBURGH 2025: Pedro Leandro Guest Blog

EDINBURGH 2025: Pedro Leandro Guest Blog

by Natalie O'Donoghue — July 28, 2025
Debut show from Pedro Leandro, a comedian who has famously been described as 'magnetic' (Guardian) and 'a beautiful bright-eyed joy' (Everything-Theatre.

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At The Foot, At The Belt, Of The Raincoat in Scotland At The Foot, At The Belt, Of The Raincoat
The Poetry Club SWG3 (6/06-6/06)
Reparations in Scotland Reparations
Pleasance Courtyard (Above) (8/05-8/30)
Dracula: Lucy's Dream in Scotland Dracula: Lucy's Dream
Pleasance at EICC (Lennox) (8/06-8/29)
Collaborator in Scotland Collaborator
Pleasance at EICC (Pentland) (8/06-8/22)
Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years in Scotland Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years
The Stand 1 (8/05-8/30)
One Hour Wedding in Scotland One Hour Wedding
Underbelly (The Friesian) (8/05-8/23)
Baby Wants Candy  in Scotland Baby Wants Candy
Assembly George Square Studios - One (8/05-8/30)
The UnTalent Show in Scotland The UnTalent Show
Aberdeen Arts Centre (6/20-6/20)
Glob in Scotland Glob
Underbelly (8/05-8/30)