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Review: SMALL ACTS OF LOVE, Citizens Theatre by Natalie O'Donoghue
- September 13, 2025 In the wake of the Pan Am 103 atrocity in December 1988, the people of Lockerbie responded with heartwarming acts of kindness for the relatives of people who died on board. In the face of the most extraordinary adversity, these two distant communities from Southwest Scotland and New York State built a lasting connection through friendship, compassion and humanity.
New Musical Gives Voice To Flora MacDonald Next Year by BWW News Desk
- September 12, 2025 Many a young Scot has been told stories of Bonnie Prince Charlie and his heroic adventures but rarely is Flora MacDonald more than a passing mention as the woman who smuggled the Young Pretender “Over the sea to Skye”.
Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Festival Theatre by Natalie O'Donoghue
- September 10, 2025 It’s 1905 in the tiny village of Anatevka and Tevye, a Jewish milkman, lives his life by their proud traditions. For his five daughters, that means a visit from the matchmaker. As each daughter challenges his beliefs, against the backdrop of a changing world, can Tevye hold on to his roots, or must he bend to the will of his children and learn to embrace the unfamiliar?
Ben Caplan, Tam Williams & More Join SUNNY AFTERNOON Tour; Full Cast Announced by BWW News Desk
- September 08, 2025 Sonia Friedman Productions and ATG Productions have just announced the full company for the 2025/2026 UK tour of the multi Olivier Award-winning hit musical SUNNY AFTERNOON opening at the Manchester Palace Theatre on 11 October 2025.
Review: WALLACE, Oran Mor by Natalie O'Donoghue
- September 06, 2025 Three performers take the mic to retell the life of William Wallace — from birth to his brutal death and beyond, in this thundering new musical featuring original hip hop music.
The Belfast Ensemble Will Perform DUBLIN JACK by BWW News Desk
- September 04, 2025 In a work which further showcases Conor Mitchell as one the UK and Ireland's most exciting composers, The Belfast Ensemble are presenting the first two-acts in concert of his major new work.
Review: 2:22 A GHOST STORY, King's Theatre by Natalie O'Donoghue
- August 26, 2025 Following seven West End seasons, a record-breaking UK and Ireland tour and thirty productions across the globe, the stage phenomenon 2:22 A Ghost Story now comes to Glasgow.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: PALDEM, Summerhall by Mark Carnochan
- August 26, 2025 David Jonsson is sure to be a bonafide star come the end of this year and the world premiere of his first credit as playwright, Paldem, is certain to be part of the reason why.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: RED LIKE FRUIT, Traverse Theatre by Mary Baillie
- August 26, 2025 Red Like Fruit is a two-hander exploring questions around consent and the suppression of women’s voices in sexual abuse claims. The staging is minimal: Lauren (Michelle Montieth) sits on a chair on a raised platform, while Luke (David Patrick Flemming) stands at a lectern on a lower level beside her, reading her story aloud. For almost the entire 70-minute performance, he speaks as her - his voice carrying her words, memories, and pain. Lauren only occasionally interjects, sparking brief moments of dialogue. But for the most part, she sits silently, gazing out at the audience as her narrative is projected through him.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: RUSSIAN ROULETTE, Bedlam Theatre by Mark Carnochan
- August 26, 2025 If you’re looking for absurdist comedy at this year's Fringe, then look no further! Fresh off his last play, another absurdist treat about a gibberish-talking Jellyfish-person and the repressive nature of traditional family values, Will Osbon returns with his latest show, Russian Roulette.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: DEISEIL: DANCING IN TIME, Venue 45 At TheSpace @ Venue 45 by Erin Roche
- August 26, 2025 Deiseil in older Gaelic means “sunwise” or “clockwise”. Traditionally, moving in a deiseil motion was an act of good fortune, invoking protection; to move in widdershins (counter-clockwise) was considered unlucky. Contemporary Gaelic meaning of the word refers t being ready, prepared. “Tha mi deiseil… I am ready”.
Shedinburgh Fringe Festival Celebrates Inaugural Live Year and Confirms Return For 2026 by BWW News Desk
- August 26, 2025 Shedinburgh Fringe Festival has revealed the highlights of its first ever live, in-person season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – a year that saw: 20+ sold-out shows 4,000 audience members, 100+ artists, 20 brand-new performances, and more.
Assembly Festival Secures Future At Assembly Rooms Until 2032 As 44th Festival Closes On A High by BWW News Desk
- August 26, 2025 Assembly Festival has secured its future at the Assembly Rooms until 2032 as the 44th edition of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe closed on August 25, 2025. More than 470,000 tickets were issued for 240 shows featuring nearly 1,900 artists, with productions earning major awards including Fringe Firsts, comedy accolades, and theatre prizes.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: LAST RITES, Pleasance Courtyard by Natalie O'Donoghue
- August 25, 2025 A stunning visual epic of love and loss that transcends language. Multi award-winning collaborators Ad Infinitum (Beautiful Evil Things, Translunar Paradise) and Ramesh Meyyappan (Love Beyond) return to EdFringe. Arjun's father never learnt sign language. Now he's gone, Arjun must find his own way to honour him, but how do you say goodbye when words were never there? Ancient traditions meet modern reality in a journey from the UK to India, with electrifying storytelling, movement and sound
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: THANYIA MOORE: AUGUST, Pleasance Courtyard by Natalie O'Donoghue
- August 25, 2025 After 10 years of comedy, Thanyia was finally set to do her long-awaited, anticipated debut hour at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Everything was going to plan. Then August happened. A show about mental strength, the female body and how awesome the NHS is in Scotland.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: 24 WEEKS, Gilded Balloon by Natalie O'Donoghue
- August 25, 2025 Something's wrong with Becca. Like really wrong. She's left with little choice over what to do. With last night's house party raging outside the door, Faye and Georgie must decide how to care for their friend and how much they're willing to lose.
Braw Clan to Present THE NEEDLE ROOM by Martin Travers on Scotland Tour by BWW News Desk
- August 25, 2025 Braw Clan will premiere The Needle Room by Martin Travers September 17–27, 2025, touring Carnwath, Lanark, Leadhills, Coulter, Crawfordjohn, Symington, and Biggar. Performed in Scots and English, the drama explores secrets, power, and survival in 1930s Lanarkshire.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: KRYSTAL EVANS- A STAR IS BURNT, Monkey Barrel by Natalie O'Donoghue
- August 24, 2025 Following her critically acclaimed debut hour The Hottest Girl at Burn Camp, Krystal has a brand-new hour about her years in hospitality and finally finding comedy. A tale of struggle, celebrity gossip, murder attempts, and musical theatre.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: 1,2,3. SHIT THAT'S MY OCD, Gilded Balloon by Natalie O'Donoghue
- August 24, 2025 I really need to touch that 3 times. 1, 2, 3. F*ck. Did anyone see that? In a world full of ugliness, desperation and people touching you with dirty hands, a young girl tries to hide her OCD symptoms, but it's in her DNA and the world starts noticing. But relax. It's a comedy. Fine, tragicomedy. A monologue full of 1,2,3's, changing from verse to prose focused on the PTSD of sexual abuse, which worsened the girl's OCD and developed it to a place where she didn't feel 'normal'.
Review: JACQUELINE WILSON, Edinburgh International Book Festival by Natalie O'Donoghue
- August 24, 2025 an you imagine writing 100 books? Jacqueline Wilson doesn’t have to imagine: she’s done just that! In fact, The Seaside Sleepover is book number one-hundred-and-thirty-something. From Tracey Beaker, Hetty Feather, and now to Daisy, Lily, and Scruff, how does Jacqueline create the characters that fill her many stories? Find out from the beloved author herself as she chats about her remarkable books and life as a writer.
EDINBURGH 2025:Review: THE FARENHEIT ALLIANCE V, Bow At C ARTS | C Venues | C Alto by Erin Roche
- August 24, 2025 A restful and contemplative multimedia play for one audience member at a time, The Fahrenheit Alliance V is a unique immersive performance, originally from Japan. Concocted during lockdown times, it began as a way to stay connected when the world was in solitude. Now Hirai-Kikaku has adapted the piece to travel around the world, from city to city and from country to country, passing on messages in relay from one audience member to another.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF WINNIE THE POOH, Forest Theatre At Greenside @ George Street by Erin Roche
- August 24, 2025 In a charming tale for the stage, everyone’s favourite characters from the beloved A. A. Milne stories delight young ones and adults alike. The Wonderful World of Winnie-the-Pooh invites the audience to journey through the Hundred Acre Wood in a play with music full of the rag tag bunch as they wander through the forest trying to remember the aim of their search!