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Bill Bryson's smash-hit memoir,  Notes From A Small Island, will journey to the stage of the Theatre Royal, Glasgow as part of a national UK tour starring TV favourite Les Dennis as much-loved writer Bill Bryson.

Acclaimed Brooklyn-based musical comedian Ian Lockwood will make his UK debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a laugh a minute, narrative concert experience about life, death, and friendship.

Mary has a job to do and no time for regrets.

Labeled the most important piece of contemporary Scottish literature, Lewis Grassic Gibbon's 1932 novel Sunset Song is an ongoing frontrunner of nationwide school curricula.

Following a critically acclaimed run last year, having once again had one of the best reviewed Fringe shows, award-winning comedian and writer Pierre Novellie will be returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a brand new show, 'Must We?', marking his tenth year at the festival.

The Edinburgh International Book Festival and Baillie Gifford have ended their 20-year partnership.

Harriet Dyer will bring her new stand-up show SKIN to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024, blending personal anecdotes, sharp wit, and dark comedy to explore themes of friendship, identity, and mental health.

The DaVinci Michelangelo Experience theatrical performance will embark on its first-ever UK tour in September 2024, bringing the works of these iconic artists to life on stage.

Experience the award-winning sketch comedy duo GRUBBY LITTLE MITTS at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with their surreal and chaotic show, EYES CLOSED, MOUTHS OPEN.

Award-winning comic performer, writer and director, Michael Kunze makes his eagerly anticipated Fringe solo debut as super-flawed Hollywood film superstar Mitch Coony in Infinity Mirror, a one-man sketch show directed by Lee Griffiths (credits including co-directing Lorenzo).

Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller, The 39 Steps, brilliantly and hilariously recreated for the stage as the smash-hit Olivier and Tony Award-Winning Comedy, is back out on a UK tour after nearly 10 years in London’s West End, taking Broadway by storm, playing in 39 different countries acro

The King's Theatre, Glasgow will welcome the return of Darren Brownlie and Blythe Jandoo to the cast of this year's high-flying pantomime Peter Pan, produced by Crossroads Pantomimes.

The Citizens Theatre has announced Kate Denby as its newly appointed Executive Director.

Chatterbox comes to Edinburgh Fringe this summer.

Discover THE WAITING ROOM, an immersive theatrical experience powered by AI, opening at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

House Of Oz, Assembly Festival and Jonny Hawkins will present DANCEFLOOR CONVERSION THERAPY by Jonny Hawkins at Assembly George Square Studios, 3-24 August @ 23.

Experience the European premiere of Virginia Gay's CYRANO at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe.

'Born in the USA (Leaving Vietnam) by Richard Vergette, presented by Andy Jordan Productions, runs at C alto - Studio, C Venues, from July 31 to August 25.

Join award-winning queer cabaret icon Aidan Sadler at The Voodoo Rooms for MELODY, a show blending cabaret, musical, and gig theatre with original synth-pop tunes and world-class comedy from August 2-25.

Experience a dance spectacular at the Edinburgh Fringe with COMMON IS AS COMMON DOES: A MEMOIR by 21 Common.

The world premiere of I’m Almost There is coming to Edinburgh Fringe in August.

Coming to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, RENDEZ-VOUS DANCE will present What Songs May Do.

The world première of brand-new musical Wild Rose, written by Nicole Taylor (One Day, Three Girls, The C Word, The Nest) and directed by John Tiffany (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Black Watch) begins its life in Scotland where the piece is set, opening The Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh in

The 2nd solo show of actor and writer Callum Hughes is a showcase of sympathetic yet humerous diaries on his battles with people-pleasing, its effect on previous romantic relationships, and how a recent ADHD diagnosis might have answered a lot of questions that have remained dormant for years.

After an acclaimed show at last year's Edinburgh Fringe, Bafta Rocliffe nominee and Leicester Comedy Best Show nominee, Sasha Ellen returns with My MILF-shake Brings All the Boys to the Yard, running 1-25th August's (not 12th) at Cabaret Voltaire.