Glass Child
Powerful, raw and emotional, Glass Child goes beyond fiction and theatre to showcase the extraordinary love of two siblings, Kayah, a young man with Down...
Summerhall
Upcoming Shows
They’re Just Small Town (Northern) Lads
Boys are shaped by the men around them. So what makes a man? It's Y2K and a teenage boy has been caught between two very...
TOAST
A dark and unrelenting comedy about starving for your art. As negotiations with employers, agents and Universal Credit crumble, one actor drags you into a...
Sand
Sand is a non-verbal circus and physical theatre show by Kook Ensemble in which a couple, Dylan and Heather, navigate living with dementia against the...
Bigfoot Ripped My Dog In Half I Saw It
Written and performed by triple Fringe First Award winners Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland, this absurdist physical theatre piece is set in a flood-ravaged, 1990s...
Jitters
'I've dreamed of this day. My whole life.' There's one hour to go before the wedding, but now the wedding may not be going ahead....
Man or Bear
Man or Bear is a fast-moving, darkly comic new play about fear, friendship and survival inspired by the viral question: Would you rather be alone...
Playback
Playback is a tragicomic drama drawn from Scottish writer and performer Euan Munro's lived experience as a YouTuber between the ages of 10 and 14,...
BABY EVERYTHING
Baby Everything is the UK premiere of Lee Minora's solo comedy show, created and performed by the acclaimed Philadelphia comedian, performer and writer. The show...
Concerts of the Future
Concerts of the Future is a production by The Sonicrats and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, presented as part of House of Oz's 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe...
Conk: Man Sings The Same Song Over And Over Again For An Hour
Written and performed by Australian comedian Conk and directed by Casey Gould, Man Sings The Same Song Over And Over Again For An Hour is...
Daddy
Daddy is an autobiographical solo performance by choreographer and dancer Joel Bray, a proud Wiradjuri man making his UK debut with this work that has...
Glass Child
Glass Child is a production by The Farm, presented as part of House of Oz's 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe season at Summerhall....
GOOD ENOUGH?
Good Enough? is a queer physical theatre piece by HIMHERANDIT, the award-winning Danish performance company led by Andreas Constantinou. The work celebrates imperfection, self-expression and...
How Not To Make It In America
How Not To Make It In America is a production by Emily Steel, presented as part of House of Oz's 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe season...
I AM JOHNNY
I AM JOHNNY is the debut solo theatre show from acclaimed actor and theatremaker Tessa Parr, who creates and performs the character of Johnny the...
Is it too late now to say sorry?
Award-winning theatremaker Adam Lenson presents a solo show fusing storytelling, music, memoir, and journalistic exposé, exploring the way we apologise, the pain we carry, and...
JULIUS CAESAR VARIETY SHOW
Writer-director Joy Nesbitt presents the UK premiere of her multi-award-nominated play at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026. Set during the 2023 Dublin riot, a Black actor,...
Sitting (In Silence)
Kid has come to "find herself", but quickly gets caught up in Dad's wild antics. When the two share a rare moment of privacy in...
Tell Me
Two timelines collide in this bold fusion of dance and circus, offering a fresh perspective on HIV. When Grace receives a diagnosis, she is transported...
The Plot
The Plot is a high-stakes theatrical thriller set in the immediate aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot, blending courtroom drama, backstage theatre and epic tragicomedy into...
The Trials of Magnus Coffinkey
A broken fairy tale for broken people. In a whimsical land of broken toys, Magnus Coffinkey must fix a bell atop an impossibly high spire....
Thermodrama
Four people enter a sauna, three walk out. Over an hour, a group of strangers get hotter and hotter. So hot, they start to cook....
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: THE WOLF OF POYAIS, Assembly Roxy
“Any c**t can sell a pen, it takes a genius to sell a pen that’s not there.” Sir Gregor MacGregor, Liberator of Florida, Hero of the Venezuelan Revolution, Hero of the Peninsular War, and cazique of Poyais is holding a seminar on achieving success. The sycophant, liar, and unlikely entrepreneu…
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: PINK RABBIT (Preview), Underbelly Bristo Square
This is a delight of a play. It’s hilarious, uncomfortable, tender, thought-provoking, and utterly captivating. Amna, a young Pakistani Muslim girl, has just turned 18. Desperate to carve out an identity for herself after feeling invalidated in her super conservative household, she opens an OnlyF…
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: IN THE BLACK, Underbelly Bristo Square
In prison, a young Black man tells his story. Good with numbers, charismatic, and highly driven by ambition, he details how he went from being a scrappy kid with a demanding father in New York City to earning a $1 million bonus before landing himself in prison. Quaz Degraft’s bleak view of family …
Film Review: DAVID BYRNE'S AMERICAN UTOPIA, In Cinemas
Directed by Spike Lee, David Byrne’s American Utopia is a filmed version of David Byrne’s Broadway stage show, which itself is inspired by the record of the same name. The show ran twice on Broadway, first from 2019 to 2020 and then from 2021 to 2022. As someone who saw American Utopia ten times…
Review: THE TRIAL, National Youth Theatre
Tremendous wit and energy drive an accomplished show created in no time at all!…
Review: THE TRAGEDIE OF MACBETH, Chandler Studio Theatre
Staged by the MA Classical and Contemporary Text students at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Marc Silberschatz’s adaptation of The Tragedie of Macbeth is certainly ambitious. The cast is clearly brimming with talent and commitment, packing the production with conceptual promise... even if it…
Review: LEAR, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
In this bold new imagining of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Scottish theatre legend Maureen Beattie takes on the towering role of the monarch whose decision to test her daughters’ love unravels both family and kingdom. A thrilling story of pride, folly and misplaced trust.…
Review: BIG BAD RIDING HOOD, Oran Mor
It’s been another long, wet summer in Panto Land, it’s enough to make you right bloody miserable, so it is! But, on the edge of Woodlands Road, Gran’s not letting that get her down. She’s just grateful to have everything she could ever have wanted: a humble, comfy, wee house; her two grandso…
Review: THE KARATE KID THE MUSICAL, Theatre Royal
Don’t miss the unforgettable theatrical experience of the season as this heartfelt coming-of-age story takes flight with spectacular musical numbers and dazzlingly inventive choreography. Daniel LaRusso’s journey is reimagined through movement, music, and raw, energetic storytelling. At its hear…
Review: MEAN GIRLS, King's Theatre
Winner of Best New Musical (WhatsOnStage Awards) and direct from the West End, Mean Girls is the hilarious smash-hit musical comedy from an award-winning creative team including writer Tina Fey (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Saturday Night Live) and starring TV personality, actor & Steps st…
Past Shows
Stuntman
Stuntman takes inspiration from classic and contemporary action movies like Die Hard, John Wick and Enter the Dragon to create high-octane and sometimes ridiculous fight...
Centre of The Universe
'This has never been done before. No person, no woman, no young woman has ever admitted to being the Centre of the Universe.'Fifteen year-old Mary...
NIUSIA
After a sell-out development season at La Mama Theatre and two further award-winning seasons at Melbourne Fringe (2023) and Adelaide Fringe (2025), NIUSIA is making...
Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me but Banjos Saved My Life
Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me but Banjos Saved My Life is a true story that explores the journey of Keith Alessi, who faced a life-threatening...
Lynn Faces
Laura Horton returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with Lynn Faces, her second play that explores the journey of recovery from trauma through the lens of...
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Antigone 1989: A Town Hall Musical Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/05-8/29) |
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Elvis in Chaos Lime Studio at Greenside @ George Street (8/07-8/15) |
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A Queer Little Murder Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/05-8/30) |
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I Bought a Flip Phone ZOO (Playground 2) (8/07-8/30) |
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Kevin Quantum: Invisible Force Ballroom at Assembly Rooms (Venue 20) (8/06-8/30) |
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Sanctuary Pleasance Dome (Ace Dome) (8/05-8/31) |
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One Man Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart and The Pit and the Pendulum Greenside Venue @ Riddles Court (Willow Studio) – Venue 16 - 322 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PG (8/08-8/28) |
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Forget About Me Forgot About Me (8/05-8/31) |
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Spin Cycle Underbelly (Clover) (8/05-8/31) |
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An A to Z Guide to Dating Underbelly (Buttercup) (8/05-8/31) |