Review: FEEL GOOD, Òran Mór
Henry never expected his first girlfriend, Liz, to turn up at his flat. Especially not as a sex robot.…
Summerhall
1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, EH9 1PLEdinburgh
Review: SIX, Festival Theatre
From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power. These Queens may have green sleeves but their lipstick is rebellious red.…
Review: TRANSPARENT, Oran Mor
Barry feels like he’s slowly fading into the background of his own life. Clare, after a recent loss, feels like she’s unravelling in hers. A chance encounter in a crowded bar means they both end up on a night out together, where sparks fly. Will they both see what’s right in front of them? …
Review: EMERGENCE, Theatre Royal
Enter a mesmerising underworld where human-kind dissolves into something altogether more elemental.…
Review: BURLESQUE, King's Theatre
From executive producer Christina Aguilera and written by Steven Antin, based on the hit movie, Burlesque invites you to a club like no other: a hidden world beneath the city lights where sequins sparkle, seduction shimmers and lives can change in the flick of a feather boa.…
Review: READY TAE DRAP, Oran Mor
A rabbit, a refugee and a racist get stuck in a lift... That sounds like the start of a bad joke but for high rise residents Lauren, Aaliyah and Pat, it’s a night they’ll never forget.…
Review: ONE HUNDRED VOICES, Citizens Theatre
One Hundred Voices is an interactive, audio-guided installation, bringing creative insight into living in the care system. It serves as an artistic act of recognition and celebration of the one hundred testimonies recorded through the Caring Scotland project.…
Review: 1984, Citizens Theatre
The Thought Police monitor every word you say. Children spy on their parents and the Party has abolished the truth. In this totally controlled world, Winston and Julia begin a love affair which catapults them into rebellion against the Party.…
Book Review: SEETHING LANE, by Jack Jewers, Moonflower Books
Jewers returns to Samuel Pepys as a subject of fiction following his debut novel, The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys (2022). At the start of Seething Lane, Pepys is again looking for signs of corruption in and outside of the Court, but when violent death raises its head, he realises it is folly to t…
Review: HIGH SOCIETY, King's Theatre
Helen George (Call the Midwife, The King and I) leads a 28-strong cast as glamorous socialite Tracy Lord, joined by stage and screen favourites Freddie Fox (Slow Horses), Nigel Lindsay (Kiss Me, Kate), Julian Ovenden (South Pacific), and Malcolm Sinclair (Pie in the Sky). As plans for the society we…
Past Shows
28 total · showing 11–20
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 the heavenly garden, what begins as whispers, a telling off and a hilarious culture clash slowly shifts, growing heavier with each passing word. A...
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 back to the 80s alongside Michael, a gay man navigating a very different reality. Their journeys unfold through striking...
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 an exploration of power, truth and storytelling. Two brothers stand accused of high treason while a...
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. Success will make his wish come true. The price of failure is a permanently broken heart. Funny, honest and deeply devastating, The Trials...
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. Coco Cottam's new play Thermodrama measures the costs of a culture of self-improvement on four precarious lives. Following a sell-out run of BLANDY...
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 Appalachian town where a pair of teenagers fake Bigfoot sightings to pass the time. When a neighbour's dog is found...
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. From Lyn Gardner-recommended double act Britney – aka Ellen Robertson (Vladimir, Mickey17, The Pale Horse) and Charly Clive (Rooster, Pure, The...
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 in the woods with a man or a bear? Blending kitchen sink realism, music and bold physical sequences, it follows three generations of...
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, exploring the sinister, predatory underbelly of the internet and the realities of growing up online. The show combines live...
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 backdrop of the eroding North Devon coastline. Alongside versions of their younger selves appearing in moments of clarity, the...
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Alex McAleer - Mind Reader Eastgate Theatre (9/26-9/26) |
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Trainspotting The Musical Alhambra Theatre (3/01-3/06) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! EICC (5/30-5/30) |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Alhambra Theatre (10/07-10/10) |
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Venue Premium - Two Doors Down OVO Hydro (9/25-10/11) |
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Ed Byrne: No Dramas Music Hall (2/10-2/10) |
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The Steamie Alhambra Theatre (10/29-10/31) |
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Trainspotting The Musical Edinburgh Playhouse (10/19-10/24) |
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Disney''s Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert Usher Hall (12/03-12/03) |
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Aberdeen Arts Centre's Big Variety Show Aberdeen Arts Centre (10/02-10/03) |
