Scotland Theatre Newsroom

Jane McDonald's tour 'With All My Love' kicks off in October 2024.

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. Now this haunting coming-of-age narrative returns, reimagined beautifully for live theatre.

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. Learn how to purchase tickets.

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. Learn how to purchase tickets.

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. Learn how to purchase tickets.

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 across the globe, and delighting over 3 million people worldwide with its quintessentially plucky spirit and dashing sense of fun.

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. They will be joined by King's Theatre newcomer, Scottish actress Hannah Jarrett-Scott.

The Citizens Theatre has announced Kate Denby as its newly appointed Executive Director. She joins Artistic Director Dominic Hill as Joint CEO. 

Chatterbox comes to Edinburgh Fringe this summer. Previews are 31 Jul and 1 Aug. The main run is set for Aug 2-12, 14-19, 21-22.

'#40sandsingle,' a new comedic cabaret variety show, written and performed by Joyce Lao (legal- Joyce Laoagan) an Indigenous (Igorot) Filipino-American artist will debut at the prestigious Edinburgh International Fringe Festival and preview at The Pangea NYC Cabaret and Don't Tell Mama this summer.

Discover THE WAITING ROOM, an immersive theatrical experience powered by AI, opening at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Previews start in NYC this June, with performances in Edinburgh in August 2024.

House Of Oz, Assembly Festival and Jonny Hawkins will present DANCEFLOOR CONVERSION THERAPY by Jonny Hawkins at Assembly George Square Studios, 3-24 August @ 23.15.

Experience the European premiere of Virginia Gay's CYRANO at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe. This gender-flipped retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac is filled with music, wit, and romance. 1-25 August at Traverse 1.

'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. Written and performed by Todd Almond , and Directed by David Cromer, performances run 1st – 26th August at Summerhall, Main Hall @ 14.45.

Coming to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, RENDEZ-VOUS DANCE will present What Songs May Do..., August 6th-11th at 7pm at Dance Base Studio 1.

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 2025 as part of the company’s new season.

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.

Sheep Soup's HOUSE OF LIFE will return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2024 as part of Soho Theatre's program. Learn how to purchase tickets.