Have a Gander at Pantomime 2025: Gallus in Weegieland with Jorgey Scott-Learmonth

Kicking out our Pantomime coverage, Dominic Corr chats with Jorgey Scott-Learmonth, who stars as Alice in the Tron Theatre’s latest panto, as we tumble down a Glasgow pothole into WEEGIELAND—a glit…

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Experience the Power of Tina: A Musical at Edinburgh Playhouse

Experience the electrifying journey of Tina Turner in this vibrant musical at Edinburgh Playhouse, celebrating resilience and artistry.

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Have a Gander at Pitlochry Festival Theatre 2026: Alan Cumming’s Debut Season

Alan Cumming’s Inaugural Season at Pitlochry Festival Theatre Alan Cumming has unveiled a debut season as Artistic Director for Pitlochry Festival Theatre that reads like a love letter to theatre i…

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To Kill a Mockingbird: A Gripping Review of the Play

Experience the powerful production of To Kill a Mockingbird at Festival Theatre, where past injustices echo in a stunning adaptation by Aaron Sorkin.

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The Seagull: A Bold Debut at The Lyceum Theatre

Experience a bold adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull at The Lyceum, blending humor with poignant drama in a stellar debut!

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Review: Beastie – The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Written by Izzy Gray With Original Music by Quee MacArthur Review by Dominic Corr Scottish Storytelling Centre ★★★★ The adage that the monster within us is the most dangerous of all is far from a unique concept, but to see it utilised with such empathy is strikingly fresh and encouraging in Izzy Gray’s new writing piece, Beastie, brought to the stage thanks to…

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Review: TETHER (Work-In-Progess) – Summerhall, Edinburgh

Created by Yoon Junghwan, Robbie Gordon and Jack Nurse Review by Orly Benn The thought of walking into Summerhall’s Main Hall 2 weeks after the end of the Fringe is somewhat akin to meeting your mum’s new partner not too long after the separation of your parents, stunted with memories of previous glories. However, this is immediately forgotten when walking into the energetic ceilidh festival celebration that welcomes the audience of…

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Review: Play, Pie, and a Pint: Wallace – Traverse Theatre

Book by Rob Drummond Music and Lyrics by Dave Hook Directed by Orla O’Loughlin Review by Orly Benn Traverse Theatre ★★★★ This week’s A Play, A Pie, A Pint, written by Rob Drummond and Dave Hook, brings us a slick and thought-provoking hip-hop musical comedy with the life (or myth) of 13th-century Scottish legend and freedom fighter William Wallace…

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Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Philosophy of the World

Review by Marina Funcasta Summerhall - Dissection Room ★★★★★ In both style and substance, PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORLD screams feminism. Loudly. But a messy, chaotic, hilarious kind – precisely what trio, Nora Alexander, Dora Lynn and Kat Cory, try to distance themselves from in the opening of their performance. A proper, organised three-act play, they say? Almost too good to be true for the all-female company, In Bed with My Brother.

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Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave

Review by Marina Funcasta Summerhall - Main Hall ★★★★★ Lit with four LED lamps, the Main Hall at Summerhall is almost unrecognisable: smoke wafts from beneath the seats, Suburban Knight’s album, Nocturbulous Behaviour, blasting in the audience’s ears. And in the corner of the stage, there are three hidden bodies which bounce in unison: forming a pyramid, these dancers float to the pounding beat, like…

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Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Balfour Reparations

Concept and Choreography by Farah Saleh Review by Aislinn McSharry Summerhall - Techcube 0 ★★★★ A site of political discourse, Balfour Reparations tells a fictional future of British politics: thought-provoking and poignant, it is empowering, encouraging the audience to mobilise.   Set in 2045, the audience becomes members of the "Balfour Reparations" committee, reflecting on the 20th anniversary of an apology letter made by the British Government, to the…

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Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Pussy Riot: Riot Days

Review by Libby Hutton Summerhall - Dissection Room ★★★★★ ‘Pussy Riot was never a punk band’ states Alexander Cheparukhin, producer of the show. I am standing in a crowded audience on the final night of an 11-day run, preparing myself for what I’ve heard to be a “confrontational” and “essential” show. Maria (Masha) Alyochina of Pussy Riot:

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Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Diona Doherty: Get Your Pink On!

Review by Eve Nugent Pleasance Courtyard - Beyond ★★★★ At 14:55, in her magnificent pale pink suit and with a slick-back bun, Diona Doherty waltzes onto the Monkey Barrel 2 stage in style. This award-winning Irish comedian wastes no time, diving headfirst into her 50-minute long set which centres on the hilarious tribulations of parenthood, marriage, age, IVF, womanhood, and so much more.

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Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – LOLA: A Flamenco Love Story

Written and Directed by María García Pleasance at EICC ★★★★★ “In every new beginning there is magic” Suzanna Rosenthal Productions presents LOLA: A Flamenco Love Story. Stepping into LOLA: A Flamenco Love Story is like being wrapped in a swirl of rhythms, vivid emotion and devotion to the Spanish culture. From the very first note, this is a performance that radiates passion.

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Have A Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2025 – The Golden Goose Awards

Presenting: The Golden Goose For one time only (until next year), we ditch our trademark crimson and don the finest of guilded feathers to celebrate our top choices for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. We'll be crafting a selection of 'Top Geese' from the flock, with each of the writers submitting their top choice across all categories of the Fringe.

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Review: Edinburgh International Festival 2025 – Faustus in Africa!

Directed, Designed, and Animated by William Kentridge Translated by Robert David Macdonald Review by Dominic Corr The Lyceum Theatre ★★★★ Thirty years after its original incarnation, Faustus in Africa returns with a vengeance—reimagined, recontextualised, and still brimming with theatrical bite. Directed by William Kentridge and brought to life by the legendary Handspring Puppet Company, this production is a fever dream of colonial critique, visual invention, and moral reckoning.

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Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Dylan Adler: Haus of Dy-Lan

Directed by Sam Blumenfield Review by Eve Nugent Pleasance Courtyard - Beyond ★★★★ With their shining tickets for Haus of Dy-lan in hand, the audience step into the bright yellow storage bunker in the Pleasance Courtyard, not quite sure what to expect at 19:30 on a Thursday evening. The eye-catching flyer promises a “musical-comedy”, but what classically-trained-pianist-turned-musical-comic Dylan Adler…

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Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Don’t Tell Dad About Diana

Created by Conor Murray and Hannah Power Directed by Emma Finegan Review by Aislinn McSharry Underbelly Cowgate - Belly Dancer ★★★★★ A hilarious love letter to friendship, growing up, and most importantly, to Princess Diana, Conor Murray and Hannah Power's Don't Tell Dad About Diana is truly the greatest, funniest, and most heartfelt show at this year's Fringe Festival.   In Dublin, August 1997, two best-friends prepare for the…

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Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Refuse

Written by Lucy McIlgorm Directed by Anastazie Toros Review by Dominic Corr Studio Five at Assembly George Square Studios ★★★★ The more one thinks about the title, the stronger the production's merits become. There’s a quiet power in REFUSE—a production that doesn’t shout but resonates. In a festival often saturated with spectacle, this piece from Just Bcoz Productions strips things back to the essentials: story, performance, and truth.

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Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – The Bacchae

Written and Performed by Ewan Downie Directed by Ian Spink Review by Dominic Corr Assembly Roxy ★★★★ There’s a feral pulse running through The Bacchae at Assembly Roxy, a solo retelling that trades grandeur for grit, myth for muscle. Ewan Downie channels Dionysos with a raw, ritualistic intensity, conjuring gods and mortals alike in a performance that feels less like storytelling and more like summoning.

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Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – BAIRNS

Written and Performed by Annie Davison Directed by Daniel Bainbridge Review by Dominic Corr Pleasance Courtyard ★★★★ There’s a particular thrill in watching a performer sprint headlong into their own chaos—and Annie Davison does so with wit, warmth, and an explosively impressive performance. BAIRNS, her one-woman show about surrogacy, sisterhood, and self-sabotage, is a tightly wound monologue that never loses its footing, even as its protagonist stumbles through pregnancy, restaurant shifts, and emotional minefields.

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Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Ria Lina: Riabellion

Review by Eve Nugent Monkey Barrel Comedy ★★★★ Performing to a sold-out cave in Cabaret Voltaire, the magnificent Ria Lina makes a triumphant return to the Edinburgh Fringe at long last with Riabellion – a sharp, exceptionally polished hour of comedy that dares to tackle provocative topics with balance and wit. Bursting onto stage with vibrant energy, her name blazing across her vest and her funky rainbow-dyed hair, Lina immediately establishes a palpable charm.

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