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Ed Fringe 2026: Meet Mama G, Star of The Magic Bookmark
Critically acclaimed pantomime dame Mama G has travelled all over the world, entertaining audiences with stories about being whoever you want to be, and self love. Now, she’s bringing her show The Magic Bookmark to Edinburgh Fringe for the first time. Ahead of her debut, we spoke to her about the show, and why pantomime…
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Krapp’s Last Tape To Be Performed At The Cockpit
Following his recent Alzheimer’s diagnosis, Peter Marinker will perform in The Cockpit’s production of Krapp’s Last Tape this September. Krapp’s Last Tape was written by Samuel Beckett in 1958, and follows a man alone on his birthday, listening to tapes that he recorded when he was younger. The one-man monologue explores themes of aging, memory…
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Citizens Theatre Announces Autumn Season
The Citizens Theatre have announced further productions in their Autumn season. The season starts with an adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984 (29 August – 26 September), which will tour to Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Dundee following its run at the Citizens Theatre. It will then be followed by Emma Rice’s Tristan and Yseult (30 September –…
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Cast Announced For Perth Theatre’s Sunset Boulevard: The Backstage Cut
Perth Theatre have announced the cast for Sunset Boulevard: The Backstage Cut. The show will star Juliet Cadzow (Balamory) as Hollywood star Norma Desmond, and John Kielty (The Belle Stratagem) as screenwriter Joe Gills. Frances Thorburn (River City) will play Betty Schaefer, and Mark McDonnell (Good Omens) will play Max and Billy Wilder. It is…
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Innovative and Moving: What I’m Here For Review
What I’m Here For is an international collaboration between Vanishing Point and Teater Katapult that explores the conflict between hospital bureaucracy and human choices. After cancelling her plans to work another nightshift on a severely understaffed ward, nurse Flora (Lærke Schjærff Engelbrecht) volunteers to look after the patient in room 33, despite repeated warnings from…
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theSpaceUK Adds More Edinburgh Fringe Shows
theSpaceUK have announced more shows in their Edinburgh Fringe programme. Fringe First winners Mulberry Theatre (The Unravelling) will return with two shows. O Brave New World, That Has Such People In’t! follows a young girl who handles her isolation through imagination, while One House on Brick Lane uses oral histories and lived experiences to tell…
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Summerhall Arts Announces More Shows for Edinburgh Fringe 2026
Summerhall Arts have announced 36 new shows as part of their 2026 Edinburgh Fringe programme. Triple Fringe First winners Xhloe and Natasha (What If They Ate The Baby?, And Then The Rodeo Burned Down) will premiere their newest show Bigfoot Ripped My Dog In Half I Saw It in the Main Hall. It will explore…
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Legally Blonde The Musical Releases First Look Footage
A new EPK for the UK tour of Legally Blonde The Musical has been released. Legally Blonde The Musical, based on the film of the same name, follows sorority girl Elle Woods, who embarks on a quest to win her boyfriend Warner back after he breaks up with her for not being “serious” enough. She…
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Boiler Room Six: A Titanic Story To Tour
Tom Foreman Productions’ Boiler Room Six: A Titanic Story will embark on a tour in April. Boiler Room Six follows the true story of Frederick Barrett, one of the lead stokers working on the Titanic. Against the odds, Barrett escaped death three times and his story remains one of the most devastating accounts from the disaster. The show…
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The Black Blues Brothers Will Have You On the Edge of Your Seat: Review
★★★★ Marking their final year performing at Edinburgh Fringe following three successful prior runs, The Black Blues Brothers is a thrilling tribute to John Landis’ cult movie The Blues Brothers. Acrobats Bilal Musa Huka, Rashid Amini Kulembwa, Seif Mohamed Mlevi, Peter Mnyamosi Obunde and Mohamed Salim Mwakidudu take us through an exhilarating performance, starting in an elegant lounge bar,…