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Ed Fringe 2026: Meet Katy Murphy, Creator and Star of (No) Refunds
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King’s Theatre Reopens Following Redevelopment
Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre has reopened following its redevelopment, making it one of the UK’s most accessible listed buildings. The theatre now has lifts and accessible toilets available on each public floor, along with a new Changing Places toilet. Eight wheelchair spaces have been added in the stalls and two in the dress circle. In addition,…
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Ed Fringe 2026: Meet Michael Reid, Writer of Safety
Safety is a dark comedy following a psychotherapist who reconnects with a former client. While he only means to help, their relationship slowly shifts, and everything is not as it seems. The play marks the launch of Light Mends Carefully, a new Scottish theatre company dedicated to exploring how systems of care can end up…
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Tongue Twister To Be Performed at Edinburgh Fringe
Tongue Twister, a family show celebrating the beauty of language, will be performed at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Created and performed by performance artist and musician Greg Sinclair, the show follows him on his quest to say tongue twisters in as many languages as possible. It will combine linguistic musicality with humour, colour and silliness,…
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Ed Fringe 2026: Meet Artist’s Workshop, The Team Behind Bottom’s Dream and The Meeples: XXX
International arts collective Artist’s Workshop are set to bring two very different shows to this year’s Fringe festival. Bottom’s Dream retells Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream from Bottom’s view, while The Meeples: XXX is a puppet cabaret about a group of famous puppets who have had their funding cut, and are now being hunted by…
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Shakespeare’s Globe Announces Winter Season
Shakespeare’s Globe have announced their 2026/27 winter season. The season starts with Julius Ceasar, which will be performed in the Sam Wanamaker playhouse from 6 November 2026 to 14 February 2027. Directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins, the show contains timely themes of friendship, political violence and betrayal as a murderous plot is devised against dictator Julius…
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New Musical Private Jones To Have European Premiere
Private Jones, a new musical that takes place during the First World War, will have its European premiere at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant in December. The musical follows Gomer Jones, who feels isolated from society after he loses his hearing. Within a group of misfit young men, he becomes a hero, but discovers the reward…
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Ed Fringe 2026: Meet Brian Dykstra, Writer of A Play on Words
Previous Fringe First winner Brian Dykstra brings his play A Play on Words to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. A witty backyard comedy, the play follows two neighbours as they argue about the meaning, manipulation and impact of language. Before the show starts its run, we spoke to Dykstra to learn more about the play. Monologues…
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Meet Petunia Hu, Writer and Director of Cinderella and Frankenstein’s Monster Are Dead
Drawing parallels between two classic tales, Cinderella and Frankenstein’s Monster Are Dead explores a Chinese exchange student’s struggle to adapt to American culture, and her desire to fit in. Zhao Lan is a student at a high school in Tampa, Florida living with a host family with Chinese heritage. When the school drama club announces…
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Ed Fringe 2026: Meet Comedy Group Big Tobacco
Following on from a successful run in 2023, when their show was billed “what Arthur Miller would write after getting kicked in the head by a horse”, Big Tobacco will return to the Fringe with their modern adaption of Pinocchio. Packed with adult jokes, wacky twists and the comedy group’s signature humour, the show sees…