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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 Miami high school living with a host family with Chinese heritage. When the school drama club announces it will…
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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…
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Ed Fringe 2026: Meet Comedian Brendon Lemon
American comedian Brendon Lemon is set to bring two extremely relevant shows to Edinburgh Fringe this year. One is a classic British stand-up show that is “part cultural autopsy, part love letter” to America, while one completely relies on crowdwork, and is loosely based on Lemon’s own experiences with ADHD. Ahead of the Fringe, Lemon…
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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…