Edinburgh Playhouse | 15 September 2026 The sun may come out tomorrow, but on opening night at the Edinburgh Playhouse, Annie didn't quite shine as brightly as I had hoped. The much-loved musical returned to Edinburgh this week, bringing with it all the familiar ingredients: the red-haired orphan, the formidable Miss Hannigan, billionaire Daddy Warbucks, an adorable dog and, of course, those songs that most of us could probably sing whether we've ever actually seen Annie or n

Edinburgh Playhouse | 8 September 2026 Champagne, glamour, gorgeous gowns and enough Cole Porter classics to keep you humming all the way home — High Society certainly knows how to throw a party. The much-loved musical arrived at the Edinburgh Playhouse this week promising audiences an evening of old-school Hollywood glamour, and visually, it absolutely delivers. But opening night came with an unexpected bit of drama before the curtain had even gone up. The production's two a

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 | Assembly George Square Studios Medieval Bavaria. Witches. Sin. Sexual temptation. Roller-skating monks. Welcome to Nuns! Dog Complex Theatre's gloriously ridiculous comedy follows Sister Gertrude, a nun determined to be the holiest of the holy despite being slightly distracted by thoughts about what might be hiding underneath Monk Bertram's robes. When rumours of witches reach the convent, Gertrude teams up with mysterious witch-hunter Yarrow

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 | Assembly George Square Gardens What happens when you take six West End performers, dress them as fishermen and turn some of the biggest pop, rock and musical theatre songs into sea shanties? Apparently, you get one of the most ridiculously feel-good hours at the Fringe. Welcome to Shantify. The premise is brilliantly simple: take songs everybody knows and give them a nautical makeover. Dolly Parton's 9 to 5, The Proclaimers' I'm Gonna Be (500

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 | Pleasance Courtyard Most Fringe shows involve squeezing three performers, a chair and some questionable homemade scenery into a tiny room. Bliss apparently didn't get that memo. With a cast of 17 West End performers, a live band, dazzling costumes and enough production value to make you wonder whether you've accidentally wandered into the West End, this new musical arrives at the Pleasance Grand with some serious ambition. The story follows fo

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 | Summerhall Let's get one thing out of the way. Bigfoot Ripped My Dog in Half I Saw It wins my award for best show title at this year's Fringe. Thankfully, the show itself is every bit as bonkers. Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland play two teenagers in a struggling Appalachian town who crash their truck into a stop sign and decide upon the only sensible explanation: Bigfoot did it. One fake sighting leads to another, the lie spreads through the tow

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 | Underbelly Cowgate Only at the Edinburgh Fringe could you walk into a room to watch a romantic musical about a half-man, half-moth cryptid and emerge thinking: “You know what? That actually worked.” Mothman: A Romance Musical is exactly the sort of gloriously stupid, completely committed nonsense that makes the Fringe so much fun. Written by Alex Franklin and Nikola McMurtrie, who perform alongside Alex Prescot and Hudson Hughes, the story beg

"Red hot. Rocking. Ridiculously good fun." Moulin Rouge! has landed in Edinburgh, and OH MY MOULIN – this show is an absolute knockout....

The contents of a 119-year-old message in a bottle, discovered at the King’s Theatre during the ongoing redevelopment project, have...

"It's sexy, it's sassy, and it's razzmatazzy!" The iconic musical Chicago made its way to the Edinburgh Playhouse as part of its UK...

On the opening night of Mary Poppins The Musical at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh, audiences were treated to a magical experience...

Panto's back at Edinburgh's Festival Theatre, and our favourite “pals” are bringing a fresh take on Cinderella , packed with all the...

This week, I was invitied along to the Edinburgh Playhouse again for press night of the musical & Juliet . This captivating jukebox...

BONJOUR! As a fan of classic British television, I was buzzing to be invited along to the Edinburgh Playhouse for the press night of Only...

"I can't believe Jesus called me a dick!" The Mormons are on a new mission in Scotland as the tour arrived at the Edinburgh Playhouse!...

It is this time of year when joy and laughter fill the air, and nothing captures the spirit of the season quite like a pantomime! I had...

Gilded Balloon at the Museum sees musical theatre fans line up for the return of I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical at the Edinburgh...

"Thrilling, high-energy... a match made in Valhalla!" Boasting (and quite rightly) the world’s only show combining theatre and...

"A love letter to their parents and family, a celebration of queerness, and a guide of how to encourage and support your queer loved...

"A high-energy mash-up of traditional physical comedy and technology performed simultaneously on stage and screen." Back after last...

"Wonderfully wacky and cartoonishly camp." From the creators of Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story comes Awkward Productions ’ new and...

Flying into Edinburgh Playhouse this week is the musical production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Tuesday doubled as the Opening and Press...

"An impressive display of physicality, wit, and tenderness that stuns with wonder and amazement." Matthew Bourne's magical production...

"A nostalgic rom-com with great pace and a great ensemble." Straight from London's West End, Pretty Woman The Musical has finally arrived...