This May, at Capital Theatres’ Studio venue, Helen Milne Productions, known for challenging and boundary pushing work, present a work in progress of Lafayette: A New Musical. Written and directed by Scottish playwright John Binnie, with music, lyrics and co-writing by Richard Ferguson, and illusion and puppetry design by Fergus Dunnet, who was behind theContinue reading “Work in Progress Performance Announced of New Musical on The Great Lafayette”
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Curious Seed and Lung Ha Theatre Company Bring The Table to Traverse This June
Curious Seed and Lung Ha Theatre Company, Scotland’s leading theatre company for actors and theatre makers with a learning disability and autism (in association with Lyra) join forces again this year to present a devised physical theatre performance with The Table, that builds on their 2019 collaboration with the acclaimed We Are All Just Little Creatures. TheContinue reading “Curious Seed and Lung Ha Theatre Company Bring The Table to Traverse This June”
One Day The Musical
The Lyceum’s familiar auditorium has been transformed beyond recognition to create a new space for the staging of an adaptation of the now iconic romantic 2009 novel from English writer David Nicholls by former Artistic Director David Greig. With a view to creating a sense of involvement with the unfolding performance, the stage is in theContinue reading “One Day The Musical”
Legendary A Play A Pie and A Pint Set to be Performed at Assembly Roxy
The much-loved Scottish theatrical experience that showcases new work, A Play, A Pie and A Pint (PPP), will head to Assembly Roxy in Edinburgh’s Auld Toun for the first time this year. From April – June 2026, four shows will go to Assembly Roxy for the traditional afternoon show that does what it says on the tin, serving fresh meatContinue reading “Legendary A Play A Pie and A Pint Set to be Performed at Assembly Roxy “
National Theatre of Scotland Celebrates 20 Years with TRUE STORY Project
Over the last twenty years, the National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) has gained a world-wide reputation for turning compelling real life Scottish stories into unique new plays that have been shared with audiences, earning plaudits on stages in Scotland and beyond. From shows like Black Watchabout soldiers serving in Iraq; Glasgow Girls about a groupContinue reading “National Theatre of Scotland Celebrates 20 Years with TRUE STORY Project”
Summerhall Arts Announces First Shows of Fringe 2026 Programme
Arts charity and year-round cultural hub, Summerhall Arts, announces the first seven shows of its 2026 festival programme. The first batch of shows in Summerhall Arts 2026 programme spans theatre, dance, circus, music and storytelling from artists and companies hailing from Scotland, Afghanistan, Denmark, England, Italy and the United States. Acclaimed Glasgow-based theatre company Wonder Fools premieres Tether 인연 – a new collaborationContinue reading “Summerhall Arts Announces First Shows of Fringe 2026 Programme”
Civic Digits Presents Many Good Men at Dunfermline Athletic Football Club
Many Good Men is an interactive forum theatre performance in the form of a participant-led digital forum theatre project from Civic Digits, a forward-looking company founded in 2018 that specialises in blending digital technology and gaming with live performance and the aim of empowering people to take control of their digital lives for a greater societalContinue reading “Civic Digits Presents Many Good Men at Dunfermline Athletic Football Club”
2026 East Neuk Festival Programme Announced
The 5-day East Neuk Festival (ENF) that will take place in some of East Fife’s finest seaside locations, will be performed by some of the world’s leading musicians, offering audiences a wide range of musical styles from orchestral and chamber music, Renaissance choral to jazz and Middle Eastern sounds. Making their festival debut this yearContinue reading “2026 East Neuk Festival Programme Announced”
Think of England Set for the 2026 Glasgow Film Festival
Giant Films, an independent UK film company run by father and daughter Nick and Poppy O’Hagan, is delighted to announce the release of British feature film Think of England, inspired by a wartime urban myth that the UK government commissioned pornographic films to boost troop morale during World War II. Think of Englandis also a controversial filmContinue reading “Think of England Set for the 2026 Glasgow Film Festival”
Scotland’s Silent Film Festival, HippFest, Announces 16th Programme for 2026
The swanky premises of Edinburgh Gin Distillery may be a far cry from the 1920’s gin joints that were their predecessors, but they served as a fitting venue for the launch of this year’s Hippfest programme. Now in its 16th year, Hippfest once again packs a variety of silent film and live music into theContinue reading “Scotland’s Silent Film Festival, HippFest, Announces 16th Programme for 2026”