Dunoon and Glasgow based theatre company Tenterhooks creates participatory experiences that celebrate curiosity, play and connection. In their latest show, Gaggle,audiences are invited to spend three days and three nights with three lighthouse keepers who work, watch and wait through every kind of weather in a non-verbal, highly sensory, stimulating experience. Combining slapstick comedy, circusContinue reading “Theatre Company Tenterhooks Brings to Tour Show for Young ASN Audiences “
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The Table Traverse 1
Collaboration may be the current buzz word on the Scottish theatre scene due to financial constraints, but this World Premiere from three Edinburgh-based companies – Lung Ha Theatre Company that works with actors with learning disabilities; dance company Curious Seed and Lyra that works with young people – is testament to its worth beyond money matters. Building on theContinue reading “The Table Traverse 1”
Shall Roger Casement Hang?
One of Scotland’s most respected and prolific playwrights, Peter Arnott, wrote Shall Roger Casement Hang? 100 years after the 1916 Easter Rising that was its inspiration. Fittingly in the wake of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, it premiered as part of the 2016 Mayfesto at Glasgow’s Tron Theatre. Ten years on, this is its veryContinue reading “Shall Roger Casement Hang? “
The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh Announces Ambitious New Season for2026/27
With the ink on this year’s Festival and Fringe programmes barely dry on the page, Edinburgh’s Lyceum is keeping us all on our toes with this June announcement of an ambitious and highly varied programme for its coming season. Enthusiastically introduced by the theatre’s latest Artistic Director James Brining, the season’s mix of major classics,Continue reading “The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh Announces Ambitious New Season for2026/27”
Newly Refurbished King’s Theatre Makes Welcome Return This August
On 1stAugust, the King’s Theatre officially reopens as a world-class venue at the centre of Edinburgh’s cultural life and will be one of the most accessible heritage buildings in the UK. The building has been transformed by dramatic structural improvements, including a raised fly tower and raked stage with a new level stage allowing a wider range of performances. Accessibility is at the heart of the redevelopment and improvements include:Continue reading “Newly Refurbished King’s Theatre Makes Welcome Return This August “
Zinnie Harris to Step Down as Associate Artistic Director of Edinburgh’s Lyceum
The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and Zinnie Harris have announced her stepping down as the Associate Artistic Director at the theatre, a role she first took in 2022. Having joined the Lyceum as Associate Director in 2020, she has since acted as Interim Director of Creative Learning since 2024. Artistic Director and CEO James BriningContinue reading “Zinnie Harris to Step Down as Associate Artistic Director of Edinburgh’s Lyceum”
Stand and Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In
As part of a Scotland wide tour, the National Theatre of Scotland and Tron Theatre Company bring the world premiere of a major new play based on an idea conceived by journalist and broadcaster Paul English and acclaimed writer Frances Poet. The play dramatizes a significant piece of Scottish working-class history. Over a 7-month period in 1981, the majority ofContinue reading “Stand and Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In “
Edinburgh-based Union Theatre present Shall Roger Casement Hang?
Union Theatre is an Edinburgh-based independent theatre company founded in the wake of Edinburgh’s Arkle Theatre Company with the mission statement of the power of grassroots and the aim of fostering a spirit of collaboration. This June, Union Theatre presents a new production of the Peter Arnott play Shall Roger Casement Hang? Based on realContinue reading “Edinburgh-based Union Theatre present Shall Roger Casement Hang?”
Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil Lyceum
The rather esoteric title of this new musical version of the book of the same name by Cowdenbeath man Ron Ferguson, belies the humanity that lies at the story’s heart. Black Diamonds refers to Fife coal mining and Blue Brazil is the nickname of Cowdenbeath Football Club because of its perceived style of play –Continue reading “Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil Lyceum”
Lafayette: A New Musical
9th May 2026 saw a performance at Capital Theatre’s Studio venue of a musical commemorating an event that took place 115 years ago to the day at the Empire Palace Theatre, now better known as Festival Theatre Edinburgh. Currently a work in progress, Lafayette: A New Musical is inspired by the celebrated illusionist Sigmund Neuberger,Continue reading “Lafayette: A New Musical”
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