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Emma Rice's critically acclaimed Tristan & Yseult plays at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow this week before heading to the Lyceum in Edinburgh as part of a UK tour. Read my review of this outstanding piece of theatre below. Nandi Bhebhe and John Leader in Tristan & Yseult. Photo: Steve Tanner Tristan & Yseult ★★★★★ Review: 30 September 2026 | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow It's difficult to think of a current theatre production that has a better reputation than Emma Rice's Tristan

Pitlochry Festival Theatre hosts the world premiere of Martin Sherman's new play I'll Be Seeing You starring Simon Russell Beale and Fra Fee. Read my review below. Simon Russell Beale in I'll Be Seeing You. Photo by Tiu Makkonen I'll Be Seeing You ★★★☆☆ Review: 26 September 2026 | Pitlochry Festival Theatre Lauded American playwright Martin Sherman (writer of the groundbreaking 1979 play Bent) has chosen a theatre in the Scottish Highlands for the world premiere of his latest

Roxana Silbert directs a glorious revival of Beckett's Happy Days at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Read my review here. Siobhan Redmond and Forbes Masson in Happy Days. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Happy Days ★★★★★ Review: 26 September 2026 | Pitlochry Festival Theatre Samuel Beckett's post-war play Happy Days is revived by Roxana Silbert at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, who directs two of Scotland's finest actors in a powerful, unforgettable tragicomedy. Winnie (Siobhán Redmond) is b

Pitlochry Festival Theatre stages a revival of Iain Heggie's Fringe-First winning play Wiping My Mother's Arse twenty-five years after its debut. Wiping My Mother's Arse plays in Pitlochry's studio theatre until 5 September. Read my review here. Johnny McKnight and Anne Kidd. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Wiping My Mother's Arse ★★★⯪☆ Review: 20 August 2026 | Pitlochry Festival Theatre Ian Heggie's dark comedy play Wiping My Mother's Arse was a sold-out hit when it premiered at the

The full cast has been announced for Emma Rice's new UK tour production of Tristan & Yseult. Find out more below. Emma Rice's Tristan & Yseult 2026 company in rehearsal. Photo: Steve Tanner Looking for my review of Tristan & Yseult? Click here Tristan & Yseult 2026 tour cast announced With their production of Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest currently on tour in the United States, the Emma Rice Company announces full casting for Rice’s adaptation of Tristan & Yseult. The

Sarah-Louise Young returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year with a new heartfelt comedy cabaret show featuring an unlikely TV legend. The Bob Ross Effect plays at Assembly Gardens until 31 August. Read my review below. Sarah-Louise Young, The Bob Ross Effect. Photo: Steve Ullathorne The Bob Ross Effect ★★★★★ Review: 15 August 2026 | Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Assembly George Square Gardens Is this the only Fringe show offering welcome biscuits along with drawing pap

New drag climate musical Acid's Reign runs at the Pleasance Courtyard at Edinburgh Festival Fringe through August. Read my review here. Acid's Reign ★★★☆☆ Review: 13 August 2026 | Edinburgh Fringe, Pleasance Courtyard Following previews at Pleasance London, Relish Theatre's Acid's Reign premieres at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this month, where it plays at Pleasance Courtyard through August. Featuring an impressive lineup of drag talent backed by a live band playing exubera

Awkward Productions return to the Edinburgh Fringe this year with the shocking true story of a homophobic attack on writer/performer Linus Karp. Linus Karp was hit with an Umbrella plays at Underbelly Bristo Square through August 2026. Read my review here. Linus Karp was hit with an umbrella. Photo: Danny with a Camera Linus Karp was hit with an Umbrella ★★★★★ Review: 11 August 2026 | Edinburgh Fringe, Underbelly Bristo Square This is easily Awkward Prods best show yet. Perfo

An updated version of Arthur Hull's musical cabaret FLOP! The Best Songs from the Worst Musicals, plays at Gilded Balloon Teviot at Edinburgh Festival Fringe through August 2026. Read my review here. FLOP! The Best Songs from the Worst Musicals ★★★★☆ Review: 11 August 2026 | Edinburgh Fringe, Gilded Balloon Teviot This is such a brilliant idea for a show! Even the worst, most unsuccessful financial and critical failures on Broadway and in the West End all have at least one re