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Following a summer season at London's Barbican Theatre, a new production of Cole Porter's musical High Society is now on UK tour. Directed by Rachel Kavanaugh and starring 'Call the Midwife's' Helen George, High Society plays at Glasgow's King's Theatre from 1st to 5th September before it heads to Edinburgh Playhouse the following week. Read my review below. High Society. Pamela Raith photography High Society ★★★⯪☆ Review: 1 September 2026 | King's Theatre, Glasgow Following

Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, nearly two decades after its Fringe debut. Woody Sez plays at Underbelly Bristo Square until 30 August. Read my review below. Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie. Photo: Wendy Mutz Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie ★★★☆☆ Review: 15 August 2026 | Underbelly Bristo Sq, Cowbarn Among all the new musicals trying out at the Edinburgh Fringe this year, there is a successful, c