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A new production of award-winning Scottish musical A History of Paper runs at Pitlochry Festival Theatre until 12 September, before transferring to Dundee Rep Theatre. Pitlochry's Artistic Director Alan Cumming comes out from behind the scenes to join his friend Shirley Henderson on the theatre's main stage. Read my review here. Alan Cumming and Shirley Henderson in A History of Paper. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan A History of Paper ★★★★☆ Review: 20 August 2026 | Pitlochry Festiva

A new Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Dundee Rep Theatre production of the award-winning Scottish musical A History of Paper, by Oliver Emanuel and Gareth Williams, has been announced. The show will star Scottish actors Shirley Henderson and Alan Cumming when it plays in Dundee and Pitlochry this autumn. Shirley Henderson and Alan Cumming Alan Cumming and Shirley Henderson to star in new stage production of the award-winning musical A History of Paper BAFTA and Olivier award

Raw Material Arts have announced dates and an updated cast for their multi-award-winning production of Douglas Maxwell's play So Young as it returns to the stage in Edinburgh and Glasgow this October. Yana Harris in So Young by Douglas Maxwell. Photo: Aly Wright A Raw Material & Traverse Theatre production in association with the Citizens Theatre So Young by Douglas Maxwell A huge hit at the Traverse Festival 2024, So Young is a multi-award-winning comedy play written by Do

Scottish theatre company Wonder Fools take their 2024 Edinburgh Fringe award-winning show Òran on its first ever tour this autumn....

Gigglemug Theatre bring their 2024 Edinburgh Fringe hit A Jaffa Cake Musical back to the festival for one final outing in 2025. A Jaffa...

Gavin Jon Wright in VL. Photo credit: Mihaela Bodlovic V.L. by Kieran Hurley and Gary McNair review ★★★★★ Review: Summerhall | Edinburgh...

Weather Girl, Julia McDermott. Photo credit: Mihaela Bodlovic Weather Girl (play) by Brian Watkins ★★★★☆ Review : Summerhall | Edinburgh...

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change review, theSpace, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024, Surgeons Hall, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre.

Pals review, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024, Gilded Balloon, Mirren Wilson, Higgledy Piggledy Productions.