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Theatre Royal Plymouth brings Badgers, a new play by Malaika Kegode, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it has its world premiere. Badgers plays at the Traverse Theatre until Sunday 30th August as part of TravFest26. Read my review below. Badgers by Malaika Kegode. Photo: Paul Blakemore Badgers ★★⯪☆☆ Review: 9 August 2026 | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh If you're as obsessed with true crime podcasts and theatre as I am, then booking to see Badgers, the new play from Malaik

Bryony Kimmings brings her latest show Bog Witch to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe where it plays at the Traverse Theatre until Sunday 30th August as part of TravFest26. Read my review below. Bryony Kimmings Bog Witch. Photo: Rosie Powell Bryony Kimmings: Bog Witch ★★★★★ Review: 9 August 2026 | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Bog Witch is the real-life story of how performance artist Bryony Kimmings, at forty-something, moved herself and her family out of the city and into a remot

Fresh from playing Off-Broadway, Mrs Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library makes its European premiere at the Traverse Theatre, where it plays until Sunday 30th August as part of TravFest26 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Read my review below. Brett Temple and Ella Dershowitz in Mrs Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library. Photo: Valerie Terranova Mrs Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library ★★★☆☆ Review: 7 August 2026 | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh American new writing

Irish theatre company Fishamble brings Eva O'Connor's excellent new play For Dolores to Edinburgh for its UK premiere. For Dolores, directed by Jim Culleton, is at the Traverse Theatre until Sunday 30th August as part of TravFest26, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Read my review below. Catriona Faint and Lara McDonnell in For Dolores. Photo by Pat Redmond For Dolores ★★★★★ Review: 7 August 2026 | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh When we first meet Mo - the Scottish one (Catriona

An extraordinary performance from Nicole Cooper anchors the Traverse Theatre Company's world premiere of Supposing, written and directed by Zinnie Harris. Supposing plays in Traverse 2 until Sunday 30th August as part of TravFest26 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Read my review below. Nicole Cooper in Supposing. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic Supposing ★★★⯪☆ Review: 7 August 2026 | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Sally (Nicole Cooper) thinks that she's been cursed. It all started when

Milly Sweeney's multi award-winning play Water Colour is at the Traverse Theatre until Sunday 30th August as part of TravFest26, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Read my review below. Molly Geddes and Ryan J Mackay in Water Colour. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Water Colour ★★★★☆ Review: 7 August 2026 | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh I'd heard a great deal about Water Colour, the critically acclaimed play by the 'St Andrews Playwriting award-winning' Scottish writer Milly Sweeney. Al

James Rowland's solo theatre show Team Viking is at the Pleasance Courtyard, at Edinburgh Festival Fringe through August 2026. Read my review here. James Roland, Team Viking Team Viking ★★★★☆ Review: 5 August 2026 | Edinburgh Fringe, Pleasance Courtyard Ten years since its 2016 Edinburgh premiere, James Rowland brings his solo show Team Viking back to the festival. In the intervening years, Rowland has toured Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe's hit Every Brilliant Thing, as

The final casting has been announced that completes the company who will bring Bliss the musical to the stage for its premiere at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Meet them below. Final Casting announcement for Bliss the musical at Edinburgh Fringe Susan Edelstein Productions, ATG Productions and Gavin Kalin Productions are delighted to announce the final casting and creative team for BLISS - the biggest new musical of this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, from the Oli

Scotland dates announced for a major new UK tour of ever-popular comedy musical Hairspray. Find out more below. Hairspray 2027 UK Tour announced The Edinburgh Playhouse, along with producers Mark Goucher, Matthew Gale and Laurence Myers announce HAIRSPRAY THE MUSICAL – its second ever major UK & Ireland tour in 2027. Tickets available from ATG Tickets: https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/hairspray-the-musical/ NEIL HURST will reprise the role of EDNA TURNBLAD, and we are also d