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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

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

Academy Award winning actor Tilda Swinton is set to return to the Traverse Theatre stage 39 years after she last performed in the UK premiere of Manfred Karge's play Man to Man in Edinburgh. Tilda Swinton to star in Man to Man at the Traverse Theatre The Traverse Theatre is delighted to announce that Man to Man, a landmark production that received its UK premiere at the Traverse in 1987 before transferring to the Royal Court Theatre, will return this autumn. Academy Award-win

West End Wilma have announced the shortlist of nominees for this year's prestigious West End Wilma Awards . 2025 West End Wilma Awards...