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Theatre and arts reviews, news, interviews, favourites, ticket tips, guides and more.


Review: Pop Off, Michelangelo! Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
New musical Pop Off, Michelangelo! was a smash hit at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Following a run at the Underbelly Boulevard...

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Aug 123 min read


Review: Ghost Light | Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 - Young Pleasance
Pleasance Theatre's award-winning young company for performers aged 16-21 has produced original shows for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe...

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Aug 93 min read


Review: Nerds, the Steve Jobs and Bill Gates musical at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
A new musical comedy about the rival fathers of the tech revolution, Bill Gates of Microsoft and Steve Jobs of Apple , comes to the...

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Aug 83 min read


Review: Hot Mess - a new musical, at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
Original rom-com musical Hot Mess has its world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 following previews at the Birmingham...

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Aug 63 min read


Review: The Last Laugh play | Glasgow, UK Tour
Paul Hendy's Edinburgh Fringe sensation The Last Laugh has arrived in Glasgow as part of a new UK tour. The play about three 1970s and...

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Jul 164 min read


ONE DAY musical cast news: West End stars announced for new musical based on David Nicholls' bestselling novel
Today, on St Swithin's Day, The Royal Lyceum Edinburgh and producers Melting Pot announce the lead casting for the World Premiere of...

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Jul 153 min read


Review: Intimate Apparel at the Donmar Warehouse
Pulitzer prize winning writer Lynn Nottage reunites with director Lynette Linton to bring her acclaimed play Intimate Apparel to the...

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Jul 113 min read


Review: Calamity Jane | UK tour, Glasgow
The UK tour revival of classic musical comedy Calamity Jane has arrived in Glasgow. The much-loved musical plays at The King's Theatre...

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Jul 34 min read


Mean Girls the Musical UK Tour announced with Scottish Premier set for Glasgow
After a successful year in London's West End, smash hit musical comedy Mean Girls - based on the film of the same name - has announced...

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Jul 33 min read
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