8+ hour, 19+ min ago  (405+ words) The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh has unveiled a 2026/27 lineup defined by major cross-theatre partnerships. In an increasingly cash-strapped era for UK theatre, the capital venue is relying on strength in numbers, using co-productions to keep staging ambitious, large-scale work. Launching…...

9+ hour, 12+ min ago  (1422+ words) Dovecot Studios operates as a working textile facility in Edinburgh's former Infirmary Street Baths, where visitors routinely watch weavers operate large-scale looms on the gallery floor. This summer, the venue hosts two distinct historical surveys: the first examines the late…...

13+ hour, 18+ min ago  (600+ words) The Quinntessential Review Review: Quattrox4s Gretel " Edinburgh Childrens Festival 2026 I was initially tempted to open this review by calling Quattrox4s Gretel "timely. I then caught myself. When exactly has a story of lost homes, forced migration, and the desperate search for shelter…...

13+ hour, 13+ min ago  (968+ words) Following a brain injury sustained at the age of 18, Chandler spent 12 years working part-time as an administrator before discovering Rosetta Life. Now an ambassador for the charity's performance arm, she finds that working alongside professionals in their new touring production,…...

20+ hour, 55+ min ago  (397+ words) Georgie Dettmer has looked at the internet and found it disgusting. Fair enough: the internet is disgusting. The question a playwright is then obliged to answer is: so what? Are You Watching? at the Royal Court, Dettmer's professional debut, spends…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (422+ words) August is looming. Soon enough, those telephone-directory-sized Fringe programmes will land in supermarkets, pubs, and cafes across Edinburgh. The 2026 lineup is officially out, and the numbers are staggering. We are looking at 3, 649 shows playing across 258 venues. That breaks down to…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (932+ words) Running a Fringe venue takes a certain kind of idiot," William Burdett-Coutts told the Ed Fest 2026 launch party last night. I should know. It"s not a rational enterprise. It"s an act of faith year after year in the…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago  (423+ words) I'd say the wait has been worth it. Currently running at the Studio Theatre for the Edinburgh International Children's Festival, this is not a conventional, heartwarming tale of a girl and her dog. Aimed at ages ten and up, it…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1359+ words) The history of the company is not one of those, "Oh, hey, we're going to create this national flagship company overnight.' It literally grew. It takes so many steps, hard work, people, and relationships, that it's even more special to…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (342+ words) This is not the first time choreographer Marc Brew has mined his personal history for the stage, but Boys Don't Dance proves a far more sublimative exploration of his lived experience than his earlier, confrontational an Accident / a Life. Framed…...