Theatre Events in Edinburgh in August 2025
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Events in Edinburgh
Stand Up Horror
Actor, writer and tour guide Alex Staniforth invents a horror story every night at Stand Up Horror... you decide what the characters do, find and sometimes - yes sometimes - even love!
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She’s Behind You
Join us at the Traverse Theatre for this stunning, multi-faceted journey through the history of the Scottish panto dame as brought hilariously and poignantly to life by Johnny McKnight!
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1 Hour Of Insanity
From the creators of the smash-hit show 1 Hour of Insane Magic, the new show '1 Hour of Insanity' hits the Edinburgh Fringe!
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Almost Impossible 2.0: Martin Brock
Martin Brock is back at the Fringe with an electrifying, one-of-a-kind spectacle of slick, mind-bending magic, laugh-out-loud comedy, cutting-edge video production and astonishing illusions!
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Baby Wants Candy
One of the world’s most celebrated improv shows EVER heads back to the Fringe for its 19th year with a brand new and as-yet unknown run of original, hilarious, and unpredictable one-off musicals!
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Cara and Kelly are Best Friends Forever For Life
Cara and Kelly are best friends, soulmates even. But when a strange new face arrives, unprecedented chaos ensues and things that once seemed certain are no longer quite so clear.
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Crapp’s River
The unauthorized musical parody of your favorite Canadian TV obsession, Crapp’s River, is coming to the Fringe!
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Eat The Rich (but maybe not me mates x)
Eat The Rich is a comedy which demonstrates the myth of meritocracy, the sacrifices we make to get ahead and who, in the end, these decisions will always disproportionately affect.
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Fringe returns from 30th July to 25th August 2025 with artists and performers taking to hundreds of stages all over the city to present shows for every taste.
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Edinburgh International Festival: Make it Happen
Set in Edinburgh, Make it Happen sees legendary actor Brian Cox return to the Scottish stage for the first time in a decade as Adam Smith, the ghost of fiscal past.
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Funny Though
Funny Though is a genre-blurring solo show that lifts the curtain on the true cost of being funny.
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Golden Time (and Other Behavioural Management Strategies)
In her theatrical debut, Scottish performer and viral poet sensation, Kate Ireland with Blether, presents her new show Golden Time (and Other Behavioural Management Strategies).
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House Party
Blending stand-up comedy, dance, and sharp social commentary, House Party is a bold new one-woman show coming to the Fringe!
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How To Win Against History
The solid gold, diamante-studded hit is back, bigger and more sparkly than ever in a run at the Fringe from 30 July – 24 August!
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Hypnotist Matt Hale: Funbelievable! 90s Rewind
The unmissable smash-hit comedy hypnotist Matt Hale is back at the Fringe with a 90s party hypnoshow!
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Kanpur: 1857
Based on historical events, this new play comically satirises contemporary conflicts around gender, colonial violence, and making art in times of crisis.
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Lola: A Flamenco Love Story
Lola is a vibrant new dance musical fusing passionate contemporary flamenco with the rousing rhythms of Latin pop and jazz. Catch it at the EICC as part of the Fringe!
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Shamilton The Improvised Hip Hop Musical
Shamilton, one of the most popular shows at the festival is back after selling out its previous three years and accumulating a Fringe fan-base that has never been seen before.
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Singin’ I’m No a Billie, She’s a Tim
Back with an all female cast, Singin I'm No a Billy SHE'S a Tim will have you laughing and crying so hard, you'll be begging for full time!
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STARDUST Starring Star Dust (In Person)
STARDUST is a Fringe debut from Punchdrunk’s Kat McGarr, in which we see Kat transform personal grief into something absurd, funny, and profound.
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Terry’s: An American Tragedy About Cars, Customers, and Selling Cars to Customers
From award-nominated, Lecoq-trained company BRILLIG, Terry's is an absurd, sitcom-esque tragi-comedy featuring original live music, physical theatre and one very special balloon.
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The Essence of Audrey
Bringing a touch of 20th century glamour to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, The Essence of Audrey is an honest and beautiful exploration of the reality behind Hepburn’s seemingly idyllic life.
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The Marriage of Alice B Toklas by Gertrude Stein
A New York Times Critic's Pick! This is a marriage farce by Edward Einhorn about Stein and Toklas in which four actors play over 30 characters. Catch it at the Fringe!
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The Poetess
After connecting with millions online through her viral typewriter poetry videos, Olivia Dodd brings her deeply personal and emotionally resonant debut play The Poetess to the stage.
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The Strongest Girl in the World
Gather round the campfire for this funny and nostalgic play about love, loss and summer camp.
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Well Behaved Women
Well Behaved Women is a riotous new comedy-drama by Amy Yeo and you can catch it at the Gilded Balloon Patter House as part of the Edinburgh Fringe!
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Active Inquiry presents The Manuscript
Following on from last year's hit Made to Connect, the Active Inquiry Flashback Theatre Company return to the Out of the Blue Drill with 'The Manuscript'.
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Baby Shark and the Mystery of the Sphinx
Doo doo doo... Baby Shark's back with a globe-trotting mystery! Perfect for tiny detectives aged 0-6 this fin-tastic show is packed with music, magic and mayhem!
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Couplet Presents Honey Honey Moon Moon
Marnina and Micah just got married, and except for some bed bugs, a judgy couples therapist and their wedding venue burning down, everything was pitch perfect.
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Dance Base Festival
Prepare to be moved by movement this summer at Dance Base Festival 2025 in partnership with Assembly Festival.
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Don’t Tell Dad About Diana
After a sell-out London run, Don't Tell Dad About Diana promises to be one of the must-see debuts of the festival.
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Ill Behaviour
Ill Behaviour’s blend of movement, experimental music, and multimedia, which ask audiences what it sounds like to be alive.
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Kate, Allie and the ‘86 Mets
It's 1986 and the hit American sitcom Kate and Allie is on the TV. Grace and Dorothy, two recently divorced best friends, decide to combine their household too, changing their lives forever.
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Kevin Quantum: Unbelievable Magic for Non-Believers
Think you know what's real? Think again... don't miss Kevin Quantum live at the Assembly Rooms with his new show, Unbelievable Magic for Non Believers!
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Our Brothers in Cloth
Inspired by true events, Poke the Bear Productions, Oli Fyne & Ronan Colfer present the premiere of Ronan Colfer's daring new play, Our Brothers in Cloth.
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Trainspotting Live
Trainspotting Live returns to The Pleasance at EICC for the Edinburgh Fringe 2025! Early booking recommended!
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Vacuum Girl
Vacuum Girl is a live presentation of a television pilot that follows a woman living through surreal dissociations in New York.
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Anatomy of Pain
Anatomy of Pain is beautifully crafted and deeply moving, an interdisciplinary performance must-see for anyone seeking to understand the human cost of systemic failings.
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Antigone: Vive le Fringe! 2025
After a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2024, Mythography return with their urgent and haunting production of Jean Anouilh’s Antigone!
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Chunky Jewellery
Using words, dance and song these two uncompromising performers offer us an alternative love story... don't miss Chunky Jewellery at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe!
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Edinburgh International Festival
The Edinburgh International Festival returns from 1st to 24th August 2025 with live performance throughout the city.
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Exhausted Paint: The Death of Van Gogh
Loosely based on his letters to his brother, Theo, Exhausted Paint explores Van Gogh's desperate struggle to connect; to mean something in a world that devalues art and artists.
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Forth on The Fringe
Forth on the Fringe is the annual one stop shop for all the essential acts you need to see at this year’s Edinburgh Festival. Catch it at Edinburgh Playhouse on 1st & 2nd August!
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Garden Party, Truman Capote’s Black and White Celebration
Fringe audiences are invited to don a mask and take part in the world premiere of Garden Party, Truman Capote’s Black and White Celebration – an immersive theatrical experience.
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Gimme a Sign!
Welcome to Bailey Swilley's hilarious ghost tour, Gimme a Sign!, full of spellbinding life lessons on family expectations, grief, and growing up.
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Heebie Jeebies: Vive le Fringe! 2025
This visual performance, created for children under 6 and their carers, combines multilingual storytelling (Scottish Gaelic, French, English), puppetry and original live music.
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Macbeth by The Barden Party
A thrilling, saucy rendition of Shakespeare's classic tragedy, Macbeth is coming to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe!
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Medium Dead
Bennie really puts the ghost in ghostwriter. She writes suicide notes for a living. It’s soul-purging work, and her record of seeing people through to the bitter end is less than perfect.
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Meg & Marge
Past and present collide in this raunchy, time-bending comedy about faith, femininity, and the perils of performative perfection.
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Midnight in Nashville
A (nearly) solo show with live music, Midnight in Nashville is a raucous journey to Music City. Catch it as part of the Fringe Festival!
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Moonage Rhapsody
Journey through the life and work of these enigmatic artists back to the place when you first heard the remarkable sounds of David Bowie and Freddie Mercury.
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Planetarium Lates: Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon
After a sell-out run last year, Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon planetarium experience is back at the Fringe!
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Practice of Zen
Continuing the creative spirit, Theatre Ronin recreates folklore and emotional landscapes. A practice of Zen awaits you!
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Sad Girl Songs
Cheeky, funny, sexy – and harrowing, Sad Girl Songs is dark feminist comedy from Actor, comedian and singer Gwen Coburn!
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The Birthday Party: A Theatrical Catastrophe
This August, Nick Ullett gets set to perform The Birthday Party: A Theatrical Catastrophe to new audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe!
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The Boy from Bantay
The Boy from Bantay, follows Jeremy Rafal's life, career and love of cartoons from his boyhood in the Philippines to becoming a classical pianist, actor, writer, director, and educator.
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The Caterpillar and the Blackbird
If you're looking for something fun to do with the kids at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, why not come along to the Happiest Show of the Season! The Caterpillar and the Blackbird.
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The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo returns from 1st to 23rd August 2025 with the show 'The Heroes Who Made Us'.
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Whisky Under the Stars
Take your senses on a stellar adventure with Whisky Under the Stars, a one-of-a-kind tasting experience in Dynamic Earth’s awe-inspiring 360° Planetarium this August.
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Wilde Women
Don't miss Stagewright Productions of Wilde Women, celebrating the provocative ladies of Oscar Wilde’s works, at the Edinburgh Fringe!
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Woody’s Bush Cabaret
This family-friendly musical comedy blends interactive storytelling, bushland puppetry, and original Aussie songs in a high-energy show where kids (and playful grown-ups) become part of the action!
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Youth in Flames
A love letter to Hong Kong and a snapshot of a generation caught in political unrest, Youth in Flames explores the search for belonging in a rapidly changing world.
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(whalesong)
(whalesong), at BrewDog DogHouse, is a sound play about the noises and voices in the oceans, created and performed by award-winning sound artist and technologist Xavier Velastín.
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A Magic Morning!
Bring the kids for magical mischief with one of Edinburgh’s Favourite magicians - Tim Licata!
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Absolutely Magic!
Tim Licata, one of Scotland's most entertaining magicians, brings magic, mind-reading, and delightful deception to the Fringe 2025.
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Big Gay Afterparty
Award-winning queer cabaret icon and performance tour-de-force Aidan Sadler is set to stage the best ever LGBTQIA+ party at the Edinburgh Fringe at Big Gay Afterparty!
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Dave Reubens - All Out Magic
Get a sneaky look behind the curtain, hear about magic's crazy past and even learn a trick to perform yourself at Dave Reubens - All Out Magic show!
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Dave Reubens - The Magic Game
Hosted by magician and Fringe favourite, Dave Reubens, expect high-energy, interactive fun and a different show every day!
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Forth Childrens Theatre (FCT) School of Rock
Forth Children's Theatre return for their 44th Edinburgh Fringe production with the rockin' Andrew Lloyd Webber stage adaptation of 'School of Rock'!
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The Idiot’s Guide to Breaking Your Own Heart
The Infinity Repertory Theatre company presents this new teenage pop rock musical, exploring the pressures facing contemporary youth.
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The Ladyboys of Bangkok
The Lady Boys of Bangkok return to Edinburgh with a sensationally glamorous new show, a must-see new production for 2025 packed with fun filled comedy and outrageous cheekiness!
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Here Comes Gudong
Hot off its 2025 Keep It Fringe award win, London-based Chinese company Roarrr Theatre debuts its fantastical, cross-cultural family adventure Here Comes Gudong! at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl
Exploring the universal yearning to belong and sharing the joy of friendship, The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl is a dynamic and visually stunning aerial show!
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Calling all dino fans... join an interactive adventure to save Volcano Island from a jurassic storm and meet incredible life-like dinosaurs when Dinosaur Adventure Live comes to Reconnect Howden Park!
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Hel Cabaret - Helheim
Hel Cabaret brings 'Helheim' a one-of-a-kind event to the Edinburgh Fringe, where the sensational performers of Hel Cabaret return with some of their standout acts from past shows!
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Brewhemia’s WunderFringe
Join us every Wednesday night at Brewhemia for a bold, brilliant, and unfiltered variety show bursting with Fringe spirit!
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Beauty and the Beast
Step into the enchanted world of Broadway's classic - Disney's Beauty and The Beast at the Corn Exchange Haddington this August!
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Edinburgh International Festival: Works and Days
Birth, life and death converge at the heart of this visually spectacular performance, as theatre collective FC Bergman seeks the truth about our place in the wider world.
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The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Enjoy one of the most magical experiences at the Fringe as three expert magicians illustrate Lauriston Castle’s intriguing past with magic, illusions and sleight-of-hand!
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From Cleopatra with Vengeance: An Abbreviated Opera
Come along to a one-hour reduction of Handel's most performed opera, Giulio Cesare at St Cecilia's Hall on 8th August as part of the Fringe!
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The Underground Lectures: Illicit Spirits: How Prohibition Impacted the Scotch Whisky Industry
Step into the world of speakeasies with Siobhan Sellers, whisky expert, as she takes us on a journey through the Prohibition era.
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Murder At The Speakeasy II
Not Cricket Production's 2024 sell-out production returns to the Fringe with a brand-new interactive murder mystery event!
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Theatre School of Scotland - Edinburgh Open Day
The Theatre School of Scotland in Edinburgh is hold an open day on Sunday 10th August. Come along to this free event and see why this might be the place for you!
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Best of Burns
This one man show by Kev Thompson – president of the prestigious Bowhill People’s Burns Club - delivers his take on some of Robert Burns’ best loved works and why they were written.
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through warm temperatures
After a 7 year hiatus of performing in her own work at the Fringe, award-winning multidisciplinary artist Mele Broomes is back with her new staged version of through warm temperatures!
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Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss II turns 200 and Aria Alba are celebrating with his classic comic operetta, Die Fledermaus!
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Edinburgh International Festival: Orpheus and Eurydice
Circa joins with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and a chorus from Scottish Opera for the European premiere of this electrifying production of Gluck’s seminal opera at The Edinburgh Playhouse.
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The Green Knight (But It’s Gay)
Experience this fantastical, fabulous Arthurian retelling from award-winning theatre-maker Niall Moorjani at the Scottish Storytelling Centre as part of the Fringe!
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Celine - My Heart Will Go On
Experience the ultimate Celine Dion tribute Concert as it tours across the UK when Celine - My Heart Will Go On returns to the Reconnect Regal Theatre on 14th August!
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Circus Vegas
Circus Vegas, a new death-defying circus, is touring the UK 2025 and comes to King's Park, Dalkeith from 14th to 17th August!
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Edinburgh International Festival: Book of Mountains and Seas
Ancient Chinese myths inspire Huang Ruo's opera, confronting humanity's complex relationship with nature.
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Edinburgh International Festival: Cutting the Tightrope
This collection of short plays audaciously explores the power of the arts in today's world events, political resistance and displays of artistic freedom.
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Edinburgh International Festival: Mary, Queen of Scots
Renaissance meets punk in Scottish Ballet’s retelling of the story of one of Scotland’s most famous women.
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Dead Ringers: The 25th Anniversary Tour
To mark Dead Ringers 25th anniversary, the BBC Radio 4’s legendary, multi-award-winning topical satire show takes to the road with a full UK tour brings it to Edinburgh Playhouse on 17th August!
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Don Quixote
The much awaited, highly celebrated, 5 star DON QUIXOTE returns to the Fringe for the 3rd year.
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Fallen Angel
Do you believe in faeries? Angel does. They've tortured him for 500 years. Dare you enter Angel's world?
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Edinburgh International Festival: As You Like It A Radical Retelling
Encounter Cliff Cardinal's radical reimagining of Shakespeare's classic in this unapologetic production at Church Hill Theatre!
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Edinburgh International Festival: Faustus in Africa!
Through puppetry and animation, Handspring Puppet Company reimagine Faust's downfall and reframe the classic tale to confront colonialism and the climate emergency.
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Hel Cabaret - Circus Infernum
Step into Hel's twisted Freakshow on 21st August, where the ringmaster, clowns, acrobats, beasts, and all the iconic circus acts are reimagined by Hel' performers!
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Edinburgh International Festival: Figures in Extinction
Dance and theatre legends Crystal Pite and Simon McBurney unite with Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) to confront the climate crisis through spellbinding movement and sound.
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The List Festival Awards 2025
The List Festival Awards are set return to Edinburgh on 22nd August, highlighting the rich array of culture on display across the city’s festivals.
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Theatre Events in East Renfrewshire
Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:
Dinosaur Adventure Live: The Big Jurassic Storm
Calling all dino fans... join an interactive adventure to save Volcano Island from a jurassic storm and meet incredible life-like dinosaurs when Dinosaur Adventure Live comes to Eastwood Park Theatre!
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Twist and Shout
An all-star cast from the West End deliver a musical powerhouse of a show that starts with the explosion of Brit Pop in 1962 through to the era of Flower Power and Free Love of the late sixties!
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Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
Dinosaur Adventure Live: The Big Jurassic Storm
Calling all dino fans... join an interactive adventure to save Volcano Island from a jurassic storm and meet incredible life-like dinosaurs when Dinosaur Adventure Live comes to Rothes Halls!
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Cirque - the Greatest Show
Cirque: the award-winning, smash-hit circus musical that is fun for all the family is coming to The Alhambra Theatre!
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Saving All My Love For You
Experience the magic of Whitney Houston like never before with Saving All My Love For You – a breathtaking celebration of the voice that defined generations at the Adam Smith Theatre!
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Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
Journey
Journey is one of Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre's two shows. It features a wide selection of kinetic sculptures including the most recent works by Eduard Bersudsky made in Scotland.
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Glasgow 850
2025 will be a big year for Glasgow as we celebrate the city's 850th birthday. It's a milestone and everyone who has or does call Glasgow home is invited to the party!
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Bard in the Botanics
Bard in the Botanics are delighted to be returning to Glasgow Botanic Gardens for Summer 2025 with their 'magic - mayhem - and murder' season!
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Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
Celine - My Heart Will Go On
Experience the ultimate Celine Dion tribute Concert as it tours across the UK when Celine - My Heart Will Go On returns to East Kilbride Village Theatre on Friday 15th August!
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The McDougalls: Pirate Adventure
Packed with singalong songs such as Row Row Row Your Boat and A Sailor Went to Sea, join The McDougalls for a fun-filled afternoon at East Kilbride Village Theatre!
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Totally Tina!
Come shake a tail feather with the UK's supreme Tina tribute – Justine Riddoch – and her talented cast at Lanark Memorial Hall on Saturday 30th August!
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Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
Lux Cabaret Variety Night
Get ready for a night of glitz, glam, and entertainment at the Lux Cabaret variety night at The Bungalow Paisley... it's gonna be a show to remember!
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Up A Close
Following a 2024 Spring and Autumn sell out run across Scotland, Kingsman Travelling Theatre Company is absolutely delighted to be bringing Up A Close, Joanna's Story to Paisley Town Hall!
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Elderslie Kirk Players - Amateur Dramatics Group
Elderslie Kirk Players are on the look out for some fresh talent, join them for a free taster session on a Monday evening.
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Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
The Provy Wummin
The Provvy Wummin is a gritty musical comedy, with a soundtrack to the 70s, don't miss it when it comes to The Albert Halls on Friday 29th August!
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Karen Dunbar
Chewin' The Fat star Karen Dunbar is back with her brand new 2025 Scottish Tour. Catch her at the Tolbooth Stirling on 30th August!
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Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Rubber Chicken Theatre proudly invites you to ‘Be Our Guest’ as the most enchanted musical of all time, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ at Macrobert Arts Centre in August.
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