Theatre and Stage

The Tinderbox Orchestra will be appearig at the Edinburgh Central Library during this year's Fringe. Picture: Colin Hattersley

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Stand-out shows in the global cultural celebration

I... Er... Me PIC: Anne Harbers

Theatre reviews: I... Er... Me | The Problem With Pink | Bully Bully

Morna Young is adapting the Lewis Grassic Gibbon novel Sunset Song for a new stage production.

Writer Morna Young to become first woman to adapt Sunset Song for the stage

One-stop shop for Edinburgh Fringe festival tickets: exclusive membership discounts - some seats from £5

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Tickets on sale now: This unique dining experience in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee tells the story of Titanic’s final hours

Ad Feature Unique interactive Titanic dining experience comes to Scotland

Mara Huf and Cal MacAninch in rehearsals for Childminder

Cal MacAninch on starring in supernatural thriller ChildMinder

Swedish climate activist and author Greta Thunberg, who made rose to fame when she began skipping school as a 15-year-old to protest each week against inaction on climate targets outside Sweden's parliament. Picture: Kim Jakobsen To

Climate activist Greta Thunberg to star at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Edinburgh's Hidden Door festival, which has taken over the former Scottish Widows headquarters on Dalkeith Road, will be running until Sunday. Picture: Chris Scott

Hidden Door: Festival unveils transformation of former Scottish Widows HQ

Cécile McLorin Salvant.

Edinburgh International Festival: 14 highlights of the 2023 programme

Sam Heughan. Picture: John Devlin

Sam Heughan issues ‘call to action’ to young Scots on climate emergency

Capital Theatres has released a flythrough digital animation giving an artist’s impression of the redevelopment of the King’s Theatre in Edinburgh

Succession star Brian Cox voices video flythrough of King's Theatre revamp

From left to right: Matthew Trevannion, Kirsty Stuart and Nalini Chetty in rehearsals for A Streetcar Named Desire PIC: Fraser Band

Kirsty Stuart on A Streetcar Named Desire at Pitlochry

Oliver Cookson (Mr Goldstone), Shona White (Mama Rose) and the cast of Gypsy PIC: Fraser Band

Theatre reviews: Gypsy | Too Close to the Sun

Jenny Hulse & Ali Watt in The Stamping Ground PIC: Tommy Ga Ken Wan

Theatre reviews: The Stamping Ground | The Merry Wives of The Wyndford

Gary McNair in Dear Billy PIC: Eoin Carey

Theatre reviews: Dear Billy | Beautiful People

Lindsey Campbell as Anna and Ray Sesay as Levin in Anna Karenina at the Lyceum PIC: Robbie McFadzean

Theatre reviews: Anna Karenina | Leopards Ate My Face

Sketches PIC: Amy Sinead

Dance review: Sketches, Platform, Glasgow

Edinburgh Playhouse director Colin Marr has been at the helm of the venue for the last five and a half years.

Edinburgh Playhouse boss on why ticket sales, disruptive incidents are soaring

Richard Herring has long been the king of British comedy podcasts.

Comedy Podcasts: Five must-listen podcasts hosted by standup comics

Shona White, Blythe Jandoo and Ben Stock in rehearsals for Gypsy at Pitlochry Festival Theatre PIC: Fraser Band

Shona White on playing 'the ultimate showbiz mother' in Gypsy

Imogen Stirling and Sonia Killmann in Love the Sinner PIC: Andy Ross Images

Theatre reviews: Love the Sinner | Clunk

Alice De-Warrenne and Rebecca Birch in Abigail's Party PIC: Sheils Burnett

Theatre reviews: Abigail's Party | Quietus | Strictly Ballroom

Sir Cliff Richard is to make two appearancs at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Picture: Richard Pohle - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Cliff Richard, Janey Godley and Gail Porter in line-up of 3000 Fringe shows

Jerry Sadowitz.

Cancelled comic Jerry Sadowitz to make Fringe comeback in new venue

Gary McNair PIC: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Gary McNair on his new Billy Connolly show, Dear Billy

Johannes Radebe in Freedom Unleashed PIC: Danny Kaan

Dance review: Johannes Radebe: Freedom Unleashed, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

Wolfie PIC: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan.

Theatre reviews: Wolfie | Protest

Edinburgh International Festival director Nicola Benedetti was interviewed by The Scotsman critic and commentator Joyce McMillan at The Hub. Picture: Scott Louden

Edinburgh International Festival: Nicola Benedetti reveals her 'biggest fear'

Daniel Kitson will be back in Edinburgh this August.

Everything you need to know about Daniel Kitson's 2023 Edinburgh show

Couple of Humans will be part of Summerhall's Fringe programme in August.

Dancing and club culture takes centre stage in Summerhall Fringe programme

The Grand Old Opera House Hotel, by Isobel McArthur, will get its world premiere at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh in August.

Theatre-maker Isobel McArthur on her new operatic comedy set in a haunted hotel

Local Hero star Peter Riegert as Mac inside the film's famous phone box that connected the fictional village of Ferness to the world

May has become one of the biggest months in Scotland's cultural calendar

Don’t miss this amazing night of music and dance, as Gail Porter helps Scotland celebrate 10 years as a Fair Trade Nation

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Imogen Stirling PIC: Mihaela Bodlovic

Imogen Stirling on turning the seven deadly sins into 'poetry you can dance to'

Roxy Faridany, Alfred Clay and Joseph Long in The Beekeeper of Aleppo

Theatre reviews: The Beekeeper of Aleppo | The Mousetrap

Gail Watson in Faye's Red Lines PIC: Tim Morozzo

Theatre reviews: The Shawshank Redemption | Faye’s Red Lines

Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma will be appearing in Edinburgh in a new stage production of Macbeth. Picture: Oliver Rosser

Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma to appear in Macbeth in Edinburgh warehouse

Dance North Youth Company perform Savage

The Scotsman Sessions #361: Dance North Youth Company

The cast of Protest in rehearsals

Hannah Lavery on new play Protest: 'I wanted to write something about activism'

Dancer Millie Thomas helps launch the 2023 Edinburgh International Festival programme. Picture: Mihaela Bodlovic

Nicola Benedetti has set out important declarations of intent – Brian Ferguson

Nicola Benedetti has launched her first programme as director of the Edinburgh International Festival. Picture: Mihaela Bodlovic

Edinburgh International Festival: Nicola Benedetti on why more funding is needed

Life is a Dream PIC: Javier Naval

Edinburgh International Festival: Scotsman critics assess the 2023 programme

Scottish contemporary dance artist Charlotte Mclean presented the world premiere of her solo work 'And' at Dance Base is Edinburgh as part of a previous Made in Scotland Showcase at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Festivals in Edinburgh and Glasgow secure £1.8m funding boost

Domonic Ramsden, Keir Oglivy (Boy), Aimee McGolderick and Millie Hikasa (Lettie) in The Ocean at the End of the Lane PIC: Brinkhoff-Moegenburg

Theatre reviews: The Ocean At The End Of The Lane | Welcome To Bannockburn

Former Edinburgh International Festival director Fergus Linehan has spoken out about visa problems affecting overseas artists (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

In Brexit Britain, the arts are treated as hobbyist luxuries – Laura Waddell

The new Fringe HQ is earmarked for a Victorian primary school building used by venue operator Greenside in recent years.

Victorian school building and long-time venue lined up for new Fringe HQ

Joanna Bowman PIC: Mihaela Bodlovic

Joanna Bowman: ‘The reason I picked Wolfie is it scares me’

Cameron Fulton and Sean Connor in Sean and Daro Flake It 'Til They Make It PIC: Mihaela Bodlovic

Theatre reviews: Sean And Daro Flake It 'Til They Make It | The Other Side Of T...

Marge Hendrick as Blanche in Scottish Ballet's A Streetcar Named Desire PIC: Andy Ross

Dance review: Scottish Ballet: A Streetcar Named Desire, Theatre Royal, Glasgow

Jackie Wylie is artistic director and chief executive of the Nationa Theatre of Scotland. Picture: Kirsty Anderson

National Theatre pledges to bring in 'more diverse voices' under future vision

The National Theatre of Scotland's production of Kidnapped is currently touring across Scotland (Picture: Mihaela Bodlovic)

Stage reinvention of Kidnapped shakes up idea of a night at the theatre

Edinburgh Festival Fringe hits back at 'cultural snobbery' attacks on the event

Fringe Society chief executive Shona McCarthy is warning the arts festival is facing a serious threat to its future (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Time to take warnings about Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s future seriously

Fringe Society chief excutive Shona McCarthy. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Fringe chief warns of ‘existential threat’ due to culture of complacency

Police outside the Palace Theatre in Manchester after some members of the audience refused to remain seated (Pic: Tash Kenyon/Twitter/PA Wire)

Police called to theatre as disruptive audience halts musical The Bodyguard

Stand up comedian Rachel Parris asked audiences for advice and a book was born - Advice from Strangers - Everything I know from people i don't know. Pic: Karla Gowlett

Comedian Rachel Parris asked strangers from advice and a book was born

Aminita Francis is superb as Henreitta Lacks in Family Tree

Theatre review: Family Tree | Wish You Were Dead

The RRS Discovery, which was built in Dundee in 1901, will be part of the city's Art Night event in June. Picture: Eric Lynn

Historic vessels to get starring role in Dundee’s late-night art festival

The new musical Kidnapped becomes a tentative gay romance (Picture: Mihaela Bodlovic)

Theatre reviews: Kidnapped | Castle Lennox

Assembly has staged shows in George Square Garden during the Fringe in recent years. Picture: William-Burdett-Coutts

Venue boss urges Government to divert Fringe funding away from controversial HQ

Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder! - which stars Rebekah Hinds and Bronté Barbé - will be among the Fringe hits returning this year. Picture: Mihaela Bodlovic

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: More than 1330 shows are already on sale

Sean Connor and Cameron Fulton PIC: Laurence Winram

Laurie Motherwell on Sean And Daro Flake It ‘Til They Make It

The Spark at Oran Mor PIC: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Theatre reviews: The Spark | Walden

V&A Dundee's new exhibition Tartan runs from 1 April till 14 January. Picture: Michael McGurk

Scotland's biggest celebration of tartan unveiled at V&A Dundee

Alan Cumming wore tartan to pick up his OBE at Buckingham Palace in 2009. He decided to hand back the honour several months ago. Picture: Dominic Lipinski

Alan Cumming hails power and ‘subversive’ nature of tartan

Writer Andrew O'Hagan. Picture: Jon Tonks/PA Wire

Mayflies author Andrew O’Hagan to launch new Truman Capote play at the Fringe

Daibhidh Walker, Sam Jams Smith and Dòl Eoin MacKinnon in rehearsals for Stornoway, Quebec PIC: Rhona Dougall

Stornoway, Quebec: The making of a 'Gaelic Western'

Scottish actor Brian Cox is never short of a decent quote.

13 funny and interesting quotes from Succession star Brian Cox

The Scotsman Top Stories

The United Nations says both the Scottish and UK governments need to improve children's human rights. Image: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images.

UN says Scottish, UK governments need to improve children's human rights

The damage done by a wild fire at Tentsmuir (Pic: Forestry and Land Scotland)

Ranger assaulted for asking someone to put out campfire

Circular Economy Minister Lorna Slater

Lorna Slater's private Rum ferry cost taxpayers £1,200