Theatre

Outlander actor Sam Heughan is to play Macbeth in his debut with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC).

Sam Heughan returns to his Edinburgh roots as he lands 'dream' role

The original Broadway cast of the smash-hit musical, Hamilton!, will be reuniting to celebrate its 10th anniversary at this year's Tony Awards ceremony.

Original Broadway cast of Hamilton to perform at the Tony Awards 2025

The PAW Patrol pups are once again heading to the United Kingdom - this time on a quest for hidden pirate treasure.

The stars of PAW Patrol to tour the UK this summer

David Rintoul as the King Humanitie in Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis at the Assembly Hall, Edinburgh International Festival, August 1984

29 pictures of stars on stage in city theatres in the mid-1980s

Moulin Rouge! The Musical is currently enjoying a run at the Edinburgh Playhouse

Review: Moulin Rouge! The Musical at Edinburgh Playhouse

Scottish entertainer Peter Morrison in tartan trews with some of the dancers from his show "Songs of Scotland' playing at the King's theatre in Edinburgh in May 1980.

29 fascinating pictures of city theatres in the early 1980s

Scottish Government offers talks over future of threatened theatre

The allegations were made public in July 2024

Stage show of award winning book axed after sexual misconduct claims

The Natural History Museum’s Dinosaurs Live! is among the shows with January sale discounts

Full list of every theatre in the UK with huge January sale savings

The Ugly Sisters go punk : Stanley Baxter and Angus Lennie in the Cinderella panto at the Kings Theatre, Edinburgh, December 14 1979.

24 great pictures of Edinburgh theatres in the late 1970s

Donny Osmond was surprised by scores of fans who waited outside the Edinburgh Playhouse on his birthday

Fans serenade 70s icon with birthday wishes outside theatre

Elton John speaks at a gala performance of The Devil Wears Prada musical.

Watch: Elton John can’t watch his own musical due to health problem

30 amazing pictures of Edinburgh theatres in the mid-1970s

Miss Saigon will play the Edinburgh Playhouse during its 2025 tour

Legendary musical set to play Edinburgh on major UK tour

The teenager was mugged near the Brunton Theatre car park in Musselburgh. Picture: Google

Theatre facing demolition 'should be replaced on same site'

Loz Samuels pictured outside the world's smallest theatre - a former public loo in Malvern, UK.

We're revamping the world’s smallest theatre...a former public loo
Take a look inside this tiny newly revamped theatre - a former men’s loo and holds just 12 people, which is all set for a grand re-opening after it fell into disrepair.
Lucinda Herbert

After its celebrated run in 2023, Stranger Things: The First Shadow returns to the Phoenix Theatre in London this month before heading to Broadway in 2025.

What is the storyline behind Stranger Things: The First Shadow?

Matilda the Musical is due to arrive at the Edinburgh Playhouse in Spring 2026.

UK tour of Matilda the Musical coming to town

Like it or not, pantomime season has arrived - but what is the history of the polarising artform we've come to love and/or loathe this time of year?

Explainer The complete history of pantomimes and their origins

Theatre reopening delayed until 2026 as cost soars

Watch as theatre-goers donate thousands of food items to local charity

Enter Shikari's Rou Reynolds spoke to Benjamin Jackson as he continues rehearsals before Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds begins it's nationwide tour in 2025.

Enter Shikari star on his hopes ahead of War of the Worlds tour

Smash hit musical Mamma Mia to return to the capital

Legendary radio DJ Tony Blackburn will be in Edinburgh next summer with his Sounds of the 60s shows at the Playhouse.

Playhouse show for Tony Blackburn’s Sounds of the 60s live tour

Fringe Festival: Justice For Holly Review

Edinburgh Playhouse opens new bar and café during milestone birthday

The Olivier Award-winning West End hit ‘Showstopper! The Improvised Musical’ is back for a 15th year. The show is returning to its home at The Grand in the Pleasance Courtyard for the month of August at a new time of 5.30pm. Last year’s run was in the Top 3 best reviewed show of the entire Fringe! Musical comedy at its finest, the show comes direct from its West End residency at the Cambridge Theatre
and a nationwide tour. Every night is opening night for the hottest new musical in town; there's just one problem – the writer hasn't written a note and needs your help. ‘Showstopper!’ is completely improvised and genuinely entirely different every night. Tickets £22.50, https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/showstopper-the-improvised-musical?day=06-08-2024.

17 great theatre, circus and cabaret shows to see at the Fringe
In our latest Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 round-up, we’ve taken another look at the great theatre shows on offer this August.
Kevin Quinn

Bat Out of Hell the Musical arrives at the Edinburgh Playhouse in January next year. Photo Matt Crockett

Award winning musical launches UK tour at the Playhouse

I Ran With The Gang, a tribute to Bay City Rollers' legend Alan Longmuir, is returing to the Edinbirgh Fringe this summer.

Bay City Rollers play to bring slice of Rollermania back to Edinburgh

Back to the Future The Musical at London's Adelphi Theatre has been named among the best value tickets on sale in the capital

Cheapest 10 London theatre shows to see this Summer from £17.90

Peppa, along with her family and friends, go to the zoo and also the beach for a special party in a new show at The Grand

Family favourite Peppa Pig Live show at the Playhouse this July

Edinburgh Playhouse exterior

Edinburgh Playhouse to transform neighbouring venue into theatre bar

The first ever world tour of hit musical Moulin Rouge will kick-off with a six week run in Edinburgh next year. Pictured is Danny Burstein as Harold Zidler from the original Broadway company of Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Photo by Matt Murphy.

First ever Moulin Rouge The Musical tour to kick-off at the Playhouse

Car crashes through metal barriers and into the front of theatre.

Watch: Man crashes through metal barriers and into front of theatre

Chicago is coming to the Edinburgh Playhouse.

Classic Broadway play Chicago comes to Playhouse next year

Johannes Radebe will star in Kinky Boots

Strictly star to feature in musical coming to Edinburgh next year

Former White Stripes frontman Jack White on stage at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh.

The Usher Hall retains its five-star status

Just Stop Oil protesters rushed the stage of the Sondheim Theatre in London while a performance of Les Miserable was ongoing. (Credit: Just Stop Oil/PA Wire)

Just Stop Oil protesters disrupt Les Miserables West End performance

The new National Theatre of Scotland production Dracula: Mina's Reckoning is at His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen until 9 September and will then tour around Scotland until 14 October. Picture: Mihaela Bodlovic

Theatre, dance and opera companies warn over ‘wilful demise’ of culture sector

Richard O'Brien's Rocky Horror Show is the exception to the rule

Musical theatre audiences should be seen and not heard - Liam Rudden

Most of this year’s big concerts, festivals and sporting events have been cancelled as the UK lockdown continues

12 events to watch live online

Their theatrical cocktails also include ones with augmented reality.

The Alchemist set to offer 'theatre in a glass' cocktails to Edinburgh as they a...

A new portrait of Mary Moriarty has been unveiled at Leith Theatre (Photo: Sarah Muirhead/TSPL)

Queen of Leith honoured in brand new portrait to hang in Leith Theatre

Animal welfare concerns led to the rabbit being pulled from Local Hero at the Lyceum. Picture: TSPL

Live rabbit dropped from Local Hero musical hours before first performance in Ed...

Almost half of the tickets for the booming Fringe were sold in Scotland. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Steve Cardownie: The day I corpsed on my debut at the Fringe

Peter Schaufuss, centre, and Karen Koren, left, in front of the new Rose Theatre, which will be a venue at this years Fringe. Picture: Greg Macvean

Theatre: new homes for the Edinburgh Fringe

The Edinburgh Digital Entertainment Festival will not be returning to the Assembly Rooms this year.

Assembly Rooms to return to its Fringe roots as digital experiment is ditched

Black Watch was a huge hit for the National Theatre of Scotland in its first year.

Black Watch director admits he feared it was going to 'ruin' theatre company

Laurence Fox is currently starring as Charles de Gaulle. Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty

Susan Morrison: Fox's hissy fit was oui bit too like De Gaulle

Tony Maudsley plays Edna Turnblad in Hairspray. Picture Ian Rutherford

Tony Maudsley ready for Hairspray at Edinburgh Playhouse

Customs House in Leith will host The Devil's Larder. Picture: Steven Scott Taylor

Capital waterfront landmark to host first ever play

The Edinburgh Fringe Programme launched at the Botanic Gardens with help from acro balancers Jonathan Elders and Felicity Edmond. Picture: Esme Allen

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013 programme launched

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Liam Rudden: Humanity of reality theatre

Terence Stamp talks of his long connection with Edinburgh

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