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Getting Along With Gran

Getting Along With Gran

★★★★☆ Enjoyable

Getting Along With Gran, from Citadel Arts at North Edinburgh Arts for two days only, is a vibrant and thoroughly enjoyable piece of community-focused theatre.

Jun 17 2026 | By More
Shall Roger Casement Hang?

Shall Roger Casement Hang?

★★★★☆ Impressive debut
Shall Roger Casement Hang? at Hill Street until Friday, is a convincing and intimate piece of theatre realised with great care.

Jun 16 2026 | By More
PPP: The Corinthian

PPP: The Corinthian

★★★★☆ Necessary

The Corinthian by Joe McCann, the latest Play, Pie and a Pint from Òran Mór at Assembly Roxy, is an engrossing, splendidly performed and utterly timely piece of theatre.

Jun 10 2026 | By More
Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen

★★★★☆ Accomplished
Dear Evan Hansen, presented by Room 29 Theatre at the Church Hill, is staged with commitment and considerable skill.

Jun 10 2026 | By More
Autobahn

Autobahn

★★★☆☆ Atmospheric
Autobahn by Neil LaBute, presented by Edinburgh Acting School in their downstairs studios at Summerhall, is an interesting series of playlets that never quite gets up to full speed.

Jun 6 2026 | By More
In Time (EICF)

In Time (EICF)

★★★★★ Gorgeous

In Time at the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival is an absolute gem of a show. This beautiful depiction of nature and humanity is aimed at audiences aged from three to seven.

Jun 2 2026 | By More
Cringe (EICF)

Cringe (EICF)

★★★★☆ Unapologetic

Cringe, from Ross MacKay and Scottish Theatre Producers at the Storytelling Centre as part of the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival, is a wildly energetic, deceptively smart piece of theatre.

Jun 1 2026 | By More
Once

Once

★★★★☆ Marvellously melodic

Once, the musical that opens the Alan Cumming era at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, has all of the trappings of a Big Event. And it certainly does not disappoint.

May 29 2026 | By More
Calendar Girls

Calendar Girls

★★★★☆ Poignant comedy

There is real emotional weight, as well as considerable comedy, to Edinburgh People’s Theatre’s production of Calendar Girls at the Church Hill.

May 29 2026 | By More
Sweat

Sweat

★★★★★ Unmissable
Sweat by Lynn Nottage at the Lyceum until June 13, is a production of rare power and complexity.

May 28 2026 | By More
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