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Swinton returns to Traverse
Trav revives Man to Man with Tilda Swinton
Tilda Swinton is returning to the live theatre stage for the first time in over 30 years as Ella/Max Gericke in a revival of the Traverse – Royal Court co-production of Manfred Karge’s Man to Man this Autumn 2026.
CapTheatres Associate Artist Scheme
CapTheatres launches new initiative and call-out for creatives
Capital Theatre has launched a new Associate Artists scheme, to support two for mid-career Scottish theatre makers creating work for people living with dementia or children with complex or additional support.
Visual and Kids Theatre Callouts
Two big opportunities open for kids and visual theatre.
Two big professional theatre opportunities are open with deadlines in July. There is a callout for new work from Theatre in Schools Scotland and Manipulate Arts have a visual theatre commission for the 2028 Festival, among other opportunities.
Project Passerelle
A footbridge between festivals
Scotland is set to renew its Auld Alliance with France this month, by sending a delegation of Scottish artists to Avignon, home to the Festival d’Avignon. Here, delegation leader Marion Geoffray outlines her new venture: Project Passerelle.
Book Fest in Performance
BookFest: Booking opens Thurs 28 June.
The Edinburgh International Book Festival, now firmly established at the Edinburgh Futures Institute in Lauriston Place, has its usual quota of performance and theatre-related events in 2026.
Reviewer call out!
Æ looking for volunteer EdFringe reviewers
During the Fringe, All Edinburgh Theatre covers, or attempts to cover, all theatre Made in Edinburgh. We are the only outlet to do so: It’s our USP, if you like. We are now looking for volunteer reviewers to join the team for the Edinburgh Fringe of 2026…
It’s the community’s King’s!
Community companies first on King’s stage
Seven of Edinburgh’s community theatre companies will be joining panto favourites Clare Gray and Gail Watson for A Great Night Out, the very first test production on the King’s Theatres newly revamped stage.
Zinnie Harris leaves Lyceum
Harris to step down from Associate AD role
Playwright Zinnie Harris is to step down as Associate Artistic Director at the Royal Lyceum Edinburgh, according to a statement issued by her and the theatre today, Thursday 21 May 2026,
McAllan is Culture Sec
Màiri McAllan appointed CabSec for Culture at Holyrood
Màiri McAllan, the MSP for Clydesdale, will take responsibility for culture in First Minister John Swinnie’s new “streamlined” cabinet, announced today, Wednesday 20 May 2026.
FCT, Leitheatre team up for Xmas show
Leading amateur companies to stage contemporary take on Dickens
Forth Children’s Theatre and Leitheatre are teaming up to create The Tale of Eliza Scrooge, a female-led modern adaptation of Charles Dickens, to be staged at the Church Hill Theatre this November, 2026.
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