Amateurs
Sweet
★★★★☆ Spirited and original
Sweet from EGTG for week one of the Fringe only, explores a spirited and original tale of Edinburgh’s complicity in benefiting from the slave trade, and some of the women who stood up to campaign against it.
Bucksomely Betrothals
★★★★★ Bucksome Brilliance
Bucksomely Betrothals is a full throttle farce from Theatre Paradok, with a cast that exploit every aspect of the script to deliver a show that highlights the talent involved both on stage and off.
Roses to the Living
★☆☆☆☆ Ambitious
Pasuz Productions’ latest EdFringe show, Roses To The Living at Paradise in the Vault, is an ambitious fourth-wall breaking piece of theatre that ultimately struggles to execute its concept both in text and in performance.
An Infinite Monkey Attempts To Write the Complete Works of Shakespeare
★★★☆☆ Shakespearean smorgasbord
Earnest, jovial, and witty, An Infinite Monkey Attempts to Write the Complete Works of Shakespeare: A Variety Show, at Greenside on George Street, is not quite what it says on the tin.
Last Orders
★★★★☆ Absurdist queer comedy
Buds and bros get complicated at the Bedlam Theatre in Last Orders, one of Edinburgh University Theatre Company’s selected shows this year.
Next to Normal
★★★★★ Note-perfect
Bare Productions stage the Scottish premiere of Next to Normal at Paradise in Augustines in a production that’s next to perfect.
Honk! JR.
★★★★★ Swan-tastic
Captivate Theatre takes on the Ugly Duckling fairytale in Honk! JR. at the Edinburgh Academy in a humorous and passionate musical following the adventures of Ugly on a road to acceptance.
Edinburgh Days
★★★★☆ Stirring
Belt of Celt Production’s Edinburgh Days is back at the St Bride’s Centre after a well-received run at the Fringe 2025, with a new director and many brand new cast members.
EdFringe 2026: Amateur Theatre
Edinburgh-made theatre from amateur companies at EdFringe 2026
Edinburgh’s amateur companies were at the first ever Fringe and they are still here, with an intriguing and hugely ambitious programme of theatre that spans the genres.
Disney’s Frozen The Musical
★★★★★ Extraordinary
Forth Children’s Theatre is always one of the companies whose Fringe shows are a must-see. And, even if it is starting before the Fringe, Disney’s Frozen The Musical is definitely in that category. Visually impressive, technically impeccable and with some quite magnificent performances, this is genuinely wonderful.
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