Production News
Anton gets Ballet
Strictly judge to star in Ballet Shoes
Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke is to star in the National Theatre’s tour of hit show Ballet Shoes coming to the Edinburgh Playhouse in October next year, 2027.
Brian Cox for Lyceum
Legendary actor does An Evening With…
Brian Cox is to take to the Lyceum stage for a one-off An Evening With… event on Sunday 8 November, for “an evening of conversation and stories, looking back on his remarkable life and career so far”.
Pinocchio gets his King’s on
New script sets King’s theatre at heart of panto plot
In a big meta-panto plot twist, the King’s Theatre itself is set to become a character in Pinocchio this year’s King’s pantomime which returns to the theatre for the first time since 2021.
Trainspotting tour cancelled
Trainspotting The Musical cancels tour
The UK tour of Trainspotting The Musical has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales, with one cast member reported to say: “If you can only sell 19% in Edinburgh, you’re fu**ed”.
Assembly EdFringe discount for locals
£8.25 tix for all Central Belt postcodes
Assembly Festival has launched a flat-rate discounted £8.25 ticket for 177 productions staged at its venues over the Fringe opening weekend, Wednesday 5 to Sunday 9 August 2026.
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.
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.
TravFest26 announced
Three new Traverse commissions in ten-strong programme
The Traverse has announced its Edinburgh Fringe programme for 2026, TravFest26, with three newly commissioned Traverse productions, a new piece of Scottish gig-theatre, four touring shows staged in-house and two further productions in external venues.
Trainspotting returns – as a musical
Trainspotting Musical to open UK tour at Playhouse
Choose a book. Choose a play. Choose a film. Choose an immersive Fringe show. Choose a… Musical? Yes. Choose a musical. Choose a UK tour. Choose the Edinburgh Playhouse. Choose October 19 2026.
May Day Mayday
NTS stage one-off “response to the times we are living through”
The National Theatre of Scotland to stage Mayday, a one-night only, multi-performer “response to the times we are living through” at the Central Hall in Tollcross on May the first.
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