Common Tongue is a brilliantly written and performed piece of Scottish theatre that explores language, class and identity through the story of Bonnie McKay, a young woman growing up in Paisley and discovering exactly what her voice means to her. Written and directed by Fraser Scott, the one-woman show follows Bonnie through different stages of her life as she begins to recognise the assumptions people make based simply on the way she speaks. At the centre of the production is

Behind Closed Doors is an incredibly personal and powerful piece of theatre, brought to life by two excellent performances from Corey Muizelaar and Ben Robert Cunningham. Based on a real period in Muizelaar’s own life, the play follows Jude, played by Muizelaar, and Charlie, played by Cunningham, in an intense two-hander that tackles some incredibly difficult subjects. Despite the weight of the material, the production always keeps the relationship between the two characters

Every August, Edinburgh becomes the biggest celebration of live performance in the world. Thousands of artists arrive with plays, comedy shows, musicals and ideas they have spent months, sometimes years, developing. But behind the posters, reviews, packed rooms and five-star graphics is a less glamorous reality. The Edinburgh Fringe is expensive. Very expensive. For independent companies in particular, simply getting a show to Edinburgh can mean taking a financial gamble wort

Following a hugely successful run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, When We Were Young is heading back on the road this September for a seven-date Scottish tour. Presented by Geez a Break Productions, the multi-award-winning play takes audiences back to 1990s Glasgow, following a group of young people caught up in the city’s notorious “young team” culture. Mixing sharp Glaswegian humour with a much darker story underneath, the production explores gang violence, poverty,

There is something immediately warm and personal about Woodcutter, John Anthony Gorman’s autobiographical one-man show about returning to his late parents’ Glasgow home and facing the difficult task of clearing it out. What could simply have been a story about grief instead becomes a funny, affectionate and moving look at family, childhood and the strange power that ordinary possessions can hold over us. Gorman is an effortlessly engaging performer. He establishes a connectio