What is the effervescent new boss at Pitlochry theatre planning for his first season? Huge names, undersung stars " and a King Lear played by 'the woman who changed my life' 'Holy shit!" Thi…
At a festival so often dominated by bold young talent, it's veteran performers stealing the spotlight this year. We meet them " from household names to octogenarian newcomers Miriam Margolye…
His charged dark comedies tackling the extremities of religious conflict have occasionally led to walk-outs. Will his new play " about men, alcoholism and masturbation " be just as provocati…
A drunken and divided dinner party in 2014 is the setting for Peter Arnott's Chekhovian new comedy. But almost a decade on from the independence vote, why did it take so long? On a glorious …
The controversial festival, hailed as a 'once in a lifetime' cultural event, opens with an immersive history of the universe, About Us, at Paisley Abbey Unboxed " the controversial and now …
Dumfries course teaches 11- to 18-year-olds how to create a persona, apply makeup and the history of drag "You can use drag to explore anything you want to," says Natalie Doidge, the organis…
He quit booze and Scotland " and became a chat show sensation in the US. As he returns to standup on his home turf, we rescue him from selfie-takers on the streets of Glasgow On the morning…
Ahead of a stage trilogy about technology's advance, Cora Bissett talks GM babies, robot nurses and the timeless power of theatre A couple's intimate discussions about having a baby take pla…
As Bill Forsyth's much-loved film about an imperilled seaside village is transformed " beach and all " for the stage, its creators say it had to be seen north of the border first How do you …
A number of shows at the fringe this year benefit from the readymade intimacy, shared language " and tension " you only get when real-life family members share the stage"I hate feeling emoti…
The new artistic director of Edinburgh's Lyceum theatre explains how The Suppliant Women, Aeschylus's 2,500-year-old play about a refugee crisis, offers a 'profound statement on the purpose …
Adura Onashile's new play, Expensive Shit, takes place in two toilets " one in Glasgow and the other at Fela's legendary Lagos club. She talks about her bathroom sink dramaIn a nightclub toi…
Inspired by the ballads and folklore of her native north-east, Elspeth Turner's SpectreTown tells its story entirely in 19th-century Doric dialect " striking a blow for cultural identity in …
He's the sweary Glaswegian comic with a selfie obsession. But Brian Limond is also taking on taboos around identity, outrage and mental health… Related: Confessions of an internet troll Th…
As a tragic heroine of our time, the late Big Brother star is the perfect subject for a play at Shakespeare's Globe theatreYou could never accuse Shakespeare of under-writing his female role…