Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghCold reality intrudes on this modern-day story of emigration set in a mythical land as a stressed single mum battles bureaucracy How to dramatise the refuge…
Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghThis semi-autobiographical tale about the impact of a damaging relationship is empathic and impassioned At first, you think this piece of gig theatre is mor…
Summerhall, EdinburghCompelling one-man play looks at the lack of understanding faced by children with a disability and makes a persuasive plea for change The real drama of Jack Hunter's one…
Traverse, EdinburghEmily Bruni stars as a mid-career actor who thinks she's landed a dream role in a stage adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho There is a theme emerging on this year's fr…
Traverse, EdinburghUma Nada-Rajah's farce about an MP using intolerance as her ticket to the top job is very timely, but feebly plotted It is with remarkable prescience that Uma Nada-Rajah's…
Zoo Southside, EdinburghOntroerend Goed's new show is funny, self-referential and confusing in equal parts This is not the start of the review. The start will come later. This bit is to grab…
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghThe first country to abolish slavery has been demonised and minimised, as Emily Aboud's alternately fascinating and frustrating play reveals "Europe has erased the H…
King's theatre, EdinburghCummings' daring evocation in movement of the life of Robert Burns goes way beyond the biscuit-tin "And still my motto is: I dare," says Alan Cumming at the end of …
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghChloe-Ann Tylor is excellent as a monstrous male tennis coach in Eve Nicol's drama examining control and manipulation How do you represent male power on stage …
Traverse, EdinburghTabby Lamb's delightful two-hander is both a sweet comedy and an astute exploration of digital relationships and gender identity Is it coincidence that the increasing acce…
Ashton Hall, St Stephens, EdinburghMcKellen is the only speaker in Peter Schaufuss's eccentric but witless adaptation of Hamlet as narrative ballet Might we be missing some of Hamlet's advic…
Summerhall, EdinburghTwo caretakers at an abandoned Soviet research base in the Arctic debate their unease at the country's present and what became of the USSR Who exactly is the enemy curre…
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh In an atmospheric staging, with poetic dialogue, Jason Brownlee sketches the cruel twists of a violent and abusive London childhood According to the villain pl…
Summerhall, EdinburghAudio drama follows the grim decline of an incel, drawing lines between everyday aggression and appalling hate crime We're standing with our thoughts on Edinburgh's Mead…
Separate adaptations in Chester and Pitlochry see one faithful to the original, while the other is boldly set 50 years later and on a different continent It has turned into a summer of Littl…
Grosvenor Park open air theatre, ChesterThere is a fresh twist in this adaptation of Clive King's book but its important message is bogged down in a long-winded production Jessica Swale firs…
Grosvenor Park Open Air theatre, ChesterThe friskiness of title characters Samuel Awoyo and Joëlle Brabban is matched by the punchy assurance of their delivery Juliet is on her balcony in…
Eden Court, InvernessTensions run high and relationships are tested in this poetic tale of love, community " and the threat of final orders Turns out the qualities that made Runrig one of Sc…
Secret location, GlasgowAudacious interactive audio work puts participants in among the ordinary consumers in a shopping centre, but gives them a fuller view of the exploitation behind the f…
Pitlochry festival theatre, ScotlandA touch more peril might help an otherwise playful retelling of the Jules Verne voyage with a cast full of bounce and brio A big plus point in going outdo…
Johnstone town hallA 60s Scottish skiffle band aim for the big time in the Tutti Frutti writer's tribute piece to Baker Street singer and teenage friend Gerry Rafferty John Byrne is not a pl…
Ã’ran Mór, GlasgowThis preposterous pun-laden panto gets everything just right with a lusty dame, a bad-tempered bear and a heroine who channels Kate Bush If you must insist on a summe…
New Vic theatre, Newcastle-under-LymeDirector Theresa Heskins adopts a larky tone as captured air force personnel attempt to tunnel their way to freedom The writers of Tom, Dick and Harry ma…
Sheffield TheatresChris Bush's audacious production, performed simultaneously by the same cast across three theatres, intertwines comedy, romance and political rage to dazzling effect Think …
Birmingham RepThis bright calypso musical, a feelgood reboot of Mustapha Matura's play, features a tremendous cast and sweet duets Is it a musical or is it a play with songs? It's a moot poi…