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Abigail's Party

By Mike Leigh

Essex, 1977. Beverly is hosting, the alcohol is flowing, Demis Roussos is on the record player and the cheese and pineapple cocktail sticks are ready to go. Queen of the castle in her suburban semi, Beverly and husband Laurence welcome new neighbours Angela and Tony round for drinks. Sue from next...

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As You Like It

By William Shakespeare

Written around 1600 and set in two contrasting communities; city and forest. Rosalind and Celia have been banished from Court. In fear of their lives, they disguise themselves and seek sanctuary in the Forest of Arden. Amongst the magical and ancient boughs, Rosalind discovers her exiled father, uncovers various truths about...

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Who Killed Marilyn?

By Sharleen Cooper Cohen

Making its world premiere at Emerald Theatre London from 15 August 2026, Who Killed Marilyn? dares to challenge the most enduring myth surrounding one of the twentieth century's most iconic women. Drawing on decades of documented evidence, conspiracy and cover-up, the production presents a vivid and provocative re-examination of the life and...

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Recent Openings

Handle with Care

By Alexander Devriendt, Charlotte De Bruyne, Karolien De Bleser, Leonore Spee & Samir Veen

ZOO Southside - Studio, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Fringe 2026

Previews24 August 2026
Closes30 August 2026
Running Time1 hour 15 minutes
Presented ByOntroerend Goed

A box is mailed to the theatre. The instructions are clear: invite a group of people, on a specific night, at a specific time. Place the box at the centre of the stage. Wait until an audience member opens the box. The show has started. Handle with Care is a theatre performance in a box. No actors, no technicians. Just a box. And you. This time, Ontroerend Goed gives you complete control. For an hour, you'll experience something one-off and unrepeatable. Here. Now. Together. No one is watching. Can you create something meaningful?

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Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Innsmouth Crown

By Ben M Davies

theSpace@Surgeons' Hall - Theatre 3, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Fringe 2026

Previews24 August 2026
Closes29 August 2026
Running Time50 minutes
Presented ByInnsmouth Crown Productions

Whilst clearing out her mother's belongings from her care home, Kelly discovers a hidden family secret. Her grandfather was Dr John Watson. As she digs further, Kelly uncovers the truth of the untold final case of Sherlock Holmes: a case involving an otherworldly crown of mysterious origin, and the abandoned American coastal town of Innsmouth.

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EXXY

By Dan Daw

King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Festival 2026

Previews23 August 2026
Closes23 August 2026
Running Time1 hour 15 minutes
Presented ByDan Daw Creative Projects co-commissioned by Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, Battersea Arts Centre, Transform, Take Me Somewhere, and Tramway for the New Dimensions commission. Additionally co-commissioned by Kampnagel, Fabric, Edinburgh International Festival, Sadlers Wells, SICK! Festival and Les Halles. Supported by Arts Council England and Cockayne 10th Anniversary Grants for the Arts. An Unlimited International Strategic Commission made possible thanks to funding from the British Council. Co-produced by Battersea Arts Centre

How do you continue to value yourself when society doesn't value you? EXXY (Australian slang for, ‘that's expensive, mate') takes us back to where queer, disabled artist Dan Daw began – working class, with very little. Dan returns to the Festival after last year's The Dan Daw Show, this time joined by three extraordinary performers who move like him. Together, they conjure up the tantalising possibility of blending in after a lifetime of standing out. With raw honesty and scorching stagecraft, they ask what it costs to stay at the top of your game when you've always been made to feel on the outside. Visually provocative and threaded with humour, EXXY refuses to offer easy answers. Instead, it invites us into the contradictions Dan Daw embodies: bold yet insecure, triumphant yet uncertain, longing for community, yet determined to be one of a kind.

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