Edinburgh festival 2024: 20 theatre shows making a scene this summer
With subjects ranging from the deadly serious to the downright silly, this year’s shows include plays about addiction, politics, funk and Come Dine With Me
November 2022
Fleabag producer brings Berlusconi musical to London stage
‘Fierce, feminist’ show from Francesca Moody is written by former Grange Hill actors Ricky Simmonds and Simon Vaughan and tells an ‘almost true’ story
August 2022
‘I want to do things I’ve never done’: The History Boys’ Samuel Barnett on his new one-man show
Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder review – hapless podcast hosts play detectives
September 2021
Leopards review – prowling, twisty thriller about sex and power
Alys Metcalf’s drama is packed with quips and playfully directed but gets lost when the action moves to the bedroom
May 2021
New play Mum aims to make theatre industry more parent-friendly
Flexibility and childcare are ‘part of the conversation’ for the team behind Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s psychological drama about motherhood
August 2020
Fleabag producer unveils Shedinburgh fringe festival streamed from sheds
With this year’s Edinburgh festival cancelled, performers including Sara Pascoe, Deborah Frances-White and Gary McNair will be broadcasting live from the tiniest of venues
