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Bard in the Botanics
Date Location
Scotland's only annual outdoor Shakespeare festival returns to Glasgow's Botanic Gardens, with 'The Merchant of Venice' and 'Much Ado About Nothing'.
25 Jun–2 Aug (Times vary) Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Glasgow
The Accidental Death of an Accordionist
Date Location
The interactive comedy ceilidh murder mystery theatre show from Right Lines Productions is back for a major Scottish tour.
29 Jul–2 Aug 8.00–10.30 Glenkinchie Distillery, Tranent
The Singing Kettle: Pirate Island
Date Location
Ahoy land lubbers! Scotland's favourite children's entertainers have set sail with their brand new 2008 show, Pirate Island.
25 Jul–27 Jul 11.00am & 2.00; Sun 12.00 & 3.00 His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
Neilston Live! Festival of Neilston Life and Culture
Date Location
A big old Neilston shindig with a Barfest, local history talks, crafts, ceilidh, tea dance and a village walk with the Walking Theatre Company. There will be carnival celebrations on the Saturday with a cracking line-up of pipers, drummers and dancers from Brazil to Marakesh bringing a taste of Cuba, Africa, Brazil and Scotland to Main Street and Pig Square. There will be live music from Eletricat dancers and Artists in Exile amongst others.
1 Aug–10 Aug (Times vary) Tolbooth, Stirling
Zippo's Circus
Date Location
'Viva Espana': a Spanish themed circus with amazing clowning, acrobatics and equestrian displays from tiny Falabellas to majestic Palominos.
24 Jul–27 Jul (Times vary) Scott Ellis Playing Fields, Kilmarnock
29 Jul–31 Jul (Times vary) Kelburn Castle and Country Centre, Largs
2 Aug–5 Aug (Times vary) Agnew Park, Stranraer
Pornography (Previews)
Date Location
Simon Stephens' new play captures Britain in that one week of 2005 that included Live8, the G8, the 2012 Olympics announcement and the London bombings.
28 Jul 7.00 Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Other Furry Tails
Date Location
Theatre of Widdershins presents a comical retelling of the famous tale of three goats and a grumpy troll. Ages 7+. 'Part of the Edinburgh festival Fringe'.
2 Aug–23 Aug, not Sundays 11.00am Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Nunsense
Date Location
An amateur performance of Dan Goggin's tale of the Little Sisters of Hoboken. The nuns desperately need to raise funds for the burial of 52 of their sisters, after they are accidentally poisoned by their cook Sister Julia. In a bid to raise the money they put on a spectacular variety show with singing, dancing and comic intrigue.
31 Jul–2 Aug 7.30 Aberdeen Arts Centre, Aberdeen
Arcadia
Date Location
Stoppard's play is a historical detective story that finds joy in the unpredictability of human desire. With dashing wit an academic hack desperately tries to solve the mysterious events at a country house. This play will be part of the revolving roster.
5 Jun–18 Oct (Times vary) Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry
Architecting (Previews)
Date Location
Collaboration between Fringe First winners TEAM and the National Theatre of Scotland, which looks at the ways in which America has rebuilt and designed itself, through post-Katrina venture capitalism and a Miss Scarlett O'Hara beauty pageant.
31 Jul 11.00am Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
B In The Park - Love's Labours Lost
Date Location
Following the huge success of 2007's Twelfth Night, the young people of the B in the Park Summer School are back with a rare opportunity to see one of Shakespeare's lesser known plays, Love's Labours Lost.
30 Jul–2 Aug 7.15 Gilmorehill G12, Glasgow
Geordie
Date Location
Based on David Walker's novel, this musical story tells the tale of a boy from the Highlands who overcomes adversity to become a champion athlete. Directed by Artistic Director of and Chief Executive of Scottish Youth Theatre, Mary McCluskey. 'Part of Aberdeen International Youth Festival'.
1 Aug–2 Aug 7.30 His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
The Man Who Planted Trees
Date Location
Puppet State Theatre Co presents this timeless tale about a simple shepherd who transforms a desolate area by planting hundreds of trees. Ages 7+. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
2 Aug–24 Aug, not Mondays 3.00 Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
The New Electric Ballroom (Previews)
Date Location
Three sisters in a remote fishing village obsess over their halcyon days at The New Electric Ballroom in this glittering, dark fairytale written and directed by Enda Walsh, creator of the excellent 'Disco Pigs'
30 Jul–2 Aug Wed 7.00; Sat 8.45 Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
She Stoops to Conquer
Date Location
Pitlochry Theatre take on the ribald Regency comedy of errors, manners and marriages.
22 May–18 Oct (Times vary) Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry
The Tailor of Inverness/Krawiewc Z Inverness
Date Location
Hihgland theatre company Dogstar tour a multimedia production telling the story of an ordinary man caught up in WWII. Written and performed by Matthew Zajac , directed by Ben Harrison.
29 Jul–30 Jul 7.30 The Arches, Glasgow
The Fooligan
Date Location
The Byres Artist In-Residence Al Seed proffers a series of fantastical narratives inspired by the figure of the medieval buffoon and the tradition of story-telling.
1 Aug–24 Aug, not Mondays 3.40 Byre Theatre, St Andrews
Fungus the Bogeyman
Date Location
Raymond Briggs' loveable Bogeyman Fungus is here brought to life on stage for a play about recycling, bumbling, compositing and hoarding. Suitable for children aged 4+.
8 Jul–9 Aug, not Sundays, Mondays Tue–Sat 2.30 & 7.00 Byre Theatre, St Andrews
Habeas Corpus
Date Location
Alan Bennet's play acts as an outlandishly comic portrait of 1970s Brighton, a city where the culture of free love is well and truly in swing. This play will be in the revolving roster.
29 May–18 Oct (Times vary) Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry
Heartbreak House
Date Location
Shaw's sparklingly witty comedy takes place at the home and party of the wonderfully eccentric Captain Shotover. Through the bustle of daughters and broken engagements, the dull drone of war can steadily be heard approaching.
17 Jul–17 Oct (Times vary) Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry
Nocturne (Previews)
Date Location
A young man reeling from the tragic death of his younger sister flees to New York City and reinvents himself as a writer. New work from the writer of 2006's multi-award winning 'Finer Noble Gases'
31 Jul 6.30 Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
A Play in a Day
Date Location
Join Resident Storyteller, Lulu, in a race to bring a story to life using props and costumes, then perform for friends and family after lunch! Booking required. Ages 7+.
Wednesdays, Fridays 11.00am–2.00 The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour, Glasgow
Wild Honey
Date Location
A series of Romantic intrigues unwind and intertwine on a Russian country estate in this comic adaptation of Chekhov's first play. This play will be in the revolving roster.
16 May–18 Oct (Times vary) Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry
The Black Bull of Norroway
Date Location
A charming adaptation of the traditional Scottish tale of the old witch, the beautiful princess and a ferocious black bull by Yugen puppet Company. Ages 5+.
2 Aug 3.00 East Kilbride Arts Centre, East Kilbride
Much Ado About Nothing
Date Location
Outdoor production of Shakespeare's romp, set in the grounds of one of the country's most attractive heritage sites.
27 Jul 7.15 Threave Garden & Estate, Castle Douglas
29 Jul 7.30 Brodie Castle, Forres
2 Aug 7.15 Hill of Tarvit Mansionhouse, Fife
Scottish Opera: Cinderella
Date Location
One of the leading 'bel canto' operas of the 19th century, Rossini's 'Cinderella' is an entertaining and engaging light comedy and a showcase for vocal fireworks with a great final aria. Sung in English. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
31 Jul–2 Aug 12.45 Assembly @ George Street, Edinburgh
Deep Cut (Previews)
Date Location
New piece of docu-theatre investigating the death of Private Cheryl James, one of four young soldiers found dead in mysterious and never-resolved circumstances at Deepcut Barracks between 1995 and 2002.
31 Jul 9.00 Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Finished with Engines (Previews)
Date Location
Taut two-hander about crewmembers on a floating nuclear testing observation platform with an increasingly sketchy grasp of their situation. From founder members of The Riot Group, Drew Friedman and Stephanie Viola, and the Scottish playwright Alan McKendrick.
31 Jul 2.00 Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Free Outgoing (Previews)
Date Location
When a well-behaved Indian girl is filmed having sex in her classroom, the video clip spreads like a virus. New work by young Royal Court playwright Anupama Chandrasekhar.
31 Jul 4.00 Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Pinocchio
Date Location
Illyria theatre presents an outdoor version of the classic fairytale of the puppet who wanted to be a real boy.
1 Aug 7.00 Crathes Castle, Banchory
Slick (Previews)
Date Location
On the outskirts of town a destitute tenement looms above the only crude oil supply in Glasgow, a discovery that's about to rip its tiny, impoverished community apart. Literally. New work from Glasgow-based company Vox Motus.
1 Aug–5 Aug, not Sundays, Mondays Fri, Sat & Tue 7.00 Tron Theatre, Glasgow

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