Scottish Theatre Highlights: July 2025
As Scotland's capital braces for the festival season, there are still plenty of places to see theatre this month
Edinburgh-based Half Trick presents their original play, Waiting for Wonka (2-7 Jul), a dark comedy based on the events of the (in)famous Roald Dahl story, at Augustine United Studio. The play follows the naughty children from the book, now grown up and reckoning with their chocolate factory trauma.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre kicks off their run of The 39 Steps (11 Jul-26 Sep), based on the 1935 Hitchcock film of the same name (and the 1915 novel by John Buchan). This acclaimed adaptation of an adaptation, equal parts spy thriller and slapstick comedy, is performed by just four actors portraying over 150 characters.
London-based series Ballet Nights makes its Glasgow debut at Theatre Royal on 4 July, featuring former Scottish Ballet principals Sophie Martin, Eve Mutso and Constance Devernay-Laurence with Royal Ballet (and Cats (2019)) star Steven Mcrae. The programme brings together seasoned artists and up-and-coming voices in an ambitious series of dances including world premieres and classics.
Dundee Rep presents a preview of James Graham's new play, Make It Happen (18-26 Jul), before a run at the Edinburgh International Festival in August. The satire, which is a co-production by Dundee Rep, National Theatre of Scotland and EIF, follows the rise and fall of the Royal Bank of Scotland as told by Brian Cox as Adam Smith and Sandy Grierson as RBS CEO Fred Goodwin. The run at Dundee Rep is already sold out, but you can still catch it at EIF next month (30 Jul-9 Aug).