Scottish Theatre Highlights: September 2022

This month, Pitlochry Festival Theatre welcomes Sara Shaarawi's Sister Radio (until 25 Sep), a new play made in conjunction with Stellar Quines. The play follows two sisters who moved to Edinburgh from Tehran 43 years ago, and who must now grapple with these fading memories of loss and betrayal against the backdrop of a global pandemic. 

In addition to hosting National Theatre of Scotland's Exodus from 14-17 September, Glasgow's Tron Theatre is also staging Crocodile Rock (28 Sep-1 Oct), a one-man musical about finding oneself through drag and coming of age in Scotland. Sleeping Warrior Theatre's A New Life (29 Sep-1 Oct) follows a busy, contemporary couple as they grapple with an unexpected pregnancy. 

Dundee Rep welcomes Don Quixote: Man of Clackmannanshire from 24 Sep-15 Oct. Written by Ben Lewis and directed by Lu Kemp, this witty and contemporary piece is a retelling of the classic story set against the backdrop of the Scotland we know today. 

Dundee's own Fringe Festival also welcomes a host of exciting shows from 16-25 September. Debbie Cannon's Green Knight, which recently delighted audiences in Edinburgh, will make an appearance on 24 September. Heather-Rose Andrews' Jekyll & Hyde: A One-Woman Show goes up on 23 September after a highly successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe. Dolly Parton Saved My Life promises to be a fun-filled dramatic comedy, featuring live music. 

This autumn, Scottish Ballet launches a new secondary school programme called Safe to be Me, which uses dance to address homophobia, transphobia, ableism, and racism in these environments. The pilot programme will run at schools in Perth before being rolled out across the Highlands and Central Scotland.