The highly anticipated Made in Scotland 2026 showcase has officially gone live today, unveiling a world-class selection of performances scheduled for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.
For 18 years, Made in Scotland has provided vital support to Scottish artists, enabling them to forge international partnerships, reach new audiences, and connect with global creative professionals.
Supported by the Scottish Government’s Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund, Creative Scotland and the Scottish Music Centre, this year’s talented lineup features work across dance, theatre, interdisciplinary and music. The selected productions demonstrate the remarkable range of Scotland's performing arts scene, offering work that engages with urgent contemporary issues, caters to audiences of all ages, and draws deeply upon a rich artistic heritage.
Tony Lankester, Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, said: 'The Made in Scotland 2026 showcase marks another exciting chapter for celebrating Scotland's rich and vibrant arts sector. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is one of the world's most recognised cultural marketplaces and it offers artists and creative professionals a unique opportunity to build lasting international careers.
'This year's Made in Scotland selection brings together a mix of artists across dance, theatre, music, and interdisciplinary practice highlighting the talents of Scotland's artistic industry. We are delighted to support these artists as they connect with audiences and industry from across the world.'
Dance
40/40 is ‘an inspiring and moving celebration of Katherina Radeva's 40 years as a woman, a migrant and an artist. Claiming space on a dance floor, she dances with joyous abundance and presents stories of her past, present and future’ (DB3 at Assembly @ Dance Base).
‘A poignant dance theatre show by acclaimed disabled artist Marc Brew, reflecting on his lifelong journey defying societal expectations to embrace his love for dance’ is in Boys Don’t Dance (DB1 at Assembly @ Dance Base) ‘combining movement with BMX and wheels, storytelling, lighting and an uplifting 80s soundtrack – alongside visual projections and animation, creating an immersive experience for audiences.’
Brrr at Great Hall at Nicolson Square is ‘a multi-sensory installation and dance performance for young audiences with complex needs aged 10–18. Set within an inflatable dome, Brrr is an immersive exploration of winter featuring dance, sound, video and lots and lots of snow!’
If I Can’t Dance I’m Not Coming reframes Fritz Lang’s 1927 masterpiece Metropolis, translating silent cinema into a rigorous choreographic score. Performed by an eclectic ensemble of eight, the work rejects virtuosity in favour of dignity, threading humour, rebellion and flashes of tenderness through a democratic creative process’ (DB1 at Assembly @ Dance Base).
Theatre
‘The third child of Gaelic-speaking crofters, William McTaggart became one of Scotland’s most celebrated artists through sheer determination and hard work’ in Elsa McTaggart: Capturing the Light. ‘What is his legacy a century on, for his country and family?’ (Big at theSpaceTriplex)
Mayflies (Brown’s of Leith, Rear Warehouse) is ‘a site-specific adaptation of Andrew O'Hagan's best-selling novel. Everyone has a Tully Dawson: the friend that defines your life. This tale of 80s youth and facing mortality in middle age is a joyous and heart-breaking elegy to the young people we still carry within us.’
Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, Matt Anderson's Shotgunned is a relatable and intimate piece of theatre about how the people we lose can shape who we become. Described by The Stage as 'a cleverly composed, superbly performed, achingly moving two-hander' (Studio Five at Assembly George Square Studios).
'Big Jimmy is here to tell you how to keep yur grannies safe and Make Scotland Cis Again! Hilarious, curious and deeply human, Transmission (Anatomy Lecture Theatre at Summerhall) is a darkly comedic, tender-hearted performance by playwright and drag artist Nelly Kelly, exploring Scotland's shift from world-leading on LGBT+ rights, to fertile ground for the anti-trans movement.’
‘1760: Scottish poet James Macpherson sets the world ablaze with stories of the third-century Scottish bard, Ossian – but is it built on deceit? 2026: Martin O’Connor questions his own relationship with Scottish culture. Sporrans, stags, and shortbread; do these gift-shop images hold us back or bring us forward?’ in Through the Shortbread Tin (Netherbow Theatre at Scottish Storytelling Centre).
Tongue Twister is ‘one man's attempt to say tongue twisters in as many different languages as possible. Whilst also trying to dance. And make music. And do all the costume changes without leaving the stage. A delight for the eyes and ears, created and performed by award-winning performance artist and musician Greg Sinclair, and featuring dazzling costumes and innovative visual design’ (Cromdale Theatre at Pleasance at EICC).
Music
Explore ‘how a 2cm wildflower changed an artist's life’ in FLOWERCORE by Siobhan Wilson. ‘Through live music and immersive imagery, songwriter Siobhan Wilson celebrates Scotland's often overlooked wildflowers, exploring themes of preservation, belonging and resilience through music and immersive imagery featuring flower videography and flower art by Scottish artists' (Basement at The Gilded Saloon).
In Scottish Soul: From the Outer Hebrides to the Deep South, the Brian Molley Quartet 'explore the Celtic roots of jazz. Glasgow's multi award-winning group perform a ground-breaking suite revealing the deep, often-overlooked influence of Scottish music on the evolution of jazz’ in Tùs/Origin... and Jazz Was Born in Scotland (The Jazz Bar).
Interdisciplinary
Arcana is ‘a poetic, music-led journey about finding your voice and the courage to truly listen to yourself. We follow Arcana, an apprentice court composer trapped in a world of fear and obligation, as her search for “music for all” becomes a deeper quest for identity and freedom’ (Central at Assembly Roxy).
Float is ‘a beautiful, calm, immersive world designed especially for babies from birth to 12 months old and their grown-ups. Float invites you to relax with your baby and enjoy a gently interactive performance inspired by the healing powers of water. You and your baby are free to explore, engage with the performers or unwind in Float's tranquil space’ (Cromdale Theatre at Pleasance at EICC).
‘A mischievous masquerade lives in Jj’s stomach, uncovering dreams and destinies too affirming to be contained. DJ ladé pulses live from the heart, sending out Afrobeat, revolutionary poetry and future beats. Everything uncovered demands to be seen’ in The Masquerade (Cafe at Fruitmarket). ‘Club ritual merges with mythic storytelling to explore how indigenous spirituality can be practised in the modern day.’
‘When a crustacean gatecrashes your birthday party and drags you into an odyssey of the mind, recovery becomes anything but ordinary. This striking true story from Ninon Noiret explores her experience with cancer and her journey to recovery. Told through "nasty" puppetry, contemporary dance and gravity-defying stunts on a five-metre Chinese pole, The Raft of the Crab is a powerful exploration of the individual nature of physical illness and what it really takes to recover’ (Central at Assembly Roxy).
'Myth and moving image converge in a mesmeric performance reframing Scotland’s darker ballads and folklore’. Sand, Silt, Flint ‘charts an intoxicating journey through place and memory. Unfolding as an invocation of land and lineage, experimental electronica fuses with archive material and traditional instrumentation as live vocals mesh with evocative visuals, drawing audiences into a cinematic landscape of myth, memory and song’ at (Jade Studio at Greenside @ George St).
‘Two timelines collide in this bold fusion of dance and circus, offering a fresh perspective on HIV’. In Tell Me, ‘when Grace receives a diagnosis, she is transported back to the 80s alongside Michael, a gay man navigating a very different reality. Their journeys unfold through striking choreography, Chinese pole and aerial artistry. Sadiq Ali Company, makers of five-star, award-winning The Chosen Haram, return to the Fringe with their new show’ at Dissection Room at Summerhall.
Made in Scotland Gigs
Alongside the main theatre, dance, and music programme, the highly anticipated Made in Scotland Gigs will also return this year. Hosted in partnership with Wide Days, this dedicated music strand will take over Edinburgh's Cowgate on Monday 17 August, spanning three iconic multi-venue spaces: Bannerman’s, La Belle Angele and Sneaky Pete's. Offering an essential snapshot of the country's diverse music scene to a public and international industry audience, this year’s line-up features eight exceptional Scotland-based acts: Azamiah, Bikini Body, Cathal Murphy, Dara Dubh, Fright Years, Haiver, Helicon and the Tom Campbell Trio.
