In August 1745 the Stuart dynasty returned to Britain, in the shape of Bonnie Prince Charlie. In August 2007 Perthshire comedian Bruce Fummey returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with this year's offering About the Jacobites. There were more laughs than in 1745 and nobody died, but the Jacobite period will provide the backdrop to irreverent levity and laughter.
CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.