Theatre
The Skinny theatre guide to plays, musicals, and theatre festivals throughout Scotland. We bring you the latest news in Scottish theatre, with highlights and reviews. Get backstage access with The Skinny's exclusive playwright, director, and festival curator interviews.
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FestivalsSummerhall Arts reveals 2025 Fringe programme
There's a new dawn at Summerhall as Summerhall Arts launches its inaugural Fringe programme. Drag icon Jonny Woo, playwright Ellie Keel, comedian Mark Thomas, Russian anarchists Pussy Riot and absurdist clown Mr Chonkers are among the highlights Read more »| 07 May 2025 -
FestivalsHere & Now unveil 2025 Edinburgh Fringe showcase
Here & Now returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with another showcase of bold, personal and political performance created in England. Khalid Abdalla, Ramesh Meyyappan, SERAFINE1369 and Sutara Gayle are among the artists involved this year Read more »| 06 May 2025 -
InterviewsMonumental: The new show commemorating Edinburgh's invisible women
"We want people to feel the city differently after Monumental" – we take a look at F-Bomb's new feminist project Read more »| 06 May 2025 -
ShowsScottish Theatre Highlights: May 2025
May is full of ambitious productions, including tours, new plays, and brand new companies across Scotland Read more »| 28 Apr 2025 -
ShowsCalamity Jane @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Whether you’re a die-hard musical lover or not, this production of Calamity Jane is sure to have you line-dancing your way home Read more »| 17 Apr 2025 -
InterviewsAll Guns Blazing: Scottish Opera's The Merry Widow
We speak to John Savournin, director of Scottish Opera's new productions of The Merry Widow and Trial by Jury, on the updating of classic operetta for modern audiences and the experience of translating a piece through time Read more »| 15 Apr 2025
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ShowsNessie @ The Studio, Edinburgh
New musical Nessie is a beautifully made, child-centred look at climate breakdown and our relationship with the animal world Read more »| 09 Apr 2025 -
ShowsSpring Awakening @ Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh
Theatre Paradok's rendition of the hit teen musical Spring Awakening breathes fresh life into the show Read more »| 02 Apr 2025 -
ShowsScottish Theatre Highlights: April 2025
April offers a wide variety of new work from Stellar Quines, Scottish Opera, Dundee Rep and more – here's our pick of what's in store this month Read more »| 31 Mar 2025 -
ShowsDeath of a Salesman @ Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow
An innovative adaptation of Arthur Miller's classic play invokes cultural anxieties about the nuclear family and the American Dream Read more »| 21 Mar 2025 -
ShowsWild Rose @ Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
The Lyceum's new adaptation of country music drama Wild Rose is a raw, beautiful and uplifting piece of musical theatre Read more »| 19 Mar 2025 -
FestivalsEdinburgh International Festival reveals 2025 programme
This year’s Edinburgh International Festival includes Brian Cox in a play about Scotland’s role in the 2008 financial crash, a new version of Orpheus and Eurydice blending opera and circus, and The Big Singalong at Princes Street Gardens' Ross Bandstand Read more »| 13 Mar 2025 -
OpinionInside the Scottish Casting Network
A new series of casting workshops hopes to connect more actors with casting directors and theatre companies Read more »| 11 Mar 2025 -
ShowsA View From The Bridge @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Jemima Levick’s inaugural production as Artistic Director of the Tron Theatre brings a fresh energy to Arthur Miller’s classic Read more »| 06 Mar 2025 -
ShowsHeaven @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Fishamble Theatre returns to Edinburgh with their award-winning storytelling two-hander, Heaven Read more »| 04 Mar 2025