Interviews
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Interviews
Bright Sparks: Traverse's First Stages festival
This month, the Traverse will give six new writers, plucked from a pool of 400 open submissions, an opportunity to showcase their work as part of the new First Stages Festival. The Skinny speaks to three of the playwrights selected Read more »| 04 Nov 2019 -
Interviews
Katherina Radeva on Fallen Fruit
Katherina Radeva first wrote Fallen Fruit, a solo show about her childhood in Communist Bulgaria, ten years ago. Now, as the show tours the UK, she tells us why it felt like the right time to revisit it Read more »| 29 Oct 2019 -
Interviews
Scottish Opera's Roxana Haines on Tosca and accessible opera
Scottish Opera's Staff Director, Roxana Haines, tells us about the company's current production of Tosca and how they're trying to make opera accessible to a wider audience Read more »| 21 Oct 2019 -
Interviews
"Fresh, Vital and Urgent": The Panopticon at Eastern Promise
We speak to the team at Platform and director Debbie Hannan about upcoming show, The Panopticon Read more »| 05 Sep 2019 -
Festivals
Cherish Violet Blood on Deer Woman
The Skinny speaks to the actor Cherish Violet Blood about her role as Lila in Deer Woman Read more »| 01 Aug 2019 -
Festivals
Reclaiming Power: Tara Beagan introduces Deer Woman
Tara Beagan's play Deer Woman was described as 'a work of immense power and artistry' by critics in Australia. Now, ahead of its European premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe this Summer, Beagan explains why it's a story that had to be told Read more »| 01 Aug 2019
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Festivals
Evalyn Parry & Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory on Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools
The Skinny chat to artists Evalyn Parry and Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory about their upcoming Edinburgh International Festival show, Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools Read more »| 01 Aug 2019 -
Festivals
Creating Space: Fringe of Colour
Fringe of Colour is working to make the Fringe as accessible as possible for young people of colour. The scheme’s pioneer, Jessica Brough, speaks to performers Rachael Young and Kemah Bob about how the scheme impacts artists of colour as well as audiences Read more »| 29 Jul 2019 -
Festivals
Travis Alabanza on Burgerz
Performance artist and poet Travis Alabanza speaks to the Skinny about the importance of creating a trans theatrical canon, and the stage as a safe(r) space to explore identity Read more »| 26 Jul 2019 -
Festivals
The Reality of Bringing a Show to the Edinburgh Fringe
In the third part of our series on building a Fairer Fringe, we look at the realities of bringing a show to Edinburgh in August Read more »| 24 Jul 2019 -
Festivals
Life After Prison: Solitary and America is Hard to See
The US is known for its high incarceration rate, locking up more people than anywhere else in the world. Two New York-based companies heading to the Fringe this summer linger on the question: what happens when they get out? Read more »| 24 Jul 2019 -
Festivals
David Edgar on his first solo show Trying It On
We chat to David Edgar about the 1960s, identity politics and catching up with his 20 year old self in new solo show Trying It On Read more »| 16 Jul 2019 -
Interviews
Playing Fair: Workers at the Edinburgh Fringe
In the run-up to the Edinburgh Festivals, we're launching a new series asking how we can make 2019 the fairest Fringe of them all. First stop: the employees Read more »| 31 May 2019 -
Interviews
Scotland, Theatre and Oil
Following the Scottish Government's recent declaration of a climate emergency, can two very different shows about Scotland's oil boom help us learn from our past mistakes? Read more »| 22 May 2019 -
Festivals
The Rise of Community-Led Festivals in Scotland
The teams behind Southside Fringe and Hidden Door to find out why and how they set up their community-led festivals Read more »| 10 May 2019