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InterviewsQueen for a Day: Jock Tamson's Bairns tours Scotland| 01 Feb 2019Read more ❯ -
InterviewsLouise Welsh on Scottish Opera's Anthropocene| 22 Jan 2019Read more ❯ -
OpinionTheatre in Dark Times| 07 Jan 2019Read more ❯ -
FestivalsMental Health After the Edinburgh Fringe| 12 Nov 2018Read more ❯ -
InterviewsCora Bissett on her Gagarin Way revival| 10 Oct 2018Read more ❯ -
InterviewsThis is Not My Nose: Revisiting Cyrano de Bergerac| 30 Aug 2018Read more ❯
Theatre
The Skinny theatre guide to plays, musicals, and theater festivals throughout Scotland. We bring you the latest news in theater, with highlights and reviews. Get backstage access with The Skinny's exclusive playwright, director, and festival curator interviews.
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ShowsJersey Boys @ Playhouse, Edinburgh
Oh what a night, indeed – the West End hit's new touring production is full of joy and energy Read more »| 22 Feb 2019 -
ShowsLittle Gift @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Little Gift is a show for all ages that nurtures the heart Read more »| 20 Feb 2019 -
Showsgood dog @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
When you realise that people do not always get what they deserve, what do you do? Arinzé Kene’s good dog offers a poignant look at one young person's struggles against the forces of society Read more »| 18 Feb 2019 -
ShowsThe Dark @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Nick Makoha’s story of a journey out of of Uganda is harrowing, but leaves us confused and wanting more Read more »| 18 Feb 2019 -
ShowsVanishing Point and The New International on The Dark Carnival
Ahead of the premiere of new co-production The Dark Carnival, Vanishing Point’s Matthew Lenton and A New International’s Biff Smith discuss their so-called "hare-brained scheme", and explain why their new show is not a musical Read more »| 15 Feb 2019 -
ShowsMacbeth @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
With not a word spoken, The Paper Cinema crafts a fine example of Shakespeare’s quintessential work Read more »| 14 Feb 2019
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ShowsSleeping Beauty @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Collette Garrigan brings the Sleeping Beauty tale to life in this new version at manipulate Festival Read more »| 14 Feb 2019 -
ShowsART @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh
If you don’t hate them, are they even your friends? That's the question posed by Yasmina Reza’s monstrously successful play, ART, which has all the trimmings that a high-billed touring production should have Read more »| 14 Feb 2019 -
ShowsImages & Words: A Double Bill @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Images & Words combines two short films which both use spoken word and video, but which couldn’t be more different Read more »| 13 Feb 2019 -
ShowsBeguiled @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Beguiled's two-part puppetry presentation offers an engaging way to introduce new audiences to the form, but loses its way once its themes take over Read more »| 13 Feb 2019 -
ShowsSalt @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
One of manipulate Festival's Rising Voices, Fiona Oliver-Larkin examines domestic violence through a young girl's play with everyday objects Read more »| 13 Feb 2019 -
ShowsAmerican Idiot @ Playhouse, Edinburgh
A fiery and timely 10th anniversary tour of the Green Day jukebox musical still packs a musical punch, but lacks a clear storyline Read more »| 11 Feb 2019 -
ShowsIntronauts @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
We’ve been to the moon, plundered the seas – but how well do we know our own bodies? Green Ginger’s Intronauts dives into our growing reliance on tech through a diverse range of means Read more »| 08 Feb 2019 -
ShowsInvisible Lands @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
A hypnotic blend of puppetry, physicality and video projections, Invisible Lands is as captivating as it is unusual Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
ShowsExtremely Pedestrian Chorales @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
An experimental fusion of dance, theatre and music takes the audience on a different pedestrian journey Read more »| 06 Feb 2019