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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InterviewsTortoise in a Nutshell on play, participation and new show Ginger
Tortoise in a Nutshell's interactive children's show Ginger is a celebration of community – we catch up with co-director Alex Bird Read more »| 04 Dec 2023 -
OpinionThe Skinny on... Johnny McKnight
As he limbers up for a run as Widow McTwank in Macrobert's Aladdin, Scotland's foremost pantomime writer, director and dame takes on the Q&A Read more »| 29 Nov 2023 -
ShowsScottish Theatre Highlights: December 2023
This month, festive shows dominate the Scottish theatre scene. It's a great time to bring the whole family along, with a varied menu of innovative and kid-friendly projects all over Scotland Read more »| 28 Nov 2023 -
ShowsThey're Behind You: Scottish festive theatre guide
In a particularly dark winter, Scottish theatre provides a warm light – here's a look at what's in store this festive season Read more »| 22 Nov 2023 -
ShowsThrough the Mud @ Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
Apphia Campbell's revamped play about the struggle for racial justice is a timely call to action Read more »| 08 Nov 2023 -
ShowsDead Dad Dog @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
The revival of John McKay's 1988 play retains its comic chops and its familial chemistry Read more »| 07 Nov 2023
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ShowsThe Present Is Not Enough @ CCA, Glasgow
Take Me Somewhere festival presents a celebration of queer desire which will get pulses racing Read more »| 03 Nov 2023 -
ShowsEHF: Sycamore Grove @ Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh
This new suburban horror four-hander challenges norms of domesticity, but lacks clarity in key areas Read more »| 03 Nov 2023 -
ShowsEHF: I See Red @ Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh
Silvestre Correia's ambitious multi-media horror unsettles and re-appropriates gender Read more »| 02 Nov 2023 -
ShowsEHF: Tarmac Lullaby @ Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh
Erin Elkin's monologue tells spooky stories with magnetic energy, but some elements of its staging let it down Read more »| 01 Nov 2023 -
Interviews
Apphia Campbell on new play Through the Mud
Apphia Campbell speaks about her upcoming show, Through the Mud, an intergenerational story about the struggle for civil rights Read more »| 31 Oct 2023 -
ShowsTreason: The Musical @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Ricky Allan and Charli Eglinton's Gunpowder Plot musical Treason is all tell, no show Read more »| 30 Oct 2023 -
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Scottish Theatre Highlights: November 2023
November offers a wide range of ambitious new work and classic favourites across Scotland's theatres Read more »| 30 Oct 2023 -
InterviewsFemale Friendship and the AI Monster
We chat with Racheal Ofori about her new play FLIP!, directed by Emily Aboud, which centres on the relationship of two young Black women and their craving for social media fame and wealth Read more »| 25 Oct 2023 -
ShowsDracula: Mina's Reckoning @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
The National Theatre of Scotland's ambitious, genderqueer retelling of the classic tale of Dracula offers interesting elements, but some flat characterisation lets it down Read more »| 23 Oct 2023