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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ShowsThe Bookies @ Dundee Rep
Mikey Burnett and Joe McCann haven't quite hit the jackpot with The Bookies, but their riotously funny play is still worth attending for a fun night out Read more »| 09 May 2022 -
ShowsGesturing Refugees @ Fruitmarket, Edinburgh
An interactive video dance performance by Farah Saleh, Gesturing Refugees aims to archive untold refugee stories, using the artists and the audience Read more »| 06 May 2022 -
ShowsScottish Theatre Highlights: May 2022
Big topics dominate Scottish stages in May, from considered portrayals of mental health issues to thought-provoking political sagas Read more »| 29 Apr 2022 -
InterviewsTalkin' Bout a Revolution: Caroline Bird on Red Ellen
Award-winning poet and playwright Caroline Bird chats to The Skinny about turning the life of workers' rights activist Ellen Wilkinson into a play Read more »| 28 Apr 2022 -
ShowsOrphans @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Cora Bissett and Douglas Maxwell's musical adaption of Peter Mullan's film Orphans hits the right notes – sharp, funny and emotionally charged Read more »| 14 Apr 2022 -
InterviewsDouglas Maxwell and Cora Bissett on adapting Orphans
Theatre-makers Cora Bissett and Douglas Maxwell have joined forces with songwriters Roddy Hart and Tommy Reilly, and the National Theatre of Scotland, to transform Peter Mullan's cult film into a stage musical Read more »| 01 Apr 2022
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ShowsScottish Theatre Highlights: April 2022
April is all about debuting and exploring new work, with premieres, new writing nights and work-in-progress festivals taking place across Scotland Read more »| 30 Mar 2022 -
FestivalsEdinburgh International Festival announces 2022 programme
EIF is back! Leith Theatre will host a stacked bill of artists, including Arab Strap, Son of Kemet, Princess Nokia, Kae Tempest and Squarepusher; Alan Cumming is Robert Burns in Burn; there's intriguing site-specific piece Muster Station: Leith and more Read more »| 30 Mar 2022 -
InterviewsEwan Downie on Company of Wolves' Julius Caesar
We chat to Ewan Downie about mob mentality, laboratory theatre and directing Shakespeare in a different way Read more »| 11 Mar 2022 -
ShowsThe Children @ Dundee Rep
The Scottish premiere of Lucy Kirkwood's Tony Award-nominated play The Children does its intricate script justice Read more »| 10 Mar 2022 -
ShowsScottish Theatre Highlights: March 2022
Spring at Scotland's theatres brings a barrage of new shows at Traverse, The Tron and Dundee Rep, as well as the return of Dance International Glasgow Read more »| 01 Mar 2022 -
ShowsMoorcroft @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Tron Theatre's Spring season kicks off with Eilidh Loan's beautiful, hilarious and bittersweet Moorcroft Read more »| 21 Feb 2022 -
ShowsManipulate 2022: Acqua Alta, (Le) Pain & After Metamorphosis
We review three shows from this year's Manipulate festival which, despite a stripped-back COVID-affected programme, was still full of delights Read more »| 08 Feb 2022 -
InterviewsScottish Opera's Emma Black on A Midsummer Night's Dream
As Scottish Opera bring their version of A Midsummer Night's Dream to Glasgow and Edinburgh, we talk to the production's Assistant Director Emma Black to find out more Read more »| 04 Feb 2022 -
InterviewsManipulate 2022 preview: The Chosen Haram and Eat Me
Manipulate's 2022 programme tackles folk-myth, identity, taboo and desire; Sadiq Ali and the Snap-Elastic collective discuss how these ideas surface in their shows Read more »| 18 Jan 2022