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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ShowsPanto Characters That Should be Cancelled in 2021
As we reach the end of perhaps the worst year in living memory, now is the time to cancel some of the worst characters from the land of panto Read more »| 14 Dec 2020 -
InterviewsJoe McCann on Things My White Friends Say
We speak to Tron Theatre's freshly commissioned writer Joe McCann about Black Lives Matter, racism in Scotland and why he wants you to contribute to his new play Read more »| 28 Sep 2020 -
InterviewsBrave New Stages: Theatre design and COVID-19
Scotland's theatre industry is struggling to survive under the pressure of social distancing regulations. Meet the designers thinking outside the box to stage new work Read more »| 15 Sep 2020 -
InterviewsThe Skinny Q&A: Kieran Hurley
Beats and Mouthpiece playwright Kieran Hurley was meant to debut his new play, The Enemy, this month, but the COVID-19 crisis has postponed the premiere. Here he reflects on other important topics, like what to cook on lockdown and when he last spewed Read more »| 09 Apr 2020 -
ShowsThe Metamorphosis @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Divisive figures such as Donald Trump and Katie Hopkins are bought to mind in this intelligent re-imagining of Kafka's classic Read more »| 18 Mar 2020 -
ShowsBlood and Gold @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow
Mara Menzies brings her storytelling show to Workers' Theatre's Southside festival Read more »| 09 Mar 2020
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ShowsW*nk Buddies @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Jake Jarratt and Cameron Sharp discuss masculinity and sexuality at the dreg-ends of a house party in this touching production Read more »| 09 Mar 2020 -
InterviewsGaelic Theatre Gu Leòr on language, loss and MAIM
We speak to Alasdair C. Whyte and Evie Waddell about the themes of climate change, culture and survival in Theatre Gu Leòr and WHYTE's new show Read more »| 06 Mar 2020 -
ShowsThe Ballad of Johnny Longstaff @ Traverse, Edinburgh
This tribute to an anti-fascism activist from Teesside is musically gorgeous and politically rousing Read more »| 04 Mar 2020 -
ShowsScottish Theatre Highlights: March 2020
Oh hey Spring season! Here's all the best theatre in Scotland this month Read more »| 04 Mar 2020 -
ShowsEducating Rita @ Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Jessica Johnson and Stephen Tompkinson excel in this 40th-anniversary production of Willy Russell's classic two-hander Read more »| 03 Mar 2020 -
InterviewsDenise Mina on Mrs Puntila and her man Matti
Award-winning Scottish crime writer Denise Mina speaks to the Skinny about gender swapping and power misuse in her latest work, Mrs Puntila and her man Matti, an adaptation of Brecht’s master and servant comedy Read more »| 26 Feb 2020 -
ShowsThe Political History of Smack and Crack @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
The story of two long-term addicts is fused with an expose of government collusion in Ed Edwards' earnest debut play Read more »| 25 Feb 2020 -
ShowsAntigone, Interrupted @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Thought-provoking, thrilling and enthralling – Scottish Dance Theatre's genre-busting solo show is a triumph Read more »| 24 Feb 2020 -
ShowsNixon In China @ Theatre Royal, Glasgow
John Adams' 1987 opera about the US president's state visit to China is given a new lease of life by Scottish Opera Read more »| 20 Feb 2020