Interviews
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InterviewsLaurie Sansom on James IV: Queen of the Fight
Director Laurie Sansom discusses racism and royalty in James IV: Queen of the Fight on the eve of its Scottish tour Read more »| 07 Nov 2022 -
InterviewsDeborah Colker and Alex Reedijk on Scottish Opera
As a new season begins, we talk to Deborah Colker and Alex Reedijk from Scottish Opera about the magic that only opera can provide Read more »| 13 Oct 2022 -
InterviewsJames Beagon on Student Theatre
Getting involved in student theatre can be the first step to a career in performing arts. We meet Strange Town Theatre's James Beagon to find out how participation influenced his trajectory Read more »| 08 Sep 2022 -
FestivalsHorizon Showcase Pushes The Boundaries of Performance
Horizon brings its first in-person showcase of genre-defying and radical performance to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this month Read more »| 02 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsFeminist Utopia: Tess Letham on Remedy for Memory
Choreographer Tess Letham talks about her interdisciplinary Edinburgh Fringe offering, Remedy for Memory: a joyful, comedic, and surreal celebration of feminine fantasy Read more »| 02 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsSami Ibrahim on A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain
Award-winning playwright Sami Ibrahim talks about migration, fairytale, and hostile environments in his upcoming Edinburgh Fringe show, A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain Read more »| 29 Jul 2022
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FestivalsNiall Moorjani on their Edinburgh Fringe shows
We meet storyteller Niall Moorjani to learn more about the three plays – The Girls and the Dragon, Mohan: A Partition Story and A Fairie Tale – they're bringing to the Edinburgh stage this August Read more »| 27 Jul 2022 -
InterviewsIndepen-dance on inclusive dance festival, Gathered Together
As Indepen-dance's Gathered Together festival returns, we take a look at this year's programme and talk to Dawn Hartley & Laisvie Ochoa Read more »| 01 Jul 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
InterviewsThe Skinny on... Grant Stott
What better way to celebrate the return of panto season than with a Q&A with Scottish pantomime stalwart Grant Stott? Read more »| 09 Dec 2021 -
InterviewsGrid Iron and Al-Harah Theater on Bethlehem Cultural Festival
Ahead of the Bethlehem Cultural Festival at Glasgow's CCA, we talk to some of the people behind the new project shining a light on the Palestinian town's cultural and artistic scene Read more »| 01 Dec 2021