Interviews
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InterviewsSarah Bebe Holmes on Egg
The Skinny chats to Sarah Bebe Holmes about her sell-out Fringe show, Egg, which uses aerial acrobatics to tell a true story of fertility and choice Read more »| 09 Apr 2019 -
InterviewsIn the Spotlight: LGBTQ+ Theatre in Scotland
We look at what can be done to keep LGBTQ+ stories on the Scottish stage year-round Read more »| 01 Apr 2019 -
InterviewsBrexit, Stage Left: Scottish Theatre and Europe
With weeks to go until the UK plans to withdraw from the EU, The Skinny asks theatremakers from around Scotland what Brexit could do to Scottish theatre, and wonders what impact Brexit has already made on the industry Read more »| 12 Mar 2019 -
InterviewsFuture Facing: National Theatre of Scotland's Interference
The National Theatre of Scotland puts sci-fi on stage in a new trilogy of plays set in the near-future. The Skinny heads to their canal-side HQ to discuss robots, ethics, virtual universes and the future of the human race – no biggie Read more »| 11 Mar 2019 -
InterviewsEn Pointe: 50 Years of Scottish Ballet
As Scottish Ballet prepare to mark their fifth decade of existence, they chat about their new season of bold programming and challenging contemporary perceptions of ballet Read more »| 04 Mar 2019 -
InterviewsTandem Writing Collective on their DIY Approach to Theatre
Two of the three women behind one of Scottish theatre’s newest writing collectives chat to The Skinny about why they decided to go their own way Read more »| 01 Feb 2019
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InterviewsQueen for a Day: Jock Tamson's Bairns tours Scotland
Our theatre editor chats to the team behind Jock Tamson’s Bairns and unleashes her inner bio queen for the afternoon Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
InterviewsLouise Welsh on Scottish Opera's Anthropocene
Ahead of the premiere of Anthropocene, author Louise Welsh discusses her fourth opera, collaborating with composer Stuart MacRae, and traditional opera’s “women problem” Read more »| 22 Jan 2019 -
TheatreTheatre in Dark Times
2018 was a difficult year for many people for many reasons – Brexit, the Windrush Scandal, Trump and whatever the hell is happening with the UK Government right now. So how can theatre support us and keep us going in these strange days? Read more »| 07 Jan 2019 -
Festivals
Mental Health After the Edinburgh Fringe
After this year’s Fringe ended, our theatre editor had a stress-related health scare. Here she writes about her experience of the festival, the pressure that comes with it, and asks what can we do to better manage mental health in the arts Read more »| 12 Nov 2018 -
Theatre
Estonia Now: Previewing the Glasgow festival
We chat to the people behind Estonia Now, a new festival of visual art, film, contemporary dance and performance that celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Baltic republic Read more »| 06 Nov 2018 -
Interviews
Real Horror Show: Edinburgh Horror Festival preview
The Skinny chats to Alex Staniforth, one of the co-founders of the Edinburgh Horror Festival, about their third year, why there’s not enough horror theatre, and what makes the genre so unique Read more »| 15 Oct 2018 -
InterviewsCora Bissett on her Gagarin Way revival
Following her success at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, we chat to Cora Bisset about her Dundee Rep revival of Gregory Burke’s sensational debut play, Gagarin Way Read more »| 10 Oct 2018 -
InterviewsThis is Not My Nose: Revisiting Cyrano de Bergerac
Brian Ferguson and Jessica Hardwick discuss the newest Citz production, their revival of Edwin Morgan's translation of Cyrano de Bergerac Read more »| 30 Aug 2018 -
Festivals
Is Theatre Accessible to Working-Class Artists?
With theatre seen as a middle-class pursuit, what about working-class artists and stories? We speak to a host of working-class artists to find out how theatre could do better Read more »| 17 Aug 2018