Interviews
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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 -
Theatre
Theatre 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 -
FestivalsMental 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 -
TheatreEstonia 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
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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 -
Interviews
Lauren Hendry on Tetra-Decathlon: 'competing feels like performing'
The Skinny chats to Lauren Hendry about Tetra-Decathlon, her new show about training for the world championships of a 14-event athletics competition and creating a piece of theatre from the experience Read more »| 11 Jul 2018 -
Interviews
Amy Ross: Wicked in Edinburgh
In its final week, the star of Wicked, Amy Ross, swoops in to speak to The Skinny about the musical, Elphaba, and the women of Oz Read more »| 05 Jun 2018 -
Interviews
Persistent & Nasty: Celebrating Diversity in Scottish Theatre
The Skinny chats to the founders of Persistent & Nasty, a new platform for showcasing new and underrepresented voices in Scottish theatre Read more »| 05 Jun 2018 -
Interviews
Contemporary performance festival Take Me Somewhere returns
The Skinny chats to FK Alexander and Jamila Johnson-Small, two of the artists selected for Take Me Somewhere 2018, about their work and the space that the festival provides for contemporary artists Read more »| 31 May 2018 -
Festivals
This is probably the best children’s theatre festival in the world
The Skinny talks to Noel Jordan, Edinburgh International Children's Festival’s director about their latest programme, Scotland’s place on the international stage and why children’s theatre is so important Read more »| 15 May 2018 -
Interviews
Emerging voices in Scottish theatre at Hidden Door 2018
The Skinny takes a peek behind Hidden Door and talks to four emerging voices in Scottish theatre about why they chose the festival, Leith and a troublesome plastic chicken Read more »| 09 May 2018