Interviews
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Interviews
Theatre at Storyhouse: from Shakespeare to Alice
Chester's major new arts venue Storyhouse brings a theatre back to the city for the first time in a decade, and will present a mixture of home-produced summe... Read more »| 20 Dec 2016 -
Books
Introducing Storyhouse, Chester's new arts centre
Chester's brand-new arts centre, Storyhouse, opens in May 2017. A major renovation and extension of the city's old Odeon building, it houses two state-of-the... Read more »| 20 Dec 2016 -
Interviews
Scottish Panto Season: Battle of the Dames
Trapped in some kind of pre-Christmas Hell, our grumpy theatre editor attempts to find some semblance of festive cheer by chatting to not one, not two, but three Panto dames and trying to turn them against each other. It didn’t work Read more »| 05 Dec 2016 -
Theatre
Julia Taudevin on Blow-Off and Dario Fo
Returning to Edinburgh with her ‘guerrilla gig theatre’ piece Blow Off as part of a political theatre season to mark Dario Fo’s 90th birthday, Julia Taudevin talks to The Skinny about domestic terrorism, female rage and music Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
Interviews
Scottish Ballet: Sophie Laplane on Sibilo
The Skinny catches up with rising star of Scottish Ballet, the talented choreographer Sophie Laplane as she prepares to premiere her specially commissioned o... Read more »| 08 Sep 2016 -
Interviews
Joe Douglas on taking The Cheviot... on tour
Ahead of a new touring production of John McGrath’s revered play, The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil, The Skinny talks to its director, Joe Douglas, about the play, the current political climate and the future of culture in Scotland. Read more »| 31 Aug 2016
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Festivals
Unfamiliar Things: Jack Webb on The End
Choreographer Jack Webb is now a name familiar in the Scottish Contemporary Dance scene. We sent one of his former classmates to interview him ahead of his e... Read more »| 03 Aug 2016 -
Festivals
Liam Williams on his debut play Travesty
Liam Williams has taken a break from his eloquent stand-up performances to write a play about the 'ethical dimensions of modern love' Read more »| 02 Aug 2016 -
Festivals
Paines Plough on their Fringe 2016 programme
Celebrated commissioners of new theatre Paines Plough return to Summerhall with their Roundabout theatre and a programme of new works from each of the UK nations Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
Festivals
Phoebe Eclair-Powell on Epic Love... and Torch
Phoebe Eclair-Powell is the playwright behind two productions at the Fringe, exploring identity through comedy, music and the troubling answers she received from questionnaires Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
Festivals
First Dates: In Fidelity at the Edinburgh Fringe
Rob Drummond returns to the Fringe this year with In Fidelity, a play that brings members of the audience onstage for a blind date. Naturally, we sent our Deviance editor to the rehearsals to find her one true love Read more »| 25 Jul 2016 -
Interviews
Theatre and Conflict: Queens of Syria at LAAF
From humble beginnings in Jordan, Queens of Syria – a retelling of The Trojan Women by a group of Syrian refugees – has attracted ... Read more »| 04 Jul 2016 -
Interviews
Joyce McMillan: Theatre and reflecting a nation
For the launch of her book, Theatre in Scotland: A Field of Dreams, we asked Joyce McMillan to choose key moments from her three decades as our most essential voice on the artform and its relationship to our social and political landscape Read more »| 29 Jun 2016 -
Interviews
Vaulted Ambition: 15 years of Bard in the Botanics
The ambitious Kirk Bage discusses the possibility of performing in all 38 Shakespeare plays, and why he and audiences alike keep returning to Glasgow's Bard in the Botanics year in and year out. Read more »| 06 Jun 2016 -
Interviews
Oliver Emanuel on The 306: Dawn
Oliver Emanuel talks his upcoming World War One trilogy, finding a balance between opera and theatre, and Netflix before The 306:Dawn takes the stage this mo... Read more »| 20 May 2016