Interviews
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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 -
Interviews
This 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 -
FestivalsIs 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 -
InterviewsLauren 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 -
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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 -
InterviewsPersistent & 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
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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 -
Interviews
Mind Health: SMHAF's 2018 Theatre Programme
The Skinny talks to the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival’s Gail Aldam and artist Skye Loneragan about the festival’s theme, aims and its biggest theatre programme yet Read more »| 30 Apr 2018 -
Interviews
Graham Eatough on How to Act
We meet theatre maker Graham Eatough as his much-lauded How to Act returns to the Scottish stage Read more »| 06 Mar 2018 -
Interviews
The legacy and controversy of Miss Saigon
Ahead of the Scottish premiere of an acclaimed new production of the West End smash musical Miss Saigon, The Skinny travels to Dublin to meet two of the show's stars Read more »| 10 Jan 2018 -
Art
John Byrne Award profiles: Catherine Expósito
In the first of a new monthly series profiling recipients of the John Byrne Award, we meet 24 year old Glasgow playwright Catherine Expósito Read more »| 27 Nov 2017 -
Music
Karine Polwart on A Pocket of Wind Resistance
We speak to singer-songwriter Karine Polwart about her new album A Pocket of Wind Resistance, the companion to her Edinburgh Festival show, Wind Resistance Read more »| 31 Oct 2017 -
Interviews
West Kowloon Cultural District: International Co-Lab
Curator Low Kee Hong introduces West Kowloon Cultural District International Co-Lab programme Read more »| 14 Sep 2017