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Festivals
Edinburgh Fringe Firsts: 5 new theatre companies to watch
With so many shows to see at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, it can be easy for great new work to fall under the radar. That's why we're profiling five shows from new & emerging companies – all bringing their work to the festival for the very first time Read more »| 23 Jul 2019 -
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Meghan Tyler on Crocodile Fever, 'an angry scream at the world'
The Skinny chats to Meghan Tyler about her play Crocodile Fever, and gets an exclusive invite into the rehearsal room ahead of its world premiere Read more »| 23 Jul 2019 -
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Scottish Theatre Highlights: July 2019
Get warmed up for the Fringe with July's theatre picks Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
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Scottish Theatre Highlights: June 2019
Scotland plays host to a variety of theatrical wonders this month, from family-friendly circus-spectaculars to edgy, multimedia performances Read more »| 30 May 2019 -
Festivals
Belle & Sebastian play heading to Edinburgh Fringe
Belle & Sebastian’s iconic 1996 album If You’re Feeling Sinister is being turned into a "play with songs" at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 16 May 2019 -
Theatre
Zinnie Harris on The Duchess [of Malfi]
We chat to Zinnie Harris about male rage, female resistance, and updating John Webster's 17th century play The Duchess of Malfi for the present day Read more »| 10 May 2019
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Theatre
Mele Broomes on Sonic Séance
Mele Broomes talks to The Skinny about Sonic Séance, her follow-up dance piece to 2018's award-winning show, VOID Read more »| 06 May 2019 -
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Scottish Theatre Highlights: May 2019
Mayfesto and Take Me Somewhere return this May - here's our round-up of the best Scottish theatre shows and events this month Read more »| 02 May 2019 -
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Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2019: Theatre Highlights
Ahead of this year's Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, we pick out five theatre productions from the programme that you need to look out for Read more »| 26 Apr 2019 -
Theatre
Future 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 -
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The Month in Scottish Theatre: March 2019
What’s happening on the Scottish stage this month? It’s probably easier to ask what isn’t happening, because it's all kicking off in March Read more »| 05 Mar 2019 -
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Vanishing Point and The New International on The Dark Carnival
Ahead of the premiere of new co-production The Dark Carnival, Vanishing Point’s Matthew Lenton and A New International’s Biff Smith discuss their so-called "hare-brained scheme", and explain why their new show is not a musical Read more »| 15 Feb 2019 -
Theatre
Queen 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 -
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The Month in Scottish Theatre: February 2019
Musicals, touring opera, returning shows, and the first ever LGBTQI+ playwright festival? Sounds like it’s just another month for theatre in Scotland Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
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The Themes of manipulate 2019
Scotland's trailblazing festival of innovative visual theatre and animation returns, with performances from artists around the world. But with so many different art forms on show, what themes are tackled in this year's programme? Read more »| 24 Jan 2019