Shows
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ReviewsShoot the Sissy @ Art School
Nando Messias’ Shoot the Sissy packs its deceptively simple premise with striking visuals and deep emotional resonance. Superficially a sort of dr... Read more »| 05 Apr 2017 -
ShowsWish List wins big at Manchester Theatre Awards
Katherine Soper's Bruntwood Prize–winning play about the punishments of the employment and benefits system scooped several titles at today's Manchester... Read more »| 17 Mar 2017 -
FestivalsEdinburgh International Festival: 2017 line-up
PJ Harvey, Stephin Merritt and a spectacular opening presentation from the creators of Deep Time feature as EIF celebrates its 70th anniversary Read more »| 15 Mar 2017 -
Previews
4point3 collective on debut show Pylon
The Skinny talks to Graeme Cameron and Paul Montgomery of 4point3collective about creating, funding and appreciating their debut production, Pylon. Read more »| 13 Mar 2017 -
Reviews
City of Glass @ HOME, Manchester
Paul Auster's meta-noir City of Glass is brought to the stage via the high-tech wizardry of 59 Productions. The visuals are dazzling, but the adaptation fails to capture the nightmarish dread of the cult novel Read more »| 10 Mar 2017 -
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Jackie Wylie introduces Take Me Somewhere
Take Me Somewhere's Artistic Director Jackie Wylie on her new performance festival and the loss of The Arches Read more »| 10 Mar 2017
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Festivals
Hidden Door reveals 2017 lineup
Edinburgh’s DIY festival of multi-arts returns, bringing with it a new lease of life to the abandoned Leith Theatre. Music comes from Anna Meredith and Bossy Love, there's site-specific theatre by Grid Iron and artwork from over 30 artists Read more »| 03 Mar 2017 -
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Cultural Highlights: Romeo & Juliet
William Shakespeare’s classic tale of star crossed lovers is brought bang up to date in Leeds this March, as West Yorkshire Playhouse stages a fresh an... Read more »| 03 Mar 2017 -
Previews
Spring theatre highlights in the North
The best in theatre this season Read more »| 27 Feb 2017 -
TheatrePaul Auster's City of Glass: Behind the Scenes
They've turned water into stone and 70,000 people into pixels: now, groundbreaking visual design company 59 Productions are bringing Paul Auster's debut nove... Read more »| 24 Feb 2017 -
Reviews
The Winter's Tale @ Lyceum
One of the major criticisms levelled at Shakespeare’s The Winter's Tale is the disjointed discord between the first and second halves; while the openin... Read more »| 23 Feb 2017 -
Reviews
Made in India @ Traverse
Made in India, Satinder Chohan’s new play, directed by Katie Posner, begins in a surrogacy clinic in Gujarat, western India, where rich and professiona... Read more »| 23 Feb 2017 -
Festivals
SICK! Festival 2017: 5 must-see shows
Life, death and survival are explored in one of the UK's most exciting multi-arts festivals. Here are five shows you shouldn't miss Read more »| 17 Feb 2017 -
Reviews
La Causeuse (The Love Seat) @ Traverse
At manipulate, bodies are not the primary agents, nor are emotions necessarily human. Cue the luxurious red velvet armchair of Sens Equivoc’s La Causeu... Read more »| 13 Feb 2017 -
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The End of Things @ Traverse Theatre
A series of devised impressions, however cleverly wrought, do not necessarily create a cogent work. The End of Things by Company of Wolves falls prey to this... Read more »| 10 Feb 2017