Theatre
The Skinny theatre guide to plays, musicals, and theatre festivals throughout Scotland. We bring you the latest news in Scottish theatre, with highlights and reviews. Get backstage access with The Skinny's exclusive playwright, director, and festival curator interviews.
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ShowsPanto Limbo: Alternative Christmas Theatre in the Northwest
It's time for Christmas theatre! Oh no it isn't. Oh yes it is Read more »| 06 Dec 2013 -
ShowsPoint of Contact: CYAC present their Christmas show, Advent Avenue
For over a decade, Contact Young Actors Company has provided training, support and fun for young people in Manchester. We speak to them as they prepare for their Christmas show, Advent Avenue Read more »| 04 Dec 2013 -
InterviewsHeart on a String: War Horse and the Power of Puppetry
As international phenomenon War Horse comes to Salford's Lowry, we ask why it's taken the National Theatre's blockbuster show to convince audiences of puppetry's emotional power as an art form – and that it's not just for kids Read more »| 04 Dec 2013 -
Interviews
Christmas Season, Panto Season
December heralds the beginning of the Christmas season. Aside from longer shop hours, Christmas carols and decorations, this month also sees the resurrection of the Christmas pantomime, more affectionately known as 'panto' Read more »| 03 Dec 2013 -
Shows
Breathing Corpses @ Victoria Baths, Manchester
Young Manchester-based company Fresh Loaf are the latest to take on Lauren Wade’s award-winning drama Breathing Corpses, set in the (very atmospheric) ... Read more »| 02 Dec 2013 -
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A Play, A Pie And A Pint: Guilty @ Oran Mor
Warning: some stories don’t have happy endings. Before there was Disney, the Brothers Grimm collected fairytales from the oral tradition of storytellin... Read more »| 02 Dec 2013
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Ballet Boyz @ Theatre Royal
While on tour, the Ballet Boyz bring the Talent - co-produced by Sadler's Wells – to Glasgow. Having split their show into two parts, each part fo... Read more »| 02 Dec 2013 -
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Edit-Point @ City Halls
Edit-Point's latest concert Axe! may sound like it is part of an anti-bedroom tax movement or the title of a very exciting action movie, but in fact, an elec... Read more »| 02 Dec 2013 -
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Scottish Dance Theatre @ Dundee Rep
The Dundee Rep sees a bold double bill by Scottish Dance Theatre (SDT). On their home turf, the dance company presents Second Coming and&... Read more »| 02 Dec 2013 -
Festivals
Manipulate Visual Theatre Festival 2014 launches
Between 31st January and 8th February 2014, Manipulate Visual Theatre Festival returns to Scotland for a 7th year. Hosted by Artistic Director Simon Har... Read more »| 20 Nov 2013 -
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Sonica 2013 @ Various Venues, Glasgow
Sonica, the festival of sonic art produced by Cryptic, returns to Glasgow for yet another year. The programme, while based primarily on the concept of sound ... Read more »| 16 Nov 2013 -
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In Doggerland @ The Lowry, Salford
In Doggerland is a story of family, grief and human nature. More specifically, it’s the story of what happens when siblings Linus and Marnie turn up in... Read more »| 13 Nov 2013 -
ShowsBest of BE Festival @ The Lowry, Salford
BE Festival (Birmingham-Europe, Birmingham’s annual international theatre festival) is a celebration of theatre that crosses borders. Not only cultural... Read more »| 13 Nov 2013 -
ShowsTomorrow's Parties @ Contact, Manchester
The future always looms ahead of us and is always uncertain. Predicting and analysing the future has been a preoccupation for, amongst others, writers, polit... Read more »| 13 Nov 2013 -
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Casual Violence's The House of Nostril @ The Lowry, Salford
Casual Violence storm onto The Lowry stage with a bizarre and delightful Halloween spectacular Read more »| 13 Nov 2013