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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InterviewsCoast to Coast: Tom Morton-Smith premieres In Doggerland
As a shoreline erodes, a brother and sister try to make a new start – and with In Doggerland, playwright Tom Morton-Smith continues his upward trajectory Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
ShowsA Clockwork Orange @ The Lowry, Salford
We all know Anthony Burgess’s A Clockwork Orange, mainly for its necessary glossary and Malcolm McDowell’s insane glare – but rape, ultra-v... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
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Handel's Cross @ CCA
As part of Glasgay 2013, Theatre North bring Handel's Cross to the CCA. The play follows one man's fantasy about the famous composer Handel, all of which is ... Read more »| 22 Oct 2013 -
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Couldn't Care Less @ Traverse
Do not be fooled by the pastel colours and floral patterns on the elaborate set of this production; Couldn’t Care Less unfurls a narrative about Alzhei... Read more »| 21 Oct 2013 -
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Dragon @ Citizens Theatre
From the first glimpse of the cotton wool clouds hanging from a brooding sky, it is with a sense of wonder that you watch Dragon. Wonder at the choreogr... Read more »| 21 Oct 2013 -
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Educating Rita @ The Lowry, Salford
It’s a surprisingly low-key start to the Library Theatre Company’s final season before they merge with HOME. Educating Rita, Willy Russ... Read more »| 21 Oct 2013
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ShowsPlay Pie and a Pint: The Trouble with Double @ Òran Mór
Watch out world, there’s a new Mrs Malaprop in town and she’s causing havoc with her own unique malapropistic condition. It’s the morning ... Read more »| 18 Oct 2013 -
Interviews20 Years of Glasgay!
Two decades on, Glasgay! continues to celebrate LGBT artists past and present across their annual multi-arts festival. We speak to playwright Stef Smith about one of this year's programme highlights, Cured Read more »| 07 Oct 2013 -
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Paul Bright's Confessions of a Justified Sinner @ Summerhall
An intelligent, interdisciplinary performance that brings together video, live performance, and a degree of object fetishism, Paul Bright's Confessions of a ... Read more »| 07 Oct 2013 -
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All My Sons @ Royal Exchange, Manchester, until 26 Oct
Michael Buffong has quite the CV. At the Exchange alone his recent credits include A Raisin in the Sun, which had five stars thrown at it from every directio... Read more »| 04 Oct 2013 -
FestivalsTHAT's The Way To Do It: THAT Festival 2013
Now in its second year, THAT Festival is bringing the cream of Scottish theatre, performance, music and literature to Stirling's Macrobert arts centre. We asked curator Alice McGrath to tell us about the highlights of the programme Read more »| 04 Oct 2013 -
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Advance Notice: Word of Warning's Autumn Season
Ever taken a shower at the theatre? Or drunk a bottle of rum in a bath? As director Tamsin Drury explains, Word of Warning's autumn season reduces the form to its bare bones, and stops asking: 'Is it art?' Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
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Venue of the Month: Contact, Manchester
In Contact's new artistic director, Matt Fenton, we find an enthusiastic new voice behind a theatre of youthful excitement and near-reckless daring Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
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Crime and Punishment @ Liverpool Playhouse, 1-19 Oct
Although Dostoevsky's reputation rests on a number of hefty, fiercely inward-looking novels, his work attracts more theatrical adaptations than you might exp... Read more »| 30 Sep 2013 -
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Melody Loses Her Mojo @ Contact, Manchester, 1-5 Oct
Hip-hop, beatboxing, slam poetry and puppetry are at the heart of a brand new drama about the lives of young people in care. The latest touring production fr... Read more »| 30 Sep 2013