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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FestivalsIf these spasms could speak: Robert Softley
Among the array of strongly political – even angry – theatre present at the Fringe this year, Robert Softley brings a slightly more humane piece to the stage Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
ShowsTheatre Uncut @ Paterson's Land
With the Scottish independence referendum looming, political theatre seems to be spreading. Theatre Uncut are just one of many companies at the Fringe trying... Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
Festivals
Wine of India @ Lass O'Gowrie, Manchester, 11 Jul
Nigel Kneale's lost Wine of India envisions a dystopian future where lifespans are precise and predicted, and is as chilling as its original premise in a reincarnation for the stage by Dan Thackery Read more »| 19 Jul 2013 -
Venue Of The MonthTheatre Venue of the Month: Paterson's Land
Part of Moray House, Paterson's Land will be transformed during the Fringe into a temporary home for some of the finest work Scottish Opera and other high-profile theatre companies have to offer Read more »| 18 Jul 2013 -
Shows
Cannibal Women of Mars @ Tron
The year is 2113. Earth is rife with overpopulation and unemployment. Also, the Department of Chastity will hunt you down, if you attempt to have sex with another human being Read more »| 12 Jul 2013 -
Festivals
Fringe Fever at 24:7 Theatre Festival
For a decade, 24:7 theatre festival has been giving young playwrights and theatre-makers a platform on which to develop their skills. Executive producer David Slack looks forward to a tenth edition that includes a fiery site-specific show Read more »| 08 Jul 2013
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FestivalsOn the Edge: Exploring Nowt Part Of and Shiny New Festival
Two single-venue theatre festivals contribute dystopian fantasies and a murder mystery party to this month's fringe mania. Their directors introduce Salford's Nowt Part Of and Liverpool's Shiny New Festival Read more »| 03 Jul 2013 -
Interviews
Work in Progress: Quarantine’s Richard Gregory on The Dyas Sisters
We speak to Quarantine theatre company's artistic director Richard Gregory about its ambitious new show, The Dyas Sisters Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Shows
Albert Drive: Who is Your Neighbour?
Launched last year, Albert Drive aims to bring together the multi-cultural communities of Glasgow's Pollokshields. July sees the project's culmination with a series of events in Tramway Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Shows
The Man Who Woke Up Dead @ Waterside Arts Centre, Manchester, 27-29 Jun
Inspired by film noir, Hitchcock, and Orwell’s classic 1984, The Man Who Woke Up Dead is a dark and richly compelling thriller that sets out to challen... Read more »| 13 Jun 2013 -
Festivals
Return @ Unity Theatre, Liverpool, 12 Jun
First performed at The Yard, London, in 2012, Dina Mousawi's Return is a deeply personal piece that tells the stories of several Iraqi women – their li... Read more »| 06 Jun 2013 -
Interviews
Art of the Thriller: New Work at The Royal Lyceum
The Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh is gearing up for a very special, thriller-packed new season, featuring world premieres of new works by Ian Rankin and David Haig Read more »| 06 Jun 2013 -
Shows
Apocalypse 2.0: Andy Field presents Zilla
Pull on some fuzzy monster slippers and play pocket god with Andy Field, as he hands us the power to bring our cities to the verge of collapse in his interactive theatre trilogy Zilla Read more »| 05 Jun 2013 -
Shows
Some Other Mother @ various venues, 6-27 Jun
Writer AJ Taudevin, whose new play Some Other Mother is part of Refugee Week Scotland, is unafraid to use her work as a sounding board and a rallyi... Read more »| 05 Jun 2013 -
Venue Of The Month
Venue of the Month: The Lass O’Gowrie, Manchester
A pub with a snug and a 30-seater theatre, The Lass O’Gowrie is at the heart of Manchester's fringe, and dedicated to doing things a little differently Read more »| 05 Jun 2013