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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FestivalsNothing Is Really Difficult @ Assembly George Square Box
There are few words during Nothing Is Really Difficult, but there are some to describe it. It's clever and funny, the physicality is a playful mixture or sim... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
FestivalsAppointment With The Wicker Man
Still Game fans may have noticed Greg Hemphill, or Victor McDade, on posters around town. Well, if you like that, you’ll love this – that same de... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
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One Hour Only @ Underbelly
Marly is studying forensic biology and to pay her way she has started a new job at an ‘upmarket’ brothel. Her first client is AJ who is twenty-on... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
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What's He Building in There? @ Zoo
STaG hit the nail right on the head with What's He Building in There? While the show is billed as a comedy, laughs are few and far between. But the... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
FestivalsCaesarean Section. Essays on Suicide @ Summerhall
Cheerful Stuff Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
FestivalsThe Pain of Desire @ Summerhall
The show does not begin in the performance space but in the foyer as the audience waits to enter. We are greeted by Wendy Bevan's (the vocalist in Temper Tem... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012
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And No More Shall We Part @ Traverse
It is difficult to say what is most remarkable about Tom Holloway's new play. There is the writing, which manages to articulately address a topical soci... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
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The Letter of Last Resort/Good With People @ Traverse
This double-bill is thematically linked by the prospect of nuclear war Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
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The Night of the Big Wind @ Underbelly
Puppetry, music and physical theatre in a battle against the weather Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
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Wet Paint @ Le Monde
A freebie magic variety show Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
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Clockwork Miracles @ Gilded Balloon
The Victorian Magic Duo are back and this time they teach us the correct way to drink tea Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
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Female Hitchhiker: The Truth About Getting Around Free @ Fiddler's Elbow
The idea is neat: a female hitchhiker; a lone driver. They'll never meet again: it's the perfect confessional. Clara Lilly has an engaging and sincere perso... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
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Tumble Circus @ Underbelly
The human side of the circus. No sequins allowed Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
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Streets The Musical @ theSpace, Surgeons Hall
“Tommy pays the rent.” Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
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Poetry in the Persian Tent @ St John's Church Hall/Persian Tent
Stephanie Green explains the thinking behind her curatorship of this mini-fest, series of poetry readings Read more »| 14 Aug 2012