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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InterviewsMacabre Animation
1927 aren't exactly an uncomplicated skip through sunny summer afternoons, but their gothic aesthetic is informed by both a genteel humour and Russian surrea... Read more »| 01 Feb 2011 -
Venue Of The MonthVenue of the Month: Bedlam
Less chaotic than its name suggests, here is one independent venue set to survive the crunch Read more »| 31 Jan 2011 -
InterviewsRob Drummond: Wrestling the Critic
For his latest play, Rob Drummond has experienced blood, sweat, tears and physical injury. And that was just his research... Read more »| 28 Jan 2011 -
Shows
Move @ ABC
Tony Mills is not only one of the hardest working dancers in Scotland, he is almost one of the most restless. When not painting his body white for some Butoh... Read more »| 23 Jan 2011 -
Shows
The Ushers @ Tron
Raindog, founded around a group of actors with a vision of the plays that they wanted to see, has become more famous in the past decade for their film and te... Read more »| 20 Jan 2011 -
Festivals
Manipulate Visual Theatre Festival: Performance. Strings. Death. Despair. Puppets
Manipulate returns to Edinburgh in February with a celebration of puppetry and visual theatre Read more »| 11 Jan 2011
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InterviewsNew Year, New You: Video Dance
From contemporary to commercial dance: Dance House's latest craze is more than just fashionable Read more »| 05 Jan 2011 -
Shows
A View From the Bridge
In their capability to unite and divide there is something compelling about bridges that encourage writers to build stories around them. And as seen in The B... Read more »| 05 Jan 2011 -
Interviews
New Year, New You: Creative Labs
Both Dance House and Dance Base have a commitment to supporting the next generation of dancers. The Creative Lab is how they do it Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
Venue Of The Month
Theatre Venue of the Month: Ramshorn
Ramming home the importance of theatre Read more »| 03 Jan 2011 -
Shows
The Ushers @ Tron, 18-21 Jan
Stuart Davids, director of Raindog's forthcoming The Ushers, is adamant that this production is appropriate for the current social climate. "There aren't man... Read more »| 03 Jan 2011 -
Shows
The Snow Queen @ Royal Lyceum
Appropriately titled for the season, the Lyceum's non-pantomime seasonal show Read more »| 20 Dec 2010 -
Shows
Gisele Vienne's Jerk @ Traverse, 3 Feb
Gisele Vienne is a theatre maker who is not frightened by the darkest side of human nature. Kindertotenlieder, her last work to appear in Scotland, was a min... Read more »| 20 Dec 2010 -
Shows
The Three Musketeers and the Princess of Spain
There are rumours emerging from the south that The Traverse's Christmas show, The Three Musketers and the Princess of Spain, is not a typical family treat. W... Read more »| 01 Dec 2010 -
Interviews
Avoiding Pantomime: Cryptic Nights
Curiouser and Curiouser Read more »| 30 Nov 2010