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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ShowsCoconut Badger Sniffing Out Success
Mark MacNicol, the premier playwright, producer and director of the play The Coconut Badger shows that if you want to make something happen, be honest, be gutsy and be proactive Read more »| 21 May 2010 -
ShowsPeter Pan
Peter Pan moves north and perhaps even grows up a little Read more »| 18 May 2010 -
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5:15 Sublimation and 74 North
Scottish Opera might be selling out the venues, but not the aesthetic: these two short operas are unashamedly serious Read more »| 18 May 2010 -
Shows5:15 Zen Story and The Money Man
Two of the Five "New Operas Made in Scotland" use classic forms for original expressions Read more »| 17 May 2010 -
ShowsLBW: Jetsetters versus Newcomers
Can the lastest wave of cabaret stars stand against the established stars? Read more »| 11 May 2010 -
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Drumhead Theatre Preview
Mayfesto sees theatre get political. Drumhead sees Rhymes With Purple get back to their theatrical roots Read more »| 09 May 2010
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Steps In Time
Twenty five years old and still tapping away... Read more »| 07 May 2010 -
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Senior Moments
Òran Mór grows old gracefully Read more »| 06 May 2010 -
Festivals
Heaps of Fun
If the Jamaican Bobsleigh Team has taught us anything it’s that even the sun can’t stop the Winter Olympics. In Heap and Pebble two athletes are determined to prove this once more by bringing figure skating to a world left iceless by global warming. Read more »| 05 May 2010 -
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Entity Preview
Contemporary style arrives from the man behind Royal Ballet's new works. Read more »| 05 May 2010 -
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A Heart of Glass
In the context of the credit crunch, The Glass Menagerie is more than just nostalgia Read more »| 03 May 2010 -
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The Goat
It seems straightforward. Successful man has sex with goat, calls it love, reveals secret to a best friend: cue meltdown of happy marriage Read more »| 03 May 2010 -
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Turbo Bear
Short lunchtime plays offer the chance to experiment: and in these two pieces, the chance to consider Scottish identity Read more »| 01 May 2010 -
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Sexy Circus Sideshow
As part of the London Burlesque Week, The Sexy Circus Sideshow concentrated on those exotic acts that connect the burlesque revival with the dark arts of the freak show Read more »| 30 Apr 2010 -
Interviews
Beltane
Edinburgh's Carlton Hill is lit up by fires from an ancient source. Read more »| 28 Apr 2010