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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Interviews
Dance Base Programme Review
Anything Glasgow can do, Edinburgh can - even when it comes to dance schools. Read more »| 28 Aug 2008 -
Shows
Scottish Ballet
They waited out the Festival this year, only to develop a triple treat for audiences across Scotland. Mhairi Graham investigates the rumblings from Scottish Ballet Read more »| 28 Aug 2008 -
Interviews
NLP Theatre: There's No Limit for Some People
A new company take on an old problem. Michael Cox adjusts his No Limit People. Read more »| 28 Aug 2008 -
Shows
Slicker than Slick @ Tron Theatre, 16-20 Sep
Melissa Tractenberg caught up with Slick during its festival run. Read more »| 27 Aug 2008 -
Festivals
Fringe Round Up
Gareth K Vile refuses the systematic and explores three very different shows. Read more »| 25 Aug 2008 -
Festivals
Bite the Dust
This bleak and forceful study of warfare interrupts the jollity of the Fringe Read more »| 15 Aug 2008
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Shows
The Gymnast@ @ Pleasance Courtyard, 3-25 Aug
Serious politics and serious theatre - but do they add up? Read more »| 14 Aug 2008 -
Shows
Dance Base Presents
Three more shows with three great companies: Dance Base delivers value and quality Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Shows
The Factory @ Southside Zoo, 3-25 Sep
Bristol-based physical theatre gets political and aggressive. Another hit from the Southside Zoo. Read more »| 11 Aug 2008 -
Festivals
Balls and Double Points: K
Think dance is for the weak? Gareth K Vile checks out the toughest gangs in town. Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Festivals
The Six Wives of Timothy Leary
The high priest of the counter-culture is examined from the perspective of his ladies. Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Shows
Enclosure 44
Dancers become exhibits become performers become an experiment. Gareth K Vile heads to the Zoo... Read more »| 08 Aug 2008 -
Shows
The Accidental Death of an Accordionist
Erin McElhinney looks north for modern theatricality Read more »| 07 Aug 2008 -
Festivals
Scottish Dance Theatre: Be Challenged and Thrilled!
Under Janet Smith, the SDT have come from Dundee to thrill Edinburgh. Susanah Radford talks to dancer James MacGillivray Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
Festivals
Ecstasy
The poet of the chemical generation retains a contemporary punch Read more »| 04 Aug 2008