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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FestivalsNederlands Dans Theatre 1
Nederlands Dans Company 1's new triple bill has already received high acclaim throughout the UK. Playing at Edinburgh's Festival Theatre for two performance... Read more »| 24 Apr 2008 -
Shows
Romeo and Juliet, around Scotland, May-Jun 2008
As the Scottish Ballet prepares to tour its world premiere of Shakespeare’s classic, Susannah Radford speaks to choreographer Krzysztof Pastor about what audiences can expect Read more »| 24 Apr 2008 -
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Nova Scotia, Traverse
The 1970s saw an incredible rise in the profile of Scottish theatre. The Edinburgh festival season continued to grow in size and importance, and Scottish st... Read more »| 24 Apr 2008 -
ShowsAnimal Night - The Wasp Factory
Iain Banks' fantasy classic The Wasp Factory is stunning in its own right. If Director Ed Robson can meet the challenge of the text, this new production should be spectacular... Read more »| 11 Apr 2008 -
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The Lastmaker @ Tramway, 7 Mar
Astonishingly rigorous and sublime, experimental but also gently moving. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Brick Awards @ The Arches, 11 Mar
Two marvellous and contrasting works, imaginative direction and enthusiastic performances. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008
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Festivals
Arches Theatre Festival - 8-19 April
All the companies have some kind of edge to them, something challenging and courageous. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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The Unconquered @ The Cave 14 March
The marionette-like performances and stark, monochrome set effectively expose the false and arbitrary nature of the ""things"" we build our lives on. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Vanity Fair @ Royal Lyceum 10 March
None are spared the unflinching scrutiny of their lives as their follies, vices and vanities are laid bare. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Six Characters in Search of an Author @ Lyceum 8 March
Characters undermine the perception of actors as real in contrast to fictional people as imaginary. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Festivals
Arches Theatre Festival
All the companies have some kind of edge to them, something challenging and courageous. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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She Stoops to Conquer, King's Theatre 12 Feb
full of sharp wordy banter and musical interludes with the requisite amount of bawdiness. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Interviews
Upgrade to downgrade?
SF: As Andy Arnold moves to take the reigns at The Tron theatre, The Skinny finds out how his radical Arches track-record will carry over to his well-to-do new post
PQ: ""theatre should be fairly sordid - and this is why I love The Arches - it should be dangerous and dank"" Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Equus @ King's Theatre Edinburgh, 18 Feb 2007
Good, but could be so much better. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Vincent Dance Theatre: Act One @ Tron 31 January
VDT retain fun without ever loosing sight of the seriousness of their ideas. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008