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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MusicBeldina Odenyo Onassis: A Tribute
Following the heartbreaking news of her passing on 5 November, we've brought together a collection of tributes to remember the iconic Beldina Odenyo Onassis, aka Heir of the Cursed Read more »| 29 Nov 2021 -
ShowsManipulate festival announces 2022 programme
Puppet Animation Scotland's festival returns for its fifteenth anniversary edition with a programme of live performance in Edinburgh Read more »| 04 Nov 2021 -
ShowsThe Tempest @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Glasgow's Tron Theatre stages a timely version of Shakespeare's classic as stormy nights rage outside and climate crisis becomes the focus for the city Read more »| 03 Nov 2021 -
InterviewsDundee Rep's new pop musical takes on the climate crisis
This Is A Love Story, Dundee Rep's new musical, imagines the Earth and Humanity as star-crossed lovers. We chat to writing team Jack Godfrey and Ellie Coote Read more »| 03 Nov 2021 -
ShowsScottish Theatre Highlights: November 2021
A round-up of this month in Scottish theatre, with a host of shows and workshops inspired by COP26, and a new musical about the relationship between people and the planet Read more »| 01 Nov 2021 -
ShowsThe Enemy @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Kieran Hurley's reworking of Ibsen's An Enemy Of The People is timely and pertinent, forcing the audience to face a moral predicament Read more »| 27 Oct 2021
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ShowsGo On and Krapp's Last Tape @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Niall Buggy captivates as the cranky, cantankerous Krapp in this double bill delivered by the Citizens Theatre Read more »| 07 Oct 2021 -
ShowsScottish Theatre Highlights: October 2021
Stages across Scotland get back into the swing of things with excellent shows to catch in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee Read more »| 04 Oct 2021 -
InterviewsKieran Hurley & Finn den Hertog reimagine Ibsen in The Enemy
Kieran Hurley's adaptation of Ibsen's play, about the power dynamics of a poorly-handled health crisis, was put on hold during the pandemic. We chat to Hurley and director Finn den Hertog about why touring it now is more timely than ever Read more »| 27 Sep 2021 -
FestivalsDoppler @ Newhailes Estate & Gardens
Grid Iron's oddly comic, deeply sensory Doppler was two years in the making – and it was worth waiting for Read more »| 08 Sep 2021 -
FestivalsKnot: The Trilogy @ Summerhall Online
Darkfield's confusing immersive audio experience has listeners tied up in knots Read more »| 02 Sep 2021 -
FestivalsStyx @ Assembly George Square Gardens
Heart-warming, touching and gorgeously executed, Second Body's second production is once again a triumph Read more »| 01 Sep 2021 -
ShowsScottish Theatre Highlights: September 2021
Some September shows to sweep you off your feet, including Fringe reprises from Traverse, dance from Rambert2 and balletLORENT, and A Play, A Pie and A Pint Read more »| 01 Sep 2021 -
FestivalsThis Is Paradise @ Traverse Theatre
Amy Molloy is captivating in This Is Paradise, a monologue that considers the fragility of peace and the lasting effects of chaos and violence Read more »| 27 Aug 2021 -
FestivalsDishonour @ Fringe Online
The remarkable Mimi Ndiweni stars in this powerful, essential exploration at the realities of FGM Read more »| 26 Aug 2021