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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Festivalsmanipulate Visual Theatre Festival launches 2020 programme
Puppet Animation Scotland's manipulate festival returns in January and February with its biggest programme to date Read more »| 23 Oct 2019 -
ShowsThe Night Watch @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh
The Night Watch is a spirited production with some stellar performances, but a confused first half lets it down Read more »| 23 Oct 2019 -
ShowsBuild a Rocket @ Traverse, Edinburgh
Serena Manteghi shines in the funny and moving one-woman show Build a Rocket Read more »| 23 Oct 2019 -
ShowsFrankenstein @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh
A tonally messy production of Mary Shelley’s gothic classic unsuccessfully pulls in two different directions at once Read more »| 22 Oct 2019 -
ShowsLove Song to Lavender Menace @ Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
Watching Love Song to Lavender Menace is a joyous and celebratory experience Read more »| 22 Oct 2019 -
ShowsDance International Glasgow: Crowd @ Tramway
Gisèle Vienne's dance piece is meticulously crafted, but the concept is tired Read more »| 21 Oct 2019
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ShowsThe Panopticon @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
The National Theatre of Scotland's adaptation of Jenni Fagan's novel creates an angry, defiant, magical and symbolic world Read more »| 21 Oct 2019 -
InterviewsScottish Opera's Roxana Haines on Tosca and accessible opera
Scottish Opera's Staff Director, Roxana Haines, tells us about the company's current production of Tosca and how they're trying to make opera accessible to a wider audience Read more »| 21 Oct 2019 -
ShowsOn Your Feet! @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Gloria Estefan musical On Your Feet! is a joyous and explosive concoction of music and dance Read more »| 11 Oct 2019 -
ShowsThe Hound of The Baskervilles @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Jake Smith's production of Arthur Conan Doyle's novel is a thrilling, fun and cleverly devised Gothic adventure Read more »| 02 Oct 2019 -
ShowsScottish Theatre Highlights: October 2019
Exciting productions hit stages across Scotland this Autumn, on tour and at home Read more »| 01 Oct 2019 -
ShowsA Taste of Honey @ Kings Theatre, Edinburgh
Bijan Sheibani's new production of Shelagh Delaney's ground-breaking work falls a little short of its potential Read more »| 01 Oct 2019 -
ShowsDance International Glasgow: 2019 preview
Tramway's biennial dance event, Dance International Glasgow, is back this October. The Skinny chats to senior curator LJ Findlay-Walsh about the 'myriad of conversations' that make up the festival, and covers the highlights Read more »| 27 Sep 2019 -
ShowsMamma Mia! @ Playhouse, Edinburgh
Phyllida Lloyd's new production of the classic musical is infectiously fun and feisty Read more »| 25 Sep 2019 -
ShowsWhirlyGig @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Daniel Padden’s WhirlyGig lays bare the components of sound and how ridiculous it can be to play with Read more »| 23 Sep 2019