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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ShowsEastern Promise: 2017 Preview
Glasgow’s Eastern Promise festival returns for its seventh outing and this year, for the first time, theatre will stand alongside the festival’s blend of vibrant and diverse live music Read more »| 15 Sep 2017 -
InterviewsWest Kowloon Cultural District: International Co-Lab
Curator Low Kee Hong introduces West Kowloon Cultural District International Co-Lab programme Read more »| 14 Sep 2017 -
Festivals
No Show @ Summerhall
An absolute treat packed with humour and offering a critique of preconceived gender roles in the world of circus Read more »| 25 Aug 2017 -
Festivals
Your Love Is Fire @ Summerhall
Your Love Is Fire's impact is blunted by its cast's visa issues, but remains worth a watch Read more »| 25 Aug 2017 -
Festivals
Turntable @ Scottish Storytelling Centre
This wholesome and delightful show is a lovely way to spend a rainy afternoon Read more »| 24 Aug 2017 -
Festivals
Blak Whyte Gray @ Lyceum
This new piece by Blue Boy Entertainment reveals what dance can be Read more »| 24 Aug 2017
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FestivalsHope Hunt & The Ascension Into Lazarus @ Dancebase
A piece of rare quality, Hope Hunt combines immediacy and depth Read more »| 24 Aug 2017 -
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Eurohouse @ Summerhall
Two-handed metaphor on the the Greek debt crisis feels flimsy and over-laboured, despite some spirited moments Read more »| 24 Aug 2017 -
Festivals(More) Moira Monologues @ Scottish Storytelling Centre
He wowed audiences with the Moira Monologues – and now Alan Bissett is back with More Moira Monologues Read more »| 22 Aug 2017 -
Intersections
Two Women Talk: On Female Body Tropes
As part of our brand new series of radical conversations about the female body, Deviance rallied theatrical anarchists Liz Aggiss and Louise Orwin to chat feminism, firearms and the reaction to their Fringe shows... Read more »| 21 Aug 2017 -
Festivals
Ballistic @ Pleasance Courtyard
Ballistic's focus on a mass shooting is bold but unconvincing in its portrayal of one young man's descent into hatred and violence Read more »| 18 Aug 2017 -
Festivals
Jogging @ Summerhall
Hanane Hajj Ali’s solo show Jogging presents a radical challenge to the stereotypes and prejudices that afflict global perceptions of Arab women Read more »| 18 Aug 2017 -
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Jocky Wilson Said @ Gilded Balloon
Story of Scottish darts champ hits the bullseye Read more »| 18 Aug 2017 -
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Borders by Henry Naylor @ Gilded Balloon
A dark diagnosis of the refugee crisis from the man who brought us the Arabian Nightmares trilogy Read more »| 17 Aug 2017 -
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Trashed @ Underbelly Cowgate
Cider-soaked solo show with a cause Read more »| 17 Aug 2017