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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OpinionBurlesque: Subversive or not?
Is Burlesque still subversive? Or is it just porn for middle class people? Our Theatre Editor gets his dictionary out for the crowd Read more »| 05 Nov 2013 -
InterviewsSummerhall: Winter Season
In the last year, Edinburgh's Summerhall has come into its own, creating a hub where the worlds of art, theatre, tech and eh brewing can collide. Its winter programme offers an array of theatrical darkness, a refreshing alternative to the impending panto Read more »| 04 Nov 2013 -
Shows
The Jazz Club Murder @ Oran Mor
The sweet sound of the trumpet fills the air as a good old fashioned 'whodunnit' takes to the Òran Mór stage in James Runcie’s The J... Read more »| 01 Nov 2013 -
ShowsForced Entertainment @ Tramway
Forced Entertainment's two performances in Glasgow probe into completely different themes and remarkably contrasting styles of performance. The Coming... Read more »| 01 Nov 2013 -
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Zhe (Noun) Undefined @ Contact, Manchester
Zhe contains some of the bravest performances this writer has ever seen. Set against a plain black stage with a few arranged, miscellaneous wooden props, Ant... Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
InterviewsCoast to Coast: Tom Morton-Smith premieres In Doggerland
As a shoreline erodes, a brother and sister try to make a new start – and with In Doggerland, playwright Tom Morton-Smith continues his upward trajectory Read more »| 29 Oct 2013
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A Clockwork Orange @ The Lowry, Salford
We all know Anthony Burgess’s A Clockwork Orange, mainly for its necessary glossary and Malcolm McDowell’s insane glare – but rape, ultra-v... Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
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Handel's Cross @ CCA
As part of Glasgay 2013, Theatre North bring Handel's Cross to the CCA. The play follows one man's fantasy about the famous composer Handel, all of which is ... Read more »| 22 Oct 2013 -
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Couldn't Care Less @ Traverse
Do not be fooled by the pastel colours and floral patterns on the elaborate set of this production; Couldn’t Care Less unfurls a narrative about Alzhei... Read more »| 21 Oct 2013 -
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Dragon @ Citizens Theatre
From the first glimpse of the cotton wool clouds hanging from a brooding sky, it is with a sense of wonder that you watch Dragon. Wonder at the choreogr... Read more »| 21 Oct 2013 -
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Educating Rita @ The Lowry, Salford
It’s a surprisingly low-key start to the Library Theatre Company’s final season before they merge with HOME. Educating Rita, Willy Russ... Read more »| 21 Oct 2013 -
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Play Pie and a Pint: The Trouble with Double @ Òran Mór
Watch out world, there’s a new Mrs Malaprop in town and she’s causing havoc with her own unique malapropistic condition. It’s the morning ... Read more »| 18 Oct 2013 -
Interviews
20 Years of Glasgay!
Two decades on, Glasgay! continues to celebrate LGBT artists past and present across their annual multi-arts festival. We speak to playwright Stef Smith about one of this year's programme highlights, Cured Read more »| 07 Oct 2013 -
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Paul Bright's Confessions of a Justified Sinner @ Summerhall
An intelligent, interdisciplinary performance that brings together video, live performance, and a degree of object fetishism, Paul Bright's Confessions of a ... Read more »| 07 Oct 2013 -
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All My Sons @ Royal Exchange, Manchester, until 26 Oct
Michael Buffong has quite the CV. At the Exchange alone his recent credits include A Raisin in the Sun, which had five stars thrown at it from every directio... Read more »| 04 Oct 2013