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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ShowsVirtually Reality @ Unity Theatre, Liverpool, 21-22 Jan
Unmanned drones are revolutionising military tactics; medical research is prolonging human longevity more and more; voice control, hands-free technology, Sir... Read more »| 14 Jan 2014 -
Interviews
Traverse 50: A Year Later
A year on from the Traverse Theatre's 50th anniversary, we speak to the up-and-coming playwrights who have been attached to the venue for the past 12 months about their big break, and the importance of new writing Read more »| 07 Jan 2014 -
FestivalsPuppet State: Manipulate Festival 2014
Manipulate Festival returns for a seventh year with its repertoire of innovative international visual theatre and film Read more »| 07 Jan 2014 -
FestivalsOnce More, with Feeling: re:play Festival 2014
Every year, re:play festival gives us the opportunity to see short-run or one-off theatre that we didn't catch over the last 12 months – and this year's programme takes some new steps Read more »| 07 Jan 2014 -
Shows
A Panto, A Pie and a Pint: The Uglies @ Oran Mor
You know the story. Everyone does... but you don’t know this version. This time it’s all about the Ugly Sisters, as the Cinderella fairytale is g... Read more »| 06 Jan 2014 -
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1933: Eine Nacht Im Kabarett @ Summerhall
Edinburgh-based Tightlaced Theatre and Sporadic Music present 1933: Eine Nacht Im Kabarett, the latest immersive theatre production by Susanna Mulvihi... Read more »| 02 Jan 2014
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West Side Story @ The King's Theatre, Glasgow
The famous reworking of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet appears on the Glasgow stage as part of a UK-wide tour. The age-old love story of Tony and Mari... Read more »| 01 Jan 2014 -
ShowsWanted! Robin Hood @ The Lowry, Salford, until 11 Jan
We all know the tale of Robin Hood – of the altruistic outlaw riding through the glen, whose daring deeds overthrow the corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham a... Read more »| 20 Dec 2013 -
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Anatomy #7: Kill Your Traitor Heart @ Summerhall, 13 Dec
Organised by Harry Giles and Ali Maloney, and supported by Summerhall, Anatomy #7: Kill Your Traitor Heart is part of a series of evenings held once a month ... Read more »| 20 Dec 2013 -
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Limbo @ St Andrew's Square
With a multi-talented cast of nine performers, Limbo is a circus performance that fascinates, titillates, and leaves you wondering 'How did they do that?' Fr... Read more »| 06 Dec 2013 -
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Panto Limbo: Alternative Christmas Theatre in the Northwest
It's time for Christmas theatre! Oh no it isn't. Oh yes it is Read more »| 06 Dec 2013 -
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Point of Contact: CYAC present their Christmas show, Advent Avenue
For over a decade, Contact Young Actors Company has provided training, support and fun for young people in Manchester. We speak to them as they prepare for their Christmas show, Advent Avenue Read more »| 04 Dec 2013 -
Interviews
Heart on a String: War Horse and the Power of Puppetry
As international phenomenon War Horse comes to Salford's Lowry, we ask why it's taken the National Theatre's blockbuster show to convince audiences of puppetry's emotional power as an art form – and that it's not just for kids Read more »| 04 Dec 2013 -
Interviews
Christmas Season, Panto Season
December heralds the beginning of the Christmas season. Aside from longer shop hours, Christmas carols and decorations, this month also sees the resurrection of the Christmas pantomime, more affectionately known as 'panto' Read more »| 03 Dec 2013 -
ShowsBreathing Corpses @ Victoria Baths, Manchester
Young Manchester-based company Fresh Loaf are the latest to take on Lauren Wade’s award-winning drama Breathing Corpses, set in the (very atmospheric) ... Read more »| 02 Dec 2013