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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FestivalsMeasure For Measure @ Zoo Southside
Shakespeare at the Fringe is inevitable, a key part of the festival's make up. It is also tricky. Everything has to be edited and cut down, often into only a... Read more »| 14 Aug 2013 -
FestivalsOresteia @ C
Adapting and updating Greek tragedy is always a tough task, especially when it comes to Aeschylus’s trilogy of a fractured family’s bloodbath of ... Read more »| 13 Aug 2013 -
FestivalsPigeon English @ Underbelly Cowgate
Eleven year old Harri (David C. Johnson) lives in a deprived inner city council estate with his mother and sister having recently moved from Ghana. Faced wit... Read more »| 13 Aug 2013 -
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Circa: Wunderkammer @ Underbelly McEwan Hall
Following an episodic cabaret format rather than a grand narrative, Wunderkammer is a funny, daring, sexy, and subversive circus-style show. Admittedly, some... Read more »| 12 Aug 2013 -
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Julien Cottereau: Imagine Toi @ Assembly Roxy
With physical comedy genius that can only be compared to that of Roberto Benigni, Julien Cottereau creates a show based heavily on mime and, as the title imp... Read more »| 12 Aug 2013 -
FestivalsTangram @ Pleasance Dome
Tangram is a dance piece that ultimately explores the relationship between a juggler and a dancer. It begins with the initial curiosity, the playful 'flirtin... Read more »| 12 Aug 2013
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Angels in America: Millenium Approaches @ C Aquila
Before I begin, I must offer this disclaimer: Angels in America is my all-time favourite play. Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize winning 'gay fantasia on ... Read more »| 12 Aug 2013 -
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Economy of Thought @ Assembly George Square
While an anti-capitalist protest takes place on the ground around a high-rise bank, a group of bankers six floors up decide to bet on whether or not the crow... Read more »| 11 Aug 2013 -
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Barry Brennan’s Bi-monthly Dungeons and Dragons Sessions – a Geek Tragedy @ The Merchants' Hall
Barry Brennan is Dungeon Master. He created a perilous world of suspense and adventure for his zealous adherents to quest in: Slaying dragons, fleeing goblin... Read more »| 10 Aug 2013 -
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Anna @ Summerhall
Badac Theatre’s unflinching site-specific production of the life and death of murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya sets up shop at Summerhall Read more »| 10 Aug 2013 -
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Kubrick³ @ Pleasance Courtyard
The con man who impersonated Stanley Kubrick for many years tells his story as truthfully as he can manage. Read more »| 10 Aug 2013 -
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A Day at Dancebase
While considering itself the national centre of dance in Scotland, Dancebase is also known for its unusual – some might even say eccentric or eclectic ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
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At The Illusionist's Table @ Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Magic. Whisky. A three course dinner. What more could you really want from an evening? This year's At The Illusionist's Table is a new and intriguing set-up ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
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Sleeping Soldiers @ C
Sleeping Soldiers tells an important story. It's refreshing to see a production that takes on the issue of the Afghanistan conflict and the American pre... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
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Dark Vanilla Jungle @ Pleasance Courtyard
Philip Ridley arrives in Edinburgh with a story of one young woman's dark and emotionally intense search for love and acceptance Read more »| 09 Aug 2013