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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FestivalsThe Tempest in the Firth of Forth
This is a must-see, enchanting production. Prepare to be spirited away (by coach) from the Edinburgh Festival turmoil to what appears to be a remote, sea-gir... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
FestivalsThe Extremists @ Assembly Roxy
If you've ever flicked on to America's Fox News, out of curiosity, a desire for humour or just by accident, then you'll know a little about what to expect fr... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
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La Donna è Mobile @ Summerhall (Demonstration Room)
Remote Control perform La Donna è Mobile in the Demonstration Room, which is a very appropriate environment. The medical study of subject A who is enc... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
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On the Beach by John Osborne @ Pleasance Dome
John Osborne, creator of sell-out hit John Peel’s Shed, documents a day spent by the seaside and the inimitable joy it creates Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
FestivalsSluts of Possession @ Dancebase
Rosie Kay returns with Brazilian Guilherme Miotto in a fascinating new show, which invades consciousness through its physicality and mesmeric power. A fusion... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
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Breaking News @ Summerhall
Is it possible to know too much news? Award winning Icelandic theatre company VaVaVoom explore this question through a variety of mediums, from puppets to projections, in an effort to explore the world of Breaking News. Read more »| 09 Aug 2013
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FestivalsThe Three Lions @ Pleasance Courtyard
David Cameron, Prince William and David Beckham walk into a hotel room in Zurich… And that high-concept synopsis is as funny as William Gaminara&rsquo... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
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The Pearl @ Pleasance Courtyard
Dumbshow bring their adaptation of a John Steinbeck novella to the Fringe with their usual creative flair and imagination Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
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S/He is Nancy Joe @ Zoo Southside
S/He is Nancy Joe is a Czech physical theatre piece that follows a transgender person's experience from childhood into adulthood. While there are certain iss... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
FestivalsHow to Occupy An Oil Rig @ Northern Stage at St Stephens
When six Greenpeace members recently scaled The Shard, it wasn’t because of a lack of climbing centres in London; their aim was to bring the subject of... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
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On the One Hand @ Northern Stage at St Stephen's
The Leeds-based Paper Birds company is well known for its devised shows and celebrates its 10th anniversary with this charming, inventive and touching show a... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
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Hirsch @ Pleasance Courtyard
Biographical narratives are usually centred on icons of modern culture, with recipients of movie biopics – Thatcher, Jobs, Cash – tending to be g... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
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The Bread and the Beer @ Underbelly Cowgate
Written and performed by Tristan Bernays, The Bread and the Beer tells the story of John Barleycorn, a decadent figure of myth and legend akin to Dionys... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
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The Babysitter @ Pleasance Courtyard
If any of my interviews, trials or first nights as a babysitter had gone anything like it does for the unsuspecting Aaron in InDepth's The Babysitter then fr... Read more »| 07 Aug 2013 -
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Breaking The Silence @ C Nova
Should we dwell on our past, let it take over our lives in an attempt to commemorate and understand our history, or should we ignore it completely and live o... Read more »| 07 Aug 2013