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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FestivalsAngels 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 -
FestivalsEconomy 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 -
FestivalsAnna @ 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 -
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 -
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The 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 -
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Sluts 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