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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Interviews21 Years in The Arches
Jackie Wylie, artistic director of The Arches, looks back over the illustrious history of the multi-discipline arts space, and tells us what's in store for the birthday celebrations Read more »| 16 Oct 2012 -
FestivalsHarold and Maude & I Heart Alice Heart I @ Glasgay!
Glasgay! gets old... Read more »| 03 Oct 2012 -
Venue Of The MonthLyceum: Venue of the Month
The perfect size Read more »| 01 Oct 2012 -
Shows
Autumn Theatrics – New Season Highlights
A look at the theatre highlights for September in Edinburgh and Glasgow, focusing on the Big Five - The Lyceum, The Traverse, The Tron, The Citizens Theatre and The Dundee Rep Read more »| 18 Sep 2012 -
FestivalsWonderland @ The Royal Lyceum Theatre
Wonderland does not take its main influence from Lewis Carroll but from tales of sexual exploitation and mistreatment. This approach sets precedence for the ... Read more »| 17 Sep 2012 -
Festivals
The Shit (La Merda) @ Summerhall
Silvia Gallerano is perched on a pedestal in the centre of the stage. She is completely naked and so is the stage itself. Gallerano spends the entire perform... Read more »| 17 Sep 2012
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Shows
The Arches LIVE @ The Arches, 18-29 Sep
September usually brings a heavy dose of post-Fringe relief mixed with melancholy, because, despite our complaints about aching feet and lack of organisation... Read more »| 12 Sep 2012 -
Festivals
Cinderella @ Festival Theatre
OK, let's get the obvious stuff out of the way. It's the Mariinsky Ballet, without you having to travel to St. Petersburg to see them. It's conducted by Vale... Read more »| 10 Sep 2012 -
Festivals
Juilliard Dance Triple Bill @ Edinburgh Playhouse
The prestigious Julliard Dance School in New York has been nurturing young talent since merging its music and dance departments in 1951. Opener The Waldstein... Read more »| 10 Sep 2012 -
Festivals
Rubber Dinghy @ Zoo Southside
Two male business partners stuck in a life raft. They're engaged in a scam involving getting rescued at sea and adopting new identities. Apparently there's m... Read more »| 04 Sep 2012 -
ShowsThe Static
A darkly comic coming-of-age tale about what happens when our darkest dreams come true Read more »| 03 Sep 2012 -
Festivals
A Midsummer Night's Dream (As You Like It) @ King's Theatre
Love and Farce Read more »| 03 Sep 2012 -
Festivals
Nights At The Circus @ The Space
The circus is a world of illusion, where things are not as they seem. Angela Carter's bawdy novel on which this play is based, directed by Steven Green, expl... Read more »| 01 Sep 2012 -
Festivals
Food For Thought @ TheSpace Venue 45
Food For Thought is the absurdist comedy-dining experience served up by the delicious performance art collective, Figs in Wigs. Plenty of eye-rolling food pu... Read more »| 01 Sep 2012 -
Shows
Piatto Finale @ Zoo
A spoons solo? Must be more Lecoq-trained whimsy, this time from the company Superbolt Theatre. A more episodic, screwball piece than the bouffon o... Read more »| 01 Sep 2012