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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FestivalsCorporeality@ Dance Base
Three artists' response to dance Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
FestivalsPuellae (The Truth About Chips and Other Things) @ Summerhall
Turning thirty isn't so bad Read more »| 19 Aug 2012 -
FestivalsEducating Ronnie @ Assembly George Square
A heartfelt one-man show questions the nature of charitable acts Read more »| 19 Aug 2012 -
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Obsession: A Life with Magic @ Zoo
After twenty-one consecutive years Ian Kendall is performing his final Fringe. Obsession: A Life with Magic is a love letter to his craft and a collection of... Read more »| 18 Aug 2012 -
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Alan Bissett: The Red Hourglass @ The National Library of Scotland
Long awaited, after the smash-hit success of The Moira Monologues, Alan Bissett's new drama, is an equally hilarious series of monologues all played by Bisse... Read more »| 18 Aug 2012 -
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I am Son – Sanpapié @ Dance Base
Are we westerners? Read more »| 18 Aug 2012
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The Jhiva of Nietzsche @ The Surgeons' Hall
'Jhiva' is the Sanskrit word for "the immortal essence within every existence," or "soul." Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
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Gods @ Venue13
CalArts make used video projections showcasing abstract imagery to interpret a short story by Vladimir Nabokov. Utilising silence and shadows, the theme of l... Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
FestivalsSh*t-Faced Shakespeare @ C
Sh*t-Faced Shakespeare is exactly what it says it is. An hour performance of the renowned comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream where one member of the cast is well and truly sh*t-faced Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
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Magic Words @ Unbound, Charlotte Square
Literarily Amazing Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
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Up & Over It – Back on our Feet @ Assembly George Square
Riverdance alumni 'Up and Over It' take a sledgehammer to Irish dancing stereotypes Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
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Who's Your Daddy @ Assembly Hall
Johnny O'Callaghan's comic, one-man play, tells the true story of a trip to Uganda that became a quest to adopt a local orphan Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
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The Canterville Ghost @ Greenside
And really Sir Simon, you have been very wicked! Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
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A Midsummer Night's Dream @ Assembly George Square
Starting in a school detention, the idea was promising and the teacher, who later becomes Puck, gave the best performance of the whole play. The transition f... Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
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Candide @ Church Hill Theatre
“From what is worse what can come but what is better.” Read more »| 17 Aug 2012