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 Pain of Desire @ Summerhall
The show does not begin in the performance space but in the foyer as the audience waits to enter. We are greeted by Wendy Bevan's (the vocalist in Temper Tem... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
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And No More Shall We Part @ Traverse
It is difficult to say what is most remarkable about Tom Holloway's new play. There is the writing, which manages to articulately address a topical soci... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
FestivalsThe Letter of Last Resort/Good With People @ Traverse
This double-bill is thematically linked by the prospect of nuclear war Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
FestivalsThe Night of the Big Wind @ Underbelly
Puppetry, music and physical theatre in a battle against the weather Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
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Wet Paint @ Le Monde
A freebie magic variety show Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
FestivalsClockwork Miracles @ Gilded Balloon
The Victorian Magic Duo are back and this time they teach us the correct way to drink tea Read more »| 14 Aug 2012
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Female Hitchhiker: The Truth About Getting Around Free @ Fiddler's Elbow
The idea is neat: a female hitchhiker; a lone driver. They'll never meet again: it's the perfect confessional. Clara Lilly has an engaging and sincere perso... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
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Tumble Circus @ Underbelly
The human side of the circus. No sequins allowed Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
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Streets The Musical @ theSpace, Surgeons Hall
“Tommy pays the rent.” Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
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Poetry in the Persian Tent @ St John's Church Hall/Persian Tent
Stephanie Green explains the thinking behind her curatorship of this mini-fest, series of poetry readings Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
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Kaput @ Underbelly
There is often talk these days of kids being jaded and desensitised, unmoved by any spectacle that doesn’t contain computer-generated images or high-oc... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
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The Fantasist @ Underbelly
Exploring the murky depths and glorious heights of bipolar disorder through puppetry and physical theatre Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
FestivalsThe Company Of Wolves / The Bloody Chamber @ C ECA
They had me at the glitter glue. Upon entering the room, we are each given a card, paint and glitter glue, and asked to write and paint ''our heart's desire.... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
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Amusements @ Summerhall
The set-up for the show is that the audience wear radio-controlled headphones. An actress appears, and we are told we are going on a virtual / internal journ... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
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Statements After An Arrest Under The Immorality Act @ Assembly Hall
Nothing about a sexual relationship between two people who are in love seems immoral. At first. During the course of Statements, there are small revelat... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012