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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Festivals
The Girl and the Dragon @ Scottish Storytelling Centre
A kids’ show with the thematic depth to appeal to child-free adults too, The Girl and the Dragon is a joyous adventure in storytelling performed by Niall Moorjani and Minnie Wilkinson Read more »| 12 Aug 2022 -
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Eulogy @ Summerhall
Darkfield return with their latest shipping container-bound experience, blending an eerie and anxious mood with an extraordinary attention to detail Read more »| 10 Aug 2022 -
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She Wolf @ Assembly Roxy
She Wolf, from Edinburgh-based theatre maker Isla Cowan, adds feminist and socioeconomic critique to a classic trope, but could have gone further Read more »| 10 Aug 2022 -
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Mustard @ Summerhall
Mustard is a stunning piece of performance art about heartbreak and mental health Read more »| 09 Aug 2022 -
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The Importance of Being... Earnest? @ Pleasance Courtyard
Say It Again, Sorry? present a delightfully interactive and uproariously funny take on Oscar Wilde's Importance of Being Earnest Read more »| 09 Aug 2022 -
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A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain @ Summerhall
A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain is a captivating story that depicts the callousness of our immigration system, from award-winning playwright Sami Ibrahim Read more »| 08 Aug 2022
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work.txt @ Summerhall
work.txt is a play with no actors that shines a light on the pointlessness and mundanity of modern work culture Read more »| 08 Aug 2022 -
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Hamlet with Ian McKellen @ Ashton Hall
Sir Ian McKellen reinvigorates the classic role of Hamlet in a new adaptation with the Edinburgh Festival Ballet Read more »| 08 Aug 2022 -
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Little Women @ Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Director Brigid Larmour and playwright Anne-Marie Casey bring new life to this new adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's timeless classic Read more »| 05 Aug 2022 -
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Feminist Utopia: Tess Letham on Remedy for Memory
Choreographer Tess Letham talks about her interdisciplinary Edinburgh Fringe offering, Remedy for Memory: a joyful, comedic, and surreal celebration of feminine fantasy Read more »| 02 Aug 2022 -
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Theatre Highlights: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is in full swing with a smorgasbord of theatre offerings. Here are some of our favourites. Read more »| 02 Aug 2022 -
Festivals
Sami Ibrahim on A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain
Award-winning playwright Sami Ibrahim talks about migration, fairytale, and hostile environments in his upcoming Edinburgh Fringe show, A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain Read more »| 29 Jul 2022 -
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Niall Moorjani on their Edinburgh Fringe shows
We meet storyteller Niall Moorjani to learn more about the three plays – The Girls and the Dragon, Mohan: A Partition Story and A Fairie Tale – they're bringing to the Edinburgh stage this August Read more »| 27 Jul 2022 -
Interviews
Indepen-dance on inclusive dance festival, Gathered Together
As Indepen-dance's Gathered Together festival returns, we take a look at this year's programme and talk to Dawn Hartley & Laisvie Ochoa Read more »| 01 Jul 2022 -
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Laurel and Hardy @ Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
This new production of Tom McGrath's Scottish classic Laurel and Hardy is a magical, theatrical and touching tribute to a legendary duo Read more »| 16 Jun 2022