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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ShowsOne Day In Spring @ Oran Mor
Subtitled How To Stage A Revolution In 18 Easy Lessons, this ambitious production spans 24 hours across the Arabian nations, as depicted by 24 young writers-... Read more »| 17 Jun 2012 -
ShowsSouth Pacific @ Playhouse
Since its first run in 1949, South Pacific has enjoyed enormous success and the unwavering admiration of generations of fans. Set, indeed, on a South Pacific... Read more »| 13 Jun 2012 -
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Scott Miller is a Lying Cheat @ Vespbar
Sonic Boom blast forth with the self-styled 'one-man rom-com' directed by Claire Sheppard and starring Kenny Boyle who co-founded Sonic Boom while at univers... Read more »| 13 Jun 2012 -
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Concerning Zombies @ The Vale
Repent! The end is nigh, the apocalypse is upon us, all are surely doomed to meet their fate... and everyone concerned is strangely blasé about it. Wh... Read more »| 13 Jun 2012 -
Festivals
Dance Dance Revolution: Big Dance Edinburgh 2012
The Scottish Government have challenged the nation to get fit by dancing; Dance Base have responded with the mini-festival Big Dance Edinburgh Read more »| 07 Jun 2012 -
FestivalsEdinburgh International Magic Festival 2012
Magic is considered by many to be an outdated and tired form of entertainment; but over the last three years Magicfest has sought to make us think again abou... Read more »| 07 Jun 2012
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ShowsKrapp's Last Tape & Footfalls @ The Citizens Theatre
The Citizens Theatre presents Dominic Hill's new production, two plays by Samuel Beckett: Krapp's Last Tape and Footfalls. Read more »| 01 Jun 2012 -
Interviews
Whatever Gets You Through The Night: Black Magic
This month, a stellar array of authors, musicians, actors and playwrights bring a uniquely collaborative project to the Arches. Some of those involved give us a peek at the intricate structure of Whatever Gets You Through The Night Read more »| 30 May 2012 -
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The Chairs @ Tron Theatre
Blue Raincoat returnto Glasgow with a visceral play by master of the absurd, Ionesco. Read more »| 30 May 2012 -
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Katiana Was Here @ Sunrise Theatre
A touching, powerful play that explores reactions to disease and death, and to what might come after. Read more »| 16 May 2012 -
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Rolls In Their Pockets @ Oran Mor
Rolls In Their Pockets is theatre for the Arab Strap generation: raw, bruised and bleakly funny. Read more »| 11 May 2012 -
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Alegría @ SECC
Cirque du Soleil’s Alegría showcases what must be some of the world’s most talented circus performers. Read more »| 11 May 2012 -
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Seven Day Drunk @ Arches
Seven Day Drunk poses the question - does the devil’s juice aid or hamper creativity? Read more »| 11 May 2012 -
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Beats @ The Arches
Beats is about the battle of youth versus adults, and underground versus mainstream culture. Read more »| 11 May 2012 -
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Marriage of Figaro @ Lyceum
The Lyceum’s new adaptation of The Marriage of Figaro relocates Pierre Beaumarchais’ 1778 French original to the heated atmosphere of the boardroom. Read more »| 11 May 2012