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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ShowsKatiana 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 -
ShowsRolls 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 -
ShowsAlegría @ 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 -
ShowsBeats @ 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
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Could You Please Look Into The Camera @ Oran Mor
Mohammed Al Attar has seen more than most, having previously documented the testimonies of detainees.He returns to this theme for the first play in the five week season from the Arab nation, Could You Please Look Into The Camera. Read more »| 11 May 2012 -
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Eight @ The 13th Note
A set of monologues in which eight strange and wonderful individuals lay bare their inner environments to express their feelings. Read more »| 11 May 2012 -
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The Silence Of Bees @ Lush
Spanning three generations of one family, The Silence Of Bees is a site-specific production held in the soapy confines of the Lush store in Sauchiehall Street. Read more »| 11 May 2012 -
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Nederlands Dans Theater 2 @ EFT
Popular dance company NDT2 perform to enraptured audiences at Edinburgh's Festival Theatre. Read more »| 11 May 2012 -
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Long Day’s Journey Into Night @ Theatre Royal
Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer winning autobiographical play charts the slow, slow destruction of a family as they tear each apart from the inside. Read more »| 11 May 2012 -
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Dance Maximus @ Buzzcut
Dance Maximus are coming for you, your brothers and sisters - and your firstborn. Read more »| 11 May 2012 -
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IAM @ Tramway
IAM captures music, movement and moments of magic. Read more »| 11 May 2012 -
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Goddess @ The Storytelling Centre
“The earth is trembling with the promise of a new wave,” announce three actresses. Read more »| 11 May 2012 -
Festivals
Camille O'Sullivan & the RSC: The Cat Looks at the Bard
Cabaret star Camille O'Sullivan returns to Edinburgh with a unique collaboration, jumping from the Fringe to the EIF to work with the Royal Shakespeare Company on The Rape of Lucrece Read more »| 03 May 2012