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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FestivalsBehaviour 2012: Behave Yourself
Underneath the Arches, the wild artists are free to roam... Read more »| 03 Apr 2012 -
ShowsScottish Ballet – A Streetcar Named Desire
In what promises to be a fruitful combination Scottish Ballet Artistic Director Ashley Page has paired contemporary choreographer Lopez Ochoa with theatre an... Read more »| 29 Mar 2012 -
ShowsSlice @ Oran Mor
A comedy writer for over twenty years, Mel Giedroyc is best known for her double act with Sue Perkins, as well as successful shows on Radio 4. Slice marks no... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012 -
ShowsVictim Sidekick Boyfriend Me @ Traverse
If you can get passed the awkward title it’s difficult not to enjoy the sinister journey of Victim Sidekick Boyfriend Me. A callous teenage studen... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012 -
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Betrayal @ Citizens, Glasgow
With all the Pinterisms present and correct (verbal games of cat and mouse; awkward weighty pauses, endless filling and re-filling of wine glasses) the one m... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012 -
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Cirque du Soleil – Alegria @ SECC
Cirque du Soleil, despite having become the circus equivalent of Coldplay, began in 1984 as a group of street performers. Their evolution into a touring phen... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012
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Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! @ Kings Theatre
All you suckers better watch out... Read more »| 05 Mar 2012 -
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Luvos @ The Traverse
Confused, bewildered, charmed Read more »| 05 Mar 2012 -
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Pass The Spoon @ Tramway
How to review an absurdist cookery themed anti-opera, without once resorting to food-based puns... Read more »| 05 Mar 2012 -
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Of Mice and Men @ The Lyceum
Of Mice and Men provides a heartbreaking, bleak and oppressive portrayal of struggling itinerant farmers in the American west. George and Lennie are two such... Read more »| 05 Mar 2012 -
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All New People @ King's Theatre
There is little doubt that All New People owes a great part of its 'hottest ticket of the season' status to its writer and actor, Zach Braff. A popular appea... Read more »| 05 Mar 2012 -
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Hansel and Gretel
Child-like but not childish Read more »| 05 Mar 2012 -
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Plume @ The Tron
When we are gone, what fragments remain and can they be pieced together to enable the living to make sense of what was? Read more »| 05 Mar 2012 -
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Fahrenheit 451 @ Bedlam
Bradbury’s futuristic dystopia Fahrenheit 451 explored through television screens, loud electronic rumblings, bright lighting and PVC costume Read more »| 02 Mar 2012 -
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An Appointment with The Wicker Man @ Theatre Royal Glasgow
From cult horror to musical comedy Read more »| 01 Mar 2012