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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Interviews
Arches & Tramway Dance and Physical Theatre Previews
The sort of antics Tommy Sheridan certainly doesn't get up to Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Shows
The Merchant of Venice
as is typical of many of Shakespeare's plays, the action drags on for too long Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Shows
Two
The denouement is not so much redemptive as repulsive Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Interviews
In with the New: Traverse Cubed
I do feel I'm a writer first. I used to say, 'I'm a library assistant and a writer.' Now I'm quite confident to say that I'm a writer. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Interviews
Dance & Physical Theatre Column
examines hidden depths of human experience and always inspires intense debate Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Shows
Truman Capote Talk Show
From his unhappy childhood in the southern US to his drunken ramblings on talk shows, Capote is revealed as an artist aware of his weaknesses but unable to address them. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006
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Shows
The French Lieutenant's Woman
the crew and cast manage to depict the haunting atmosphere and eloquently capture the sentiment in celebration of the mastery of the original Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Festivals
National Festival of Youth Theatre 2006
If it's representative, then it looks like the youth of Scotland are serious about creating good theatre Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Shows
Passion@the Rocket
Beneath his poor ear for language, Sondheim has a strong sense of tragedy, working tensions towards an emotional resolution. Read more »| 13 Sep 2006 -
Interviews
Theatres in Edinburgh
theatre programmes for the Autumn season are still bristling with a huge range of theatre, dance and opera Read more »| 13 Sep 2006 -
Interviews
The National Theatre of Scotland
The strength of the NTS lies in the clear vision of artistic director Vicky Featherstone. In her manifesto for the company, she states that her intention is to bring theatre to the people and co-operate with international companies, individual artists and local authorities. Read more »| 13 Sep 2006 -
Shows
Alan Bennett - The History Boys
No doubt Bennett's ability to mix the poignant with the comic, the lofty with the base, has ingratiated him to audiences and critics both overseas and at home. Read more »| 13 Sep 2006 -
Interviews
Students find the Stage (Glasgow part)
The upcoming Arches LIVE!, running from September 21 to 30, offers students a chance to catch 11 shows over the two week period for only £16 Read more »| 13 Sep 2006 -
Shows
Sufi Festival@Tramway
The Sufi Festival was billed as a celebration of arts and harmony; attended by over two thousand people, it brought musicians, academics, poets, actors and c... Read more »| 13 Sep 2006 -
Shows
Wasted
Even as the audience take their seats Myra Hindley, aged and bitter, sits towards the front of the stage as if she were about to narrate. In fact she remains... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006