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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ShowsGreene with Envy
An adaptation that is worth the effort? Exeter's Alibi bounce between pulp action and philosophical musings Read more »| 27 Apr 2010 -
ShowsMisery and Song
The most important thing about the tour of Les Miserables currently playing Britain is that it is NOT the famed West End/Broadway production from the 1980s Read more »| 27 Apr 2010 -
ShowsLove and Other Strangers
There are two sides to every story and Colin Garrow’s new comedy Love Song in Sixteen Bars is no exception Read more »| 26 Apr 2010 -
ShowsThe Cherry Orchard
When Chekhov wrote the Cherry Orchard his first audience was his wife, who promptly burst into tears upon finishing it, pissing the great man off no end; he had intended it as a comedy. Read more »| 21 Apr 2010 -
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Looks That Kill
Burlesque gets back to the bump and grind Read more »| 21 Apr 2010 -
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Crush Theatre Show Review
Another play, another marriage falling apart. Maybe it is time we brought in that three quid a week tax break for married couples Read more »| 20 Apr 2010
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Romeo did Juliet
Still Scottish, and still Ballet: but this Romeo is modern and lively Read more »| 19 Apr 2010 -
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You Only Sing When You're Drinking
Scottish Opera's latest production is very much a tale of two halves. Read more »| 13 Apr 2010 -
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Linder
It doesn't get much better than this. Linder takes over The Arches for thirteen hours. Read more »| 10 Apr 2010 -
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Hitting a Brick Wall
Of course the Wall is the star. Built in 1988 by Peter Brook, aged by the the unwilling builders, who were upset that their craftsmanship should be hidden, it has loomed over Tramway 1; hidden behind drapes, dominating performances and often being the only thing worth watching Read more »| 08 Apr 2010 -
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Answered Prayers
"As an atheist, I wanted to explore what it would mean to have a crisis of, as it were, unfaith. Believers have crises of faith: what if an unbeliever suddenly found God?" Read more »| 08 Apr 2010 -
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Adminstering Fear
I am usually suspicious of stage adaptations: if I want to spend more time in middle-earth, I’ll watch the movie or read the trilogy, and if a book is good enough to be worth a stage play, won’t the original be enough? Read more »| 08 Apr 2010 -
Festivals
Microfestival
The Forest Fringe begins to plant the seeds of new theatre, as they move from Edinburgh towards fertile ground on the West Coast Read more »| 05 Apr 2010 -
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That's All Folks
A marriage in chaos before the best man gets up to toast the couple. Inspector Sands investigates. Read more »| 05 Apr 2010 -
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Kaned, Again.
Sarah died for your sins. Read more »| 01 Apr 2010