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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ShowsLong Gone Lonesome
He came from a time before electricity, played at home and never toured. Meet a hero of country music: Thomas Fraser. Read more »| 14 Sep 2009 -
Shows
Abigail's Party
Can seventies social satire be redeemed in our post-computer age? The Patter Merchants say yes - as long as it is funny. Read more »| 10 Sep 2009 -
InterviewsIago
The villain gets to say his piece. Read more »| 10 Sep 2009 -
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Alternatives
Cabaret goes beyond the quick thrill of burlesque and shakes hands with new music Read more »| 10 Sep 2009 -
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Scottish Ballet
Something old, something borrowed, something new: Scottish Ballet creates a marriage that is sometimes in heaven. Read more »| 10 Sep 2009 -
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A Faustian Diaspora
The International Festival provides great shows in form, but what about the content? Read more »| 07 Sep 2009
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FestivalsUp Yours!
A Scottish company get serious about the modern supermarket of identity. Read more »| 05 Sep 2009 -
FestivalsKursk Review
A sentimental journey beneath the waves fails to surface. Read more »| 02 Sep 2009 -
Festivals
Up
Urban myths and psychological torment are at the centre of James Ley's new one-man play as ex-teacher Robert (Laurie Brown), confined to a tiny room in a san... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
Interviews
Only Beggars Will Understand
The Future Past: Vanishing Point Theatre Company drags John Gay's 18th Century satire The Beggar's Opera kicking and screaming into the 22nd Century Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
Festivals
Little Johnny's Big Gay Musical
Well, you can't say you've not been warned: Little Johnny's Big Gay Musical is pretty damn gay. Told through original songs as well as snippets of famous mus... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
Festivals
Dance at the EIF
Three shows at three stars: The International Festival rolls out the big names to applause with no surprises Read more »| 31 Aug 2009 -
Festivals
Lady Windermere's Fan
When excitingly flicking through the glossy pages of the Fringe Catalogue one is frequently met with the listing of an Oscar Wilde play. These productions ha... Read more »| 31 Aug 2009 -
Festivals
The Dancing Zoo
Three shows that point out the potential of dance. Read more »| 30 Aug 2009 -
Shows
Bane vs Odyssey
Return to the seventies with a story teller gone grindhouse, then go back to the roots of epic story-telling with Lecoq Read more »| 30 Aug 2009